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An Bras Dermatol
March 2025
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address:
Background: Chronic pruritus is the defining symptom of atopic dermatitis (AD). Although AD is common in Latin America, there is little data regarding pruritus intensity, characteristics, and effects on quality of life in this population.
Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate pruritus in 91 patients with AD at a tertiary university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.
Res Social Adm Pharm
March 2025
Department of Primary Care and Medical Education, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan. Electronic address:
Background: Deprescribing by physicians based on the suggestions of community pharmacists is useful to ensure medication safety. Pharmacist-led deprescribing is not always implemented smoothly because of communication gaps between physicians and pharmacists. Our previous study found that assertiveness, as a communication style, is associated with pharmacist-initiated prescription changes for medication safety; however, its association with community pharmacist-led deprescribing is unclear.
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March 2025
WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, Pharmacoeconomics Department, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG / Austrian National Public Health Institute), Stubenring 6, 1010, Vienna, Austria; Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK. Electronic address:
Background: Community pharmacy appears to have undergone considerable change over the years.
Objectives: The objective of this research is to study the range of community pharmacy services provided in late stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and during the last decades and to identify potential drivers for change.
Methods: Four European countries (Austria, England, Estonia, and Portugal), which represent a balance in terms of income, organization of the health system and pharmacy services, were selected as case studies.
J Pediatr Urol
February 2025
Department of Pediatric Urology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Introduction: The American Urological Association (AUA) recommends urology referral and surgery for undescended testicle (UDT) before 18 months of age, but it has been shown that many referrals occur later, influenced by social factors.
Objective: This study aims to identify key social factors that impact UDT referral timing and appropriateness.
Study Design: Pediatric patients referred to our institution for UDT management from 2018 to 2023 were analyzed.
Pain Manag Nurs
March 2025
Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery Department, Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address:
Unlabelled: Up to 90% of amputee patients have phantom limb pain (PLP), which is difficult to treat. The aim of this study was to assess the medium and long-term efficacy of mirror therapy (MT) in unilateral amputee adults with PLP.
Methods: We carried out an uncontrolled prospective longitudinal study.
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