Table 8. Top 10 topical OTC products and frequency and % of total medication/product use for common dermatologic conditions: NAMCS, 1989-2008
Diagnosis |
Topical OTC Product |
Estimated Frequency |
% of all medications and products used for diagnosis |
Acne |
Benzoyl peroxide |
10,063,624 |
55.1 |
|
Sulfacetamide |
2,111,898 |
11.6 |
|
Hydrocortisone |
934,291 |
5.1 |
|
Salicylic acid |
606,193 |
3.3 |
|
Neutrogena®* |
520,677 |
2.9 |
|
Cetaphil® |
488,656 |
2.7 |
|
Hydroquinone |
347,340 |
1.9 |
|
Sunscreen |
291,656 |
1.6 |
|
Tar |
254,799 |
1.4 |
|
Purpose® |
211,219 |
1.2 |
Dermatitis or eczema, unspecified |
Hydrocortisone |
2,754,670 |
41.5 |
|
Cetaphil® |
594,239 |
9.0 |
|
Aquaphor® |
356,050 |
5.4 |
|
Tar |
332,492 |
5.0 |
|
Eucerin® |
270,873 |
4.1 |
|
Emollient/lotion/cream/moisturizer |
187,929 |
2.8 |
|
Salicylic acid |
133,837 |
2.0 |
|
Aveeno® |
132,427 |
2.0 |
|
Sunscreen |
93,682 |
1.4 |
|
Pramoxine |
85,266 |
1.3 |
Psoriasis |
Tar |
972,882 |
25.7 |
|
Salicylic acid |
890,855 |
23.5 |
|
Hydrocortisone |
682,954 |
18.0 |
|
Aquaphor® |
194,358 |
5.1 |
|
Emollient/lotion/cream/moisturizer |
120,162 |
3.2 |
|
Cetaphil® |
108,028 |
2.9 |
|
Urea |
106,740 |
2.8 |
|
Selenium sulfide |
75,037 |
2.0 |
|
Bacitracin |
46,238 |
1.2 |
|
Pramoxine |
45,499 |
1.2 |
Atopic dermatitis |
Hydrocortisone |
859,530 |
38.1 |
|
Cetaphil® |
308,130 |
13.7 |
|
Eucerin® |
210,517 |
9.3 |
|
Lubriderm® |
99,915 |
4.4 |
|
Aquaphor® |
82,499 |
3.7 |
|
Tar |
79,139 |
3.5 |
|
Emollient/lotion/cream/moisturizer |
77,892 |
3.5 |
|
Salicylic acid |
62,603 |
2.8 |
|
Nutraderm® |
53,467 |
2.4 |
|
Soap |
47,323 |
2.1 |
Rosacea |
Hydrocortisone |
492,909 |
30.3 |
|
Sulfacetamide |
355,355 |
21.8 |
|
Sunscreen |
200,960 |
12.4 |
|
Benzoyl peroxide |
177,530 |
10.9 |
|
Aveeno® |
62,577 |
3.8 |
|
Salicylic acid |
54,870 |
3.4 |
|
Emollient/lotion/cream/moisturizer |
54,213 |
3.3 |
|
Cetaphil® |
47,789 |
3.0 |
|
Neomycin sulfate |
35,230 |
2.2 |
|
Vanicream® |
33,866 |
2.1 |
OTC = over-the-counter
NAMCS = National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
* Neutrogena® refers to all Neutrogena products except Neutrogena T/Gel.