Les mycoses superficielles : conseils à l’officine

Abstract

Superficial mycoses are an important source of advice in the pharmacy. In fact, fungal infections, by dermatophytes or yeasts, are the subject of requests at the pharmacist's counter, who must be able to advise the patient on treatments and/or hygienodietary measures to overcome these micromycoses as well as possible and as quickly as possible. The aim of this work is to identify the role of the dispensing pharmacist in the management of superficial mycoses. The latter is therefore responsible for improving compliance with treatment and providing the necessary information to patients. Our methodological tools used in this dissertation are a questionnaire designed for pharmacy staff to assess their knowledge of SM. Most of the respondents are pharmacists who are familiar with superficial mycoses and who prefer to refer patients to a specialised consultation. The most common superficial fungal infections in pharmacies are dominated by oral candidiasis followed by intertrigos, vaginal candidiasis and onychomycosis. Ringworms are less frequent and otomycoses are exceptional. The majority of pharmacists prefer to include advice in the dispensing of antifungals, but in most cases this is insufficient, which has prompted us to formulate leaflets containing advice that will be distributed to the different pharmacies that have collaborated with us.