A Study on Prescription Pattern for Acne Vulgaris in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Acne vulgaris is also known as acne. It is a persistent skin condition that impacts millions of individuals worldwide. Acne vulgaris is caused by the bacteria Propionibacterium, anaerobic gram-positive bacteria. The pilosebaceous units are dominated by Propionibacterium acnes, which is an important resident of the normal human skin microbiota. Objectives: The goal of the study was to assess the prescription pattern of individuals diagnosed with acne vulgaris to know about the medication prescribed. It also aimed to assess knowledge and attitude of the individuals to know about their levels of knowledge and attitude about the acne vulgaris. Methodology: An observational study was carried out among 77 samples carried out in the Outpatient Department of Dermatology, ESIC MC - PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru for 6 months. The data was collected by using self-designed data collection form and self designed content validated questionnaire and responses were recorded. All information’s were processed and analyzed by using Microsoft excel. Results: The majority of the subjects involved in the study were prescribed with topical drugs. The majority of the subjects involved in the study were prescribed with topical benzoyl peroxide-2.5% and in oral doxycycline. The majority of the patients were found out to be in low knowledge patients with neutral attitude followed by patients had negative attitude. Conclusion: The most preferred prescribing therapy was topical route of administration. But in this study we didn’t found out any single oral drug that was prescribed. All are prescribed along with the topical drugs. The correlation between the knowledge and attitude had statistically significant which shows there was a moderate positive relationship between the knowledge and attitude of the patients towards acne vulgaris disease. With the right coaching and guidance by means of educational programs, the patient’s knowledge and attitude can be improved.