A pharmacoepidemiology study of local fungal infections in skin and venereal diseases outpatient department of a rural tertiary care hospital

Authors

  • Preety Bansal Department of Pharmacology, Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha, Haryana, India
  • Seema Baishnab Department of Pharmacology, Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20201187

Keywords:

Fungal infections, Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Tinea cruris

Abstract

Background: Fungal infections of the skin were the 4th most common skin disease in 2010 affecting 984 million people. An estimated 20-25% of the world’s population has some form of fungal infection. Dermatophytes are fungi that cause superficial infections of the skin, commonly referred to as tinea infections.

Methods: This was a prospective and an observational study conducted from February 2018 to January 2019 in Dermatology Department. Prescriptions included all newly diagnosed patients with cutaneous fungal infection of both sex who attended dermatology OPD. Factors considered were sociodemographic parameters, the disease encountered and number of patients in each group and number of patients who received antifungal therapy (oral and topical) etc.

Results: 1000 prescriptions were analysed of patients between 18 to 65 years of age with cutaneous fungal infections. There were a greater number of males (57.4%) than females (42.6%). The average number of antifungal drugs prescribed per prescription was 2.33. Majority of the patients were prescribed itraconazole (82.30%) followed by terbinafine (9.70%) and fluconazole (8.0%).

Conclusions: The most common oral antifungal drug used was itraconazole. Ketoconazole and Terbinafine were the most commonly used topical agents respectively.

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2020-03-24

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Bansal, P., & Baishnab, S. (2020). A pharmacoepidemiology study of local fungal infections in skin and venereal diseases outpatient department of a rural tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 9(4), 616–620. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20201187

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