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Article: Prescribing patterns for topical retinoids within NAMCS data.
- Article from:
- Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
- Author:
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Abstract
Objective: Fears of potentially costly use of topical retinoids for cosmetic treatment of photodamaged skin have resulted in many managed care organizations placing prior authorization requirements on this class of medications. The purpose of this investigation was to examine whether prescribing patterns of a nationally representative sample of US physicians shed light on the incidence of use of topical retinoids for indications other than acne.
Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional study of data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (1996-2000) was used to examine the impact of physician specialty as well as patient diagnosis of ...