Relationship between sociodemographic factors and geographic distribution of pharmacies dispensing isotretinoin in Washington, DC

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Sep;83(3):930-933. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.01.014. Epub 2020 Feb 13.

Authors

Nidhi Shah¹, Michelle Truong², A Yasmine Kirkorian³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
² Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
³ School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC; Division of Dermatology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC. Electronic address: nidhishah@gwu.edu.

PMID: 32063395
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.01.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acne Vulgaris / drug therapy*
District of Columbia
Drug Prescriptions / economics
Drug Prescriptions / standards
Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data
Geography
Healthcare Disparities / economics
Healthcare Disparities / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Isotretinoin / economics
Isotretinoin / therapeutic use*
Minority Groups / statistics & numerical data
Pharmacies / standards
Pharmacies / statistics & numerical data*
Socioeconomic Factors*
Spatial Analysis
Time-to-Treatment
United States
United States Food and Drug Administration / standards

Substances

Isotretinoin