Prescribing practices for seborrheic dermatitis vary with the physician's specialty: implications for clinical practice

AK Gupta Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Center (Sunnybrook site) and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

R Bluhm Mediprobe Research Inc., London, Ontario, Canada

JO Barlow Departments of

AB Fleischer, Jr Dermatology

SR Feldman Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston‐Salem, North Carolina, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Abstract

The prescribing practices of different medical specialties (dermatology, family medicine, pediatrics and other) for seborrheic dermatitis were analyzed using the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). The frequency of use of various antifungal and anti‐inflammatory medications was found to differ greatly between specialties, with the greatest difference being seen between dermatologists (who frequently prescribe the antifungal ketoconazole) and non‐dermatologists (who most frequently prescribe corticosteroids).

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