OBJECTIVE: To investigate the application of Qiliqiangxin capsule in outpatient and emergency departments in Affiliated Longhua Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine（ hereinafter referred to as "our hospital"）

so as to promote the rational application of traditional Chinese medicine and improve the quality of prescriptions. METHODS: 1 020 prescriptions applied with Qiliqiangxin capsule in outpatient and emergency departments in our hospital from Dec. 1 st

2017 to Dec. 1 st

2018 were randomly extracted

specialized review on functional indications

usage and dosage and drug combination were conducted by adopting the self-designed prescription-analysis system-PA

the results were collected and analyzed to assess the rationality of prescriptions.RESULTS: Of the 1 020 prescriptions of Qiliqiangxin capsule

there were 172 irrational prescriptions（ 16. 9%）;including 2 nonstandard prescriptions（ 1. 2%）

76 prescriptions with inappropriate drug application（ 44. 1%）

94 abnormal prescriptions（ 54. 7%）; the irrational prescriptions were mainly involving issues including violations of contraindications

inconsistency of drug selection with diagnosis and syndromes

repeated drug application

etc.CONCLUSIONS: There are certain problems in the clinical application of Qiliqiangxin capsule in outpatient and emergency departments

management needs to be strengthened to promote rational drug application.