Preferential prescribing of type of combined oral contraceptive pill by general practitioners to teenagers with acne.

Authors: Rowlands, S., Devalia, H. and Lawrenson, R.

Journal: Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care

Volume: 6

Issue: 1

Pages: 9-13

ISSN: 1362-5187

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: To determine the oral contraceptive prescribing patterns of general practitioners for teenagers in the UK and any preferential prescribing for those with acne. METHOD: The General Practice Research Database was used in a retrospective observational study. Records of females aged 13-19 years were examined for the years 1994 and 1997. RESULTS: In 1994, third-generation pills were widely prescribed, whereas, in 1997, levonorgestrel pills were most commonly prescribed. In those with a recent history of acne, the most commonly prescribed single product was one containing cyproterone acetate. CONCLUSION: General practitioners appear to favor cyproterone acetate-containing pills for those with acne; this proclivity became more pronounced after the pill scare. General practitioners had all but ceased using third-generation pills in 1997, even when there was a therapeutic indication.

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Preferential prescribing of type of combined oral contraceptive pill by general practitioners to teenagers with acne

Authors: Rowlands, S., Devalia, H. and Lawrenson, R.

Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

Volume: 6

Issue: 1

Pages: 9-13

eISSN: 1473-0782

ISSN: 1362-5187

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Preferential prescribing of type of combined oral contraceptive pill by general practitioners to teenagers with acne.

Authors: Rowlands, S., Devalia, H. and Lawrenson, R.

Journal: The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception

Volume: 6

Issue: 1

Pages: 9-13

eISSN: 1473-0782

ISSN: 1362-5187

DOI: 10.1080/ejc.6.1.9.13

Abstract:

Objectives

To determine the oral contraceptive prescribing patterns of general practitioners for teenagers in the UK and any preferential prescribing for those with acne.

Method

The General Practice Research Database was used in a retrospective observational study. Records of females aged 13-19 years were examined for the years 1994 and 1997.

Results

In 1994, third-generation pills were widely prescribed, whereas, in 1997, levonorgestrel pills were most commonly prescribed. In those with a recent history of acne, the most commonly prescribed single product was one containing cyproterone acetate.

Conclusion

General practitioners appear to favor cyproterone acetate-containing pills for those with acne; this proclivity became more pronounced after the pill scare. General practitioners had all but ceased using third-generation pills in 1997, even when there was a therapeutic indication.

Source: Europe PubMed Central