Table 1 Acne prescription patterns by race

Acne Severity

0.598

 Improved/Controlled

83

35 (20.0%)

48 (13.9%)

 Mild

252

86 (48.0%)

166 (48.0%)

 Mild to Moderate

41

13 (7.3%)

28 (8.1%)

 Moderate

96

28 (15.6%)

68 (19.7%)

 Moderate to Severe

32

10 (5.6%)

22 (6.4%)

 Severe

21

7 (3.9%)

14 (4.1%)

Previous/current over-the-counter medications

0.020*

 None

438

151 (51.4%)

287 (49.8%)

 Benzoyl peroxide

140

35 (11.9%)

105 (18.1%)

 Retinoids

14

8 (2.7%)

6 (1.0%)

 Salicylic acid

50

15 (5.1%)

35 (6.0%)

 OTC acne lines

128

42 (14.3%)

86 (14.9%)

 Glycolic acid

7

3 (1.0%)

4 (0.7%)

 Witch hazel or tea tree oil

8

1 (0.3%)

7 (1.2%)

 Cosmeceuticals

15

10 (3.4%)

5 (0.9%)

 Other/unspecified

73

29 (9.9%)

44 (7.6%)

Previous/current prescription medications

0.022*

 None

188

60 (17.1%)

128 (20.2%)

 Accutane

111

37 (10.6%)

74 (11.7%)

 Topical antibiotics

78

23 (6.6%)

55 (8.7%)

 Spironolactone

104

56 (16.0%)

48 (7.6%)

 Oral antibiotics

155

46 (13.1%)

109 (17.2%)

 Retinoids

181

67 (19.1%)

114 (18.0%)

 Benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin combination

46

15 (4.3%)

31 (4.9%)

 Benzoyl peroxide/adapalene combination

28

9 (2.6%)

19 (3.0%)

 Oral contraceptive pills

41

16 (4.6%)

25 (3.9%)

 Topical dapsone

8

4 (1.1%)

4 (0.6%)

 Other/unspecified

45

17 (4.9%)

28 (4.4%)

Topical Treatments

0.003*

 None

102

32 (8.4%)

70 (9.6%)

 Retinoids

421

154 (40.2%)

267 (36.5%)

 Benzoyl peroxideBP/clindamycin combination

171

77 (20.1%)

94 (12.8%)

 Azelaic acid gel

26

5 (1.3%)

21 (2.9%)

 Benzoyl peroxide/adapalene combination

63

20 (5.2%)

43 (5.9%)

 Benzoyl peroxide wash

138

41 (10.7%)

97 (13.3%)

 Benzoyl peroxide/erythromycin combination

9

2 (0.5%)

7 (1.0%)

 Sulfacetamide

14

7 (1.8%)

7 (1.0%)

 Ketoconazole wash

0

0

0

 Topical clindamycin

86

25 (6.5%)

61 (8.3%)

 Topical dapsone

14

7 (1.8%)

7 (1.0%)

 Salicylic acid

23

2 (0.5%)

21 (2.9%)

 Other/unspecified

48

11 (2.9%)

37 (5.1%)

Systemic Treatments

< 0.001*

 None

385

123 (38.3%)

262 (43.5%)

 Spironolactone

194

92 (28.7%)

102 (16.9%)

 Oral antibiotics

221

66 (20.6%)

155 (25.8%)

 Accutane

92

34 (10.6%)

58 (9.6%)

 Oral contraceptive pills

27

6 (1.9%)

21 (3.5%)

 Other

4

0

4 (0.7%)

Previous procedures

0.379

 None

652

222 (90.6%)

430 (88.8%)

 Intralesional steroids

20

5 (2.0%)

15 (3.1%)

 Chemical peels

15

8 (3.3%)

7 (1.5%)

 Lasers

15

5 (2.0%)

10 (2.1%)

 Dermabrasion

3

1 (0.4%)

2 (0.4%)

 Microneedling

8

1 (0.4%)

7 (1.5%)

 Other/unspecified

16

3 (1.2%)

13 (2.7%)