RT Journal Article
T1 Study of the Use of Permethrin 5% Cream in Galicia (Spain) between 2018 and 2021
A1 Vázquez Prieto, Severo
A1 Vaamonde, Antonio
A1 Paniagua Crespo, Esperanza
K1 Drug utilization study
K1 Scubies
K1 Defined daily dose
K1 Pyrethroid
AB Drug utilization studies can provide direct insights into how a drug is used in real-world conditions and can give a rough estimate of the proportion of the study population treated with it. In the present work, we examined the consumption of permethrin 5% cream in the four provinces of Galicia (a Spanish autonomous community) and described the seasonal variability and the annual evolution of its consumption between 2018 and 2021. A descriptive, cross-sectional, and retrospective study of the consumption of this drug, expressed in defined daily dose per 1000 inhabitants per day (DID), was carried out. The results obtained revealed differences between the amounts consumed in the four Galician provinces (p < 0.001). No specific geographical pattern was observed; however, the results suggested a marked seasonality and a slightly increasing global trend in the consumption of permethrin 5% cream throughout the study period. Since the only authorized indication of this drug in the study area is the treatment of scabies, this work may give an idea of the epidemiological situation of the disease in Galicia and serve to establish public health strategies against this parasitosis.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46641
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46641
LA eng
NO Vázquez-Prieto, S.; Vaamonde, A.; Paniagua, E. Study of the Use of Permethrin 5% Cream in Galicia (Spain) between 2018 and 2021. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2023, 15, 222–230. https://doi.org/10.3390/ idr15020023
DS Minerva
RD 8 jun 2026