Paracetamol prescribing in primary care: too little and too much?

Aims: To assess the level of paracetamol off label prescribing in the community and the potential for paracetamol under or overdosing.

Methods: The Scottish Practice Team Information (PTI) database containing prescribing data for approximately 35,839 children aged (0-12 years) was analysed for paracetamol prescriptions for the year 2006. Off label prescribing was defined as prescribing outside the BNFc age and dose recommendations.

[Vulvar Darier-Ferrand dermatofibrosarcoma: Unusual localization of a rare tumour (about one case and a review of the literature)].

First described by Darier and Ferrand in 1984, the dermatofibrosarcoma is a fibrous tumour of the skin with high local malignancy, progressive evolution and great opportunity of recidivism. We report unusual case of Darier-Ferrand dermatofibrosarcoma relapsing of the vulva in a 76-year-old female patient. The clinical examination showed a big, rounded mass with fixed consistence.