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13. Skin
First line drugs | Second line drugs | Specialist drugs | Secondary care drugs |
Recommended in both primary and secondary care | Alternatives (often in specific conditions) in both primary and secondary care | Where a specialist input is needed (see introduction for definition) | Prescribing principally within secondary care only |
Useful references:
Primary Care Dermatology Society: www.pcds.org.uk
British Association of Dermatologists: www.bad.org.uk
In many cases generic prescribing will be difficult because products contain a combination of active ingredients.
- 13.1 Dry and scaling skin disorders
- 13.2 Infections of the skin
- 13.3 Inflammatory skin conditions
- 13.4 Perspiration
- 13.5 Photodamage
- 13.6 Pruritis
- 13.7 Rosacea and acne
- 13.8 Scalp and hair conditions
- 13.9 Skin cleansers, antiseptics and desloughing agents
- 13.12 Warts and calluses
- 13.13 Miscellaneous skin preparations