Abstract: AIM: To observe the short-term clinical efficacy and safety of gastrodine in treatment of elderPatients with dizziness.METHODS: 124 elderPatients with dizziness were divided into two groups:treatment grouP(n =64)with gastrodine injection 600 mg(iv gtt,qd),and control(n =60)withlow molecular dextran 500 ml(iv gtt,qd).RESULTS: The total efficacy rate was 98.4 %in treatment grouPand 85.0 %in control(P<0.05),and thePatient number obtainedmarked efficacy was 49 in treatment grouPand 28 in the control group(P<0.01).CONCLUSION: The gastrodine injection is an effective and safe agent in the treatment of elderPatients with dizziness.

Key words: pharmacodynamics, gastrodina, dizziness