OBJECTIVE: To investigate the current situation of prescription of Chinese patent medicine in doctors of western medicine in a grade Ⅲ level A general hospital（ hereinafter referred to as "this hospital"）

promoting clinical rational drug application. METHODS: Through Hospital Information System

data of outpatient prescriptions and inpatient medical orders prescribed by doctors of western medicine in this hospital in Jul. 2019 were collected

classified statistics and comparative analysis were conducted on the Chinese patent medicine and western medicine data. RESULTS: In Jul. 2019

the total amount of outpatient prescriptions of Chinese patent medicine was 6. 527 3 million yuan in this hospital

of which 5. 973 6 million yuan（ 91. 52%） was prescribed by doctors of western medicine; totally 679 doctors of western medicine had prescribed prescriptions

of which 483 had prescribed prescriptions of Chinese patent medicine（ 71. 13%）; there were 243 019 prescriptions were prescribed by outpatient doctors of western medicine

of which 43 652 were prescriptions of Chinese patent medicine（ 17. 96%）; in outpatient departments visited by doctors of western medicine

the average cost of prescription of Chinese patent medicine accounted for 12. 38%. CONCLUSIONS: Outpatient is the main place for doctors to prescribe Chinese patent medicine

> 90% of Chinese patent medicine are used by doctors of western medicine who generally lack the relevant basic theories of Chinese medicine

which has a certain risk of irrational drug application. General hospital should standardize the prescription of Chinese patent medicine in outpatient

promote the scientific and rational application of Chinese patent medicine

and ensure safe medication.