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SNS patients received fewer prescriptions for oral medications including spironolactone, antibiotics, and isotretinoin (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Despite similar acne severity, non-White patients were less frequently prescribed topical retinoids (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003), benzoyl peroxide\/clindamycin (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003), isotretinoin (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and spironolactone (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) than White patients. Despite higher acne severity among Hispanics\/Latinos, they were less often prescribed spironolactone and oral antibiotics than their non-Hispanic\/Latino counterparts (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.023).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Findings from this study highlight differences in acne prescribing patterns by race\/ethnicity and hospital system, which can impact the ability of patients to have successful treatment of their acne and its sequelae.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00403-025-03900-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,15]],"date-time":"2025-02-15T15:49:40Z","timestamp":1739634580000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Prescribing patterns for treatment of acne vulgaris: A retrospective chart review at an urban public and private hospital"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"317","author":[{"given":"Nicole C.","family":"Syder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Arielle Carolina Mora","family":"Hurtado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Autumn","family":"Saizan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Melissa","family":"Gonzalez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jack","family":"Rodman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nada","family":"Elbuluk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,15]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"3900_CR1","first-page":"466","volume":"11","author":"SA Davis","year":"2012","unstructured":"Davis SA, Narahari S, Feldman SR et al (2012) Top dermatologic conditions in patients of color: an analysis of nationally representative data. 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