Table 8. Top 10 topical OTC products and frequency and % of total medication/product use for common dermatologic conditions: NAMCS, 1989-2008

 

Diagnosis

Topical OTC Product

Estimated Frequency

% of all medications and products used for diagnosis

Acne

Benzoyl peroxide

10,063,624

55.1

 

Sulfacetamide

2,111,898

11.6

 

Hydrocortisone

934,291

5.1

 

Salicylic acid

606,193

3.3

 

Neutrogena®*

520,677

2.9

 

Cetaphil®

488,656

2.7

 

Hydroquinone

347,340

1.9

 

Sunscreen

291,656

1.6

 

Tar

254,799

1.4

 

Purpose®

211,219

1.2

Dermatitis or eczema, unspecified

Hydrocortisone

2,754,670

41.5

 

Cetaphil®

594,239

9.0

 

Aquaphor®

356,050

5.4

 

Tar

332,492

5.0

 

Eucerin®

270,873

4.1

 

 Emollient/lotion/cream/moisturizer

187,929

2.8

 

 Salicylic acid

133,837

2.0

 

Aveeno®

132,427

2.0

 

Sunscreen

93,682

1.4

 

Pramoxine

85,266

1.3

Psoriasis

Tar

972,882

25.7

 

Salicylic acid

890,855

23.5

 

Hydrocortisone

682,954

18.0

 

Aquaphor®

194,358

5.1

 

Emollient/lotion/cream/moisturizer

120,162

3.2

 

Cetaphil®

108,028

2.9

 

Urea

106,740

2.8

 

Selenium sulfide

75,037

2.0

 

 Bacitracin

46,238

1.2

 

Pramoxine

45,499

1.2

Atopic dermatitis

Hydrocortisone

859,530

38.1

 

Cetaphil®

308,130

13.7

 

Eucerin®

210,517

9.3

 

Lubriderm®

99,915

4.4

 

Aquaphor®

82,499

3.7

 

Tar

79,139

3.5

 

Emollient/lotion/cream/moisturizer

77,892

3.5

 

Salicylic acid

62,603

2.8

 

Nutraderm®

53,467

2.4

 

Soap

47,323

2.1

Rosacea

Hydrocortisone

492,909

30.3

 

Sulfacetamide

355,355

21.8

 

Sunscreen

200,960

12.4

 

Benzoyl peroxide

177,530

10.9

 

Aveeno®

62,577

3.8

 

Salicylic acid

54,870

3.4

 

Emollient/lotion/cream/moisturizer

54,213

3.3

 

Cetaphil®

47,789

3.0

 

Neomycin sulfate

35,230

2.2

 

Vanicream®

33,866

2.1

 

OTC = over-the-counter

NAMCS = National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

* Neutrogena® refers to all Neutrogena products except Neutrogena T/Gel.