Appropriateness of prescribing for childhood eczema: evidence from a community-based study

Authors: Santer, M.; Lewis-Jones, S.¹; Fahey, T.

Source: Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, Volume 31, Number 5, September 2006 , pp. 671-673(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

Summary

Data on dispensed prescriptions of topical corticosteroids and emollients were analysed in a population of 25 484 children aged ≤ 6 years in Tayside, Scotland. Over a 17-month period, 5818 (22.8%) children were prescribed a topical corticosteroid; half of this group, (2946; 50.6%) were not prescribed any emollient. In the group of children prescribed topical corticosteroids, 3505/5818 (60.2%) received combined preparations of topical corticosteroids with antimicrobials over this time period, and potent or very potent preparations were prescribed for 923/5818 (15.9%).

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02210.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Dermatology, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

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