OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utilization status of
cephalosporins antibiotics and the tendency of which in some hospitals of
Guangzhou city.METHODS:The
cephalosporins antibiotics used in35hospitals of Guangzhou city in2001～2004were statistically analyzed in respect to the varieties,drug consumption sum and DDDs etc.RESULTS:During the4years,the varieties,consumption sum and DDDs of cephalosporins antibiotics increased year by year with total drug consumption sum and DDDs increased by13.18%and10.41%,respectively.The third generation cephalosporins antibiotics dominated the first place in terms of consumption sum,which had a fastest increase.The varieties of both oral cephalosporins antibiotics and cephalosporins antibiotics for injection increased with mean annual rates of increase of consumption sum and DDDs of oral cephalosporins antibiotics at7.63%and14.29%,respectively and9.41%and12.82%,respectively for cephalosporins antibi-otics for injection.CONCLUSION:To retard bacterial drug resistance,it is suggested that the utilization of cephalosporins antibiotics should be further normalized.