Adherence to acne treatment guidelines in the military environment-a descriptive,serial cross-sectional study

作     者：Chen Fleischmann Lior Cohen Elimelech Adams Michael Hartal 

作者机构：Israel Defense Forces Medical CorpsIDFP.O. Department of Military MedicineFaculty of MedicineHebrew University 

出 版 物：《Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA(China)》 (中国人民解放军军医大学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第31卷第1期

页      面：15-21页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 1009[医学-特种医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Acne Treatment Medications Guidelines Military 

摘      要：Background:Acne vulgaris,a common skin disease,affects up to 80% of the *** to severe acne requires treatment with a combination of topical and oral drugs such as antibiotics,hormones and *** have many contraindications and adverse effects requiring close *** study s objectives were to describe prescribing trends in acne medication over time in a military setting,and assess physician adherence to guidelines for acne treatment,including drug precautions,clinical monitoring,and treatment ***:We conducted a descriptive,serial cross-sectional study of acne drugs prescribed in the Israel Defense Forces(IDF) in the years 2002–2007,analyzing the classes of drugs prescribed and patient *** addition,the clinical quality of the medical encounter was assessed by examining physician adherence to IDF ***:Between 2002 and 2007,64,281 patients were treated for *** courses generally persisted for 1–2 *** 70% of female patients receiving oral retinoids were not concomitantly receiving oral ***:This study provides a unique perspective of acne treatment in a military setting,overall displaying good adherence to general *** common prescription of oral retinoids to young females without concomitant contraception is alarming.