Table 7. Top 10 most frequently used OTCs by dermatologists in descending order, and percentage of all OTC use (frequency) by race: NAMCS, 1989-2008
|
Top 10 |
White |
Black |
Other* |
|
Hydrocortisone |
16.5 (17,686,776) |
21.1 (1,909,228) |
17.1 (948,003) |
|
Benzoyl peroxide |
13.1 (14,061,823) |
17.7 (1,595,404) |
11.8 (651,417) |
|
Sunscreen |
8.4 (8,955,274) |
1.2 (105,297) |
3.5 (191,425) |
|
Bacitracin and polymyxin (Polysporin®) |
8.0 (8,502,659) |
0.9 (82,187) |
3.2 (176,884) |
|
Salicylic acid |
6.1 (6,513,464) |
3.3 (296,462) |
4.8 (267,441) |
|
Bacitracin |
3.9 (4,215,582) |
0.8 (72,634) |
7.9 (435,168) |
|
Sulfacetamide |
3.5 (3,694,488) |
3.3 (299,877) |
3.7 (203,407) |
|
Cetaphil® |
3.0 (3,194,294) |
4.2 (381,702) |
3.9 (214,105) |
|
Hydroquinone |
2.0 (2,089,413) |
10.6 (961,363) |
9.1 (501,888) |
|
Tar |
2.6 (2,807,120) |
6.1(547,437) |
2.2 (123,234) |
OTC = over-the-counter
NAMCS = National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
* Other indicates all races other than “White” and “Black” and includes: Asian, Native Hawaiian/Other Pac Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native.