Concerns and Treatment Satisfaction in Patients Being Treated With Azelaic Acid Foam for Rosacea

Conclusions: Patient characteristics of the study population closely mirror the distribution of rosacea by gender and subtype as in previous estimates. Findings indicate minimal patient concerns with azelaic acid foam and primarily pertained to cost. Patient-reported side effects were rare. Minor patient-reported side effects and concerns do not appear to affect rosacea-related QoL and medication satisfaction. Compared to a previously conducted study of similar design with patients using metronidazole gel and metronidazole cream, more patients in the current study reported no concerns with their treatment, while the number of patients reporting no side effects, as well as mean SATMED-Q and DLQI scores, were similar. Further research is necessary to directly compare the results of these 2 studies. J Drugs Dermatol. 2019;18(4):381-386. PMID: 31013011 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Tags: J Drugs Dermatol Source Type: research