Blood test for patients on acne medication deemed unnecessary
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
For young, healthy women taking spironolactone to treat hormonal acne, frequent office visits and blood draws are an unnecessary health care expense, researchers report. For the approximately 1,000 patients studied, blood tests to monitor potassium levels did not change the course of treatment, but the tests cumulatively totaled up to $80,000.