Which anti-histamines dermatological specialists select in their therapies for common skin diseases? A practical analysis from multiple clinics.
In the treatment of skin diseases, antihistamines and antiallergic agents are among the most frequently used oral medications, and are available as a wide variety of products. We investigated what criteria dermatological specialists use to select antihistamines and antiallergic agents, as well as the use objectives and expected benefits. The present investigation was conducted in a total of 1448 patients, including 336 patients with urticaria, 944 patients with eczema/dermatitis, and 199 patients with atopic dermatitis, in 6 dermatological clinics and 1 university hospital. A Case Card to record the prescription motives and clinical evaluation was used, and the results were tabulated and analyzed. As a result, it was found that the expected result was obtained in more than 80% of cases prescribed for by dermatologists based on the prescription motives for individual cases.
Matsuyama
Takashi
T
Department of Dermatology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ozawa
Akira
A
Kusakabe
Yoshiyuki
Y
Kurihara
Seiichi
S
Hayashi
Masayuki
M
Kato
Reizou
R
Kanno
Seietsu
S
Nakamori
Michiyo
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists