Abstract: Objective To promote the standardized and rational use of psychotropic drugs, reduce the medication risks of psychotropic drugs, and explore the feasibility and methods of drug abuse monitoring in medical institutions by analyzing the use of estazolam tablets in 10 hospitals in Yunnan province. Methods The prescription of estazolam tablets in hospital was analyzed retrospectively. Results 68 559 prescriptions of psychotropic drugs were collected, of which 28, 386 (41.04%) were estazolam tablets; the average age of patients taking estazolam tablets was 58.82±17.01 years old, the maximum was 101 years old and the minimum was 3 years old. There were overindications and overdosage prescriptions. Conclusion Hospitals should prescribe reasonably and guide patients to use estazolam tablets correctly to reduce irrational medication and prevent drug dependence.

Key words: prescriptions of psychotropic drugs, estazolam, rational medication, usage