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We assessed over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription acne (antibiotic and non-antibiotic) treatment rates to characterize differences by patient demographics and provider specialty. The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) was analyzed for all acne therapies prescribed for at least 10 unweighted visits between 1993 and 2016 (most recent years available). Prescription rates varied by age, with younger patients more likely to receive a prescription; insurance status, with privately insured patients more likely to receive a prescription; and across and within specialties, with dermatologists more likely to recommend a prescription medication than family medicine and pediatric providers. Among all forms of antibiotics for acne vulgaris, oral minocycline was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic by dermatologists, followed by oral doxycycline. Oral minocycline was also the most common antibiotic prescribed by family physicians, followed by oral doxycycline and oral clindamycin, respectively. Pediatricians appeared to be less likely to prescribe oral antibiotics for acne. The OTC topical antimicrobial benzoyl peroxide was the most utilized drug for acne among pediatricians, and it was also the most commonly recommended OTC drug for acne among dermatologists, family physicians, and pediatricians.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/antibiotics12020269","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,30]],"date-time":"2023-01-30T05:57:23Z","timestamp":1675058243000},"page":"269","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Prescribing Trends for Acne Vulgaris Visits in the United States"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Patrick","family":"Perche","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27104, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gabrielle","family":"Peck","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 3230 Eden Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lillian","family":"Robinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27104, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5321-0584","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ayman","family":"Grada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"suffix":"Jr.","given":"Alan","family":"Fleischer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati, 3230 Eden Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0090-6289","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Steven","family":"Feldman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Dermatology Research, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27104, USA"},{"name":"Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA"},{"name":"Department of Social Sciences & Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1065","DOI":"10.1007\/s13555-022-00706-0","article-title":"Why Do Patients in the United States Seek Care from Dermatologists?","volume":"12","author":"Peck","year":"2022","journal-title":"Dermatol. 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