Current management of psoriasis in the United Kingdom: patterns of prescribing and resource use in primary care

• Published in: International journal of clinical practice (Esher) Vol. 59; no. 11; pp. 1260 - 1267
• Main Authors: Gillard, S. E., Finlay, A. Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK; Malden, USA Blackwell Science Ltd 01.11.2005; Blackwell
• Subjects: Administration, Cutaneous; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Dermatologic Agents - administration & dosage; Dermatology; Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data; Female; General aspects; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Polypharmacy; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; prescriptions; primary care; Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Psoriasis; Psoriasis - drug therapy; Psoriasis. Parapsoriasis. Lichen; resource use; Retrospective Studies; systemic agents; topical therapies; United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Europe; Skin disease; Psoriasis; Primary health care; Use; Resource; systemic agents; Systemic; resource use; Medicine; Local administration; Chemotherapy; Clinical management; Treatment; Medical prescription; primary care; topical therapies; Disseminated; prescriptions

Summary The current management of psoriasis and its associated resource use in the United Kingdom (UK) was investigated in this retrospective analysis of 789,300 primary care patient records. Most patients with psoriasis (94%) were managed on topical psoriasis agents only, 4% were prescribed systemi...