Objective: To analyze the current situation and developing trend of the consumption of cardiovascular drugs used in some main hospitals of Nanjing in recent three years, so as to provide information for the research, production, sale and clinical application of these drugs.Method: According to the order of the sum of money, the purchasing information of cardiovascular drugs used in 22 hospitals of Nanjing between 2000-2002 was collected and analyzed.Result: The total cost of the cardiovascular drugs used in those hospitals was increased at about 50% in the three years. The consumption of anti anginal and vasodilating agents, anti thrombotic agents and anti hypertensives ranked the first three places in the category column all the time. Calcium antagonists almost occupied the front three places in the sort column. In the recent three years, the unified proportion of imported and joint venture products in the total consumption remained stable in the grade two or grade three hospitals.Conclusion: With the increase of aged people's proportion in our country, the market requirement is enormous and the exploitation foreground is capacious for the cardiovascular agents.