Study of the Use of Permethrin 5% Cream in Galicia (Spain) between 2018 and 2021

Author:

Vázquez-Prieto Severo12ORCID,Vaamonde Antonio3ORCID,Paniagua Esperanza45

Affiliation:

1. Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile

2. Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile

3. Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Universidad de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain

4. Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

5. Instituto de Investigación en Análisis Químicos y Biológicos (IAQBUS), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Abstract

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.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Infectious Diseases

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