Systematic reviews on acne vulgaris
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This page is a mapping by topic of systematic reviews on acne vulgaris (common acne) published since 1999 (the last search date of the 2001 AHRQ review Management of acne). The systematic reviews were found in the searches for our Annual Evidence Updates and CEBD Evidence Updates. Links are given to the PubMed abstract, or the original publication if not in PubMed.
Acne vulgaris (© Professor Hywel Williams)
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Epidemiology and aetiology
Diagnosis, evaluation & outcomes
Disease impact & treatment cost-effectiveness
Prevention
Topical treatments
Systemic treatments
2020 Systematic review of low-dose isotretinoin for treatment of acne vulgaris: Focus on indication, dosage, regimen, efficacy, safety, satisfaction and follow up, based on clinical studies
2020 Risk management of teratogenic medicines: A systematic review
2020 Concomitant use of isotretinoin and lasers with implications for future guidelines: An updated systematic review
2020 Effects of isotretinoin on glucose metabolism in patients with acne: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2020 Community pharmacist's' knowledge and practice toward oral isotretinoin prescription: a systemic review
2019 Isotretinoin-induced sacroiliitis: Case series of four patients and a systematic review of the literature
2019 A state-of-the-art review highlighting medical overuse in dermatology, 2017-2018: A systematic review
2019 The safe management of acne vulgaris in lupus erythematosus: A systematic review with evidence-based treatment recommendations
2019 The effects of isotretinoin therapy on serum homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 levels in patients with acne: A meta-analysis and meta-regression
2019 Homocysteine, folic acid, and vitamin B12 levels in patients on isotretinoin therapy for acne vulgaris: A meta-analysis
2019 Psychiatric and developmental effects of isotretinoin (retinoid) treatment for acne vulgaris
2019 Issues in Transgender Dermatology: a systematic review of the literature
2019 Use of isotretinoin and risk of depression in patients with acne: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2018 Oral isotretinoin for acne (Cochrane Review)
2018 Isotretinoin; A review on the utilization pattern in pregnancy
2018 Efficacy and adverse events of oral isotretinoin for acne: a systematic review
2017 Psychiatric disorders with systemic retinoids: a systematic review of case reports
2017 Isotretinoin and timing of procedural interventions: A systematic review With consensus recommendations
2017 A systematic review on oral isotretinoin therapy and clinically observable wound healing in acne patients
2017 No evidence for increased anxiety in acne patients treated with isotretinoin
2017 Isotretinoin treatment for acne and risk of depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2016 Not every patient needs triglyceride check, but all can get pancreatitis: A systematic review and clinical characterization of isotretinoin associated pancreatitis
2016 How much do we know about maintaining treatment response after successful acne therapy? systematic review on the efficacy and safety of acne maintenance therapy
2016 Laboratory monitoring during isotretinoin therapy for acne: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2016 Does exposure to isotretinoin increase the risk for the development of inflammatory bowel disease? A meta-analysis
2016 Evaluation of evidence for acne remission with oral isotretinoin cumulative dosing of 120-150 mg/kg
2016 Guidelines of care for the management of acne vulgaris (AAD Guideline)
2016 Non-psychotropic medication and risk of suicide or attempted suicide: a systematic review
2013 Isotretinoin and risk for inflammatory bowel disease: a nested case-control study and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data
2013 Evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acne (US Guideline)
2013 Side effects of common acne treatments
2012 Retinoic acid and affective disorders: the evidence for an association
2012 European evidence-based (S3) guidelines for the treatment of acne (EDF Guideline)
2011 Compliance with pregnancy prevention programmes of isotretinoin in Europe: a systematic review
2011 Acne vulgaris (BMJ Clinical Evidence)
2011 Acne in adolescents: quality of life, self-esteem, mood, and psychological disorders
2010 [Pharmacoeconomy in acne--evaluation of benefit and economics] (in German)
2009 Isotretinoin and psychopathology: a review
2005 Depression and suicidal behavior in acne patients treated with isotretinoin: a systematic review
(republished in 2007 in a "best of" compilation in the same journal)
2005 Isotretinoin, depression and suicide: a review of the evidence
2004 Treatment of acne vulgaris
2003 Acne: comparing hormonal approaches to antibiotics and isotretinoin
2001 Management of acne
1999 The cost-effectiveness of isotretinoin in the treatment of acne. Part 1. A meta-analysis of effectiveness literature
Oral contraceptives & insulin-sensitising drugs
Dietary & supplements (for treatment)
Other treatments
Treatments for acne scars
Psychological & educational
Complementary & alternative therapies