From the Journals

Cost, coverage concerns cited as barriers to acne medication adherence


 

FROM JAMA DERMATOLOGY


Limitations of the study include its qualitative nature and its limited generalizability because all participants were part of the same Philadelphia health system.

The study was funded by a Pfizer grant from the American Academy of Dermatology and was cosponsored by the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.

SOURCE: Ryskina K et al. JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Feb 28. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.6144.

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