To analyze traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions treating arthralgia in outpatients of A3 level hospital.One thousand one hundred and four pieces from five thousand eight hundred and seventy-five pieces of prescriptions used to treating arthralgia were chosen and the statistical analysis was performed based on applicationfrequencies

drug dose

the distribution of age and consulting room.There appeared 25 kinds of regular medicines

the frequency of appearance was 1 566

the frequency of using tripterygium was the highest

up to 29.53%.Some dosage went beyound the rule of pharmocopia.The highest frequency of usage between age distribution of 16 and 45 was 57.54%;the single herb was most used in the single prescription;continuous application of 7 prescriptions was most common;there were some external applications except for internal application.The review may provide direction for the practical work of pharmocy.