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We conducted a retrospective analysis (2019\u20132022) on pharmacy sales, emergency care provided by SOS M\u00e9decins (SOSM), and emergency departments (EDs). More than 220,000 customers purchased products associated with sun overexposure, while 71 SOSM procedures and 417 ED visits were recorded. The activity is clearly seasonal, but remains five to ten times higher for pharmacies than for other sources. About 80% of ED patients were under 40 years of age, while 50% lived within 20 km of the consultation location. The impacts on healthcare systems vary, and each provides complementary insights into care related to sun overexposure. Increases in pharmacy sales are observed as early as spring, underscoring the need to strengthen prevention messaging from the start of the season. The study confirms the value of pharmacy sales data for assessing the impact of sun exposure, but ED or SOSM data enable real-time monitoring and patient characterization.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph23040476","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,9]],"date-time":"2026-04-09T12:21:32Z","timestamp":1775737292000},"page":"476","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Sun-Exposure-Related Healthcare Use: Analysis of Pharmacy Sales, SOS M\u00e9decins Records, and Emergency Department Visits: PRISME Study, Occitanie, Southern France, 2019\u20132022"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5132-158X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leslie","family":"Simac","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Sant\u00e9 Publique France, Regions Division, 34000 Montpellier, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Olivier","family":"Catelinois","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sant\u00e9 Publique France, Regions Division, 34000 Montpellier, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yasmine","family":"Yahiaoui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sant\u00e9 Publique France, Regions Division, 34000 Montpellier, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0942-6852","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Franck","family":"Golliot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sant\u00e9 Publique France, Regions Division, 34000 Montpellier, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9448-5461","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Damien","family":"Mouly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sant\u00e9 Publique France, Regions Division, 31000 Toulouse, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"M\u00e9nard, C., and Thuret, A. 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