[Drug prescription and pharmacovigilance in spa therapy: a comparative study at a 20-year interval (1987 versus 2007)].

Objectives: Spa therapy is often considered as a dedicated period for a global treatment of patients. However, the prescription behaviours of spa physicians remain largely unknown.

Methods: A postal questionnaire concerning drug prescriptions during spa therapy and occurrence of adverse reactions to spa therapy was sent to the 95 spa physicians of South West of France.