OBJECTIVE: To investigate the outpatient prescriptions of Chinese patent medicine for cardiovascular disease in Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University（ hereinafter referred to as“this hospital”）

and to probe into the medication rationality

so as to promote clinical rational medication. METHODS: Using the hospital information system

4 800 outpatient prescriptions（ 400 prescriptions in each month） of Chinese patent medicine for cardiovascular disease in this hospital from Oct. 2020 to Sept. 2021 were extracted

the age of patients was collected

and the prescriptions were reviewed and analyzed. RESULTS: Among the 4 800 outpatient prescriptions of Chinese patent medicine for cardiovascular disease

2 968 prescriptions（ 61. 83%） were for elderly patients（ ≥60 years old）; 4 565 were rational prescriptions and 235 were irrational prescriptions

with the irrational rate was 4. 90%.Among the 235 irrational prescriptions

32（ 13. 62%） were irregular prescriptions

186（ 79. 15%） were inappropriate prescriptions

17（ 7. 23%） were supernormal prescriptions. CONCLUSIONS: The application of Chinese patent medicine for cardiovascular disease in this hospital is basic rational

but there are still some problems

the training of clinical Western physicians in the theory of traditional Chinese Medicine should be strengthened

prescription prereview should be carried out

clinical pharmacists of integrated Chinese and Western medicine should be trained to improve the rational clinical medication.