Publications by authors named "Asuka Hatabu"
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- Monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) inhibitors, including selegiline, rasagiline, and safinamide, are commonly prescribed to manage Parkinson's disease (PD), but they have distinct pharmacological profiles.
- A study using the FAERS database revealed specific adverse event (AE) signals associated with these drugs, with unique risks like hypocomplementemia and liver disorders linked to selegiline and a tyramine reaction linked to rasagiline.
- Safinamide showed no AE signal for REM sleep behavior disorder, which might indicate its non-dopaminergic effects could provide certain advantages in PD treatment.
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- - The study assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19 among 362 university students in Japan from May to July 2020, revealing that overall KAP was high, with 100% understanding of safety measures like avoiding crowds.
- - Key findings showed that a majority (96.4%) practiced frequent handwashing and mask-wearing, and 68.5% held positive attitudes toward early drug administration.
- - Various factors like gender, major, and psychological traits influenced KAP, with increases in knowledge and information leading to better prevention actions, while self-restraint decreased over time.
While the community-based integrated care systems are in the process of being structured currently, more and more community pharmacists want to learn physical assessment skills. However, no large-scale survey focusing on present implementation status and problems of physical assessment by community pharmacists has been conducted yet. Osaka has the 2nd highest number of community pharmacies in Japan now, and the population aged ≥65 years will be expected to become the 3rd highest in 2025.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMany of the neurodegenerative diseases associated with a decrease in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) are untreatable, and the appropriate therapeutic strategy is to slow the progression of the disease. Therefore, it is important that a definitive diagnosis is made as soon as possible when such diseases are suspected. Diagnostic imaging methods, such as positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), play an important role in such a definitive diagnosis.
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