Objective: To analyze the problems existing in the instructions through investigation of instructions of essential drugs in a Grade III Level A children’s hospital in Chongqing

and to provide references for further standardization of children’s drug instructions. Methods: Instructions for all essential drugs used in the hospital were collected. Statistical analysis was conducted on dosage form

foreign and domestic drugs

children’s medication labeling in traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine instructions. Results: A total of 310 pieces of drug instructions were investigated

among which 159 (51.29%) with absence of children’s medication items. There were some differences in the labeling of children’s medication in the drug instructions for different dosage forms

among which the absence rate of children’s medication in the drug instructions of injection and oral preparation were respectively 52.50% and 47.15%. The labeling rate of children’s medication in the instructions of foreign drugs was higher than that of domestic drugs. The absence of children’s usage and dosage was the main problem in the instructions

the absence rate of children’s medication in the drug instructions of oral western medicine and traditional Chinese patent medicine were respectively 49.45% and 62.50%. Conclusion: There is a serious lack of children’s medication items in the clinical drug instructions for children

and many problems such as incomplete information and non-standard labeling content in the instructions need to be further corrected.