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      <PublisherName>aaspjournal</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Asian Association of Schools of Pharmacy</JournalTitle>
      <PISSN>I</PISSN>
      <EISSN>S</EISSN>
      <Volume-Issue>Volume 14 Issue 1</Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
      <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage>
      <Season>2025</Season>
      <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue>
      <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue>
      <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA>
      <PubDate>
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>23</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Pharmacy</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>A retrospective drug utilization review on the use of topical corticosteroids for atopic dermatitis in pediatric patients in a tertiary care hospital in the Philippines</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
      <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA>
      <FirstPage>26</FirstPage>
      <LastPage>35</LastPage>
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        <Author>
          <FirstName>Charles Mandy G. Ayran*</FirstName>
          <LastName/>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Laura Christine C.</FirstName>
          <LastName>Katapang</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Josela Marie Isabel C.</FirstName>
          <LastName>Pineda</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Justine Sofia V.</FirstName>
          <LastName>Tancao</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Jerson Jerick N.</FirstName>
          <LastName>Taguibao</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Carmela Augusta F.</FirstName>
          <LastName>Dayrit-Castro</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
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      <Abstract>Atopic dermatitis (AD) commonly affects children, with topical corticosteroids (TCS) serving as the primary anti-inflammatory treatment. This study aimed to evaluate physicians’ TCS prescribing patterns in pediatric AD patients. A retrospective review of outpatient charts from 2020-2023 was conducted and TCS prescriptions were evaluated against local guidelines to determine medication therapy problems (MTP). A review of 51 charts revealed that weak potency TCS (57%) were most commonly prescribed and MTPs occurred in 35% of initial consultations. Fisher’s exact test revealed significant associations between the occurrence of MTPs and the use of different TCS potencies, including weak (p = 0.018), medium (p = 0.006), and strong (p = 0.004), and specific agents, such as Clobetasol propionate (p = 0.012), Hydrocortisone acetate (p = 0.040), and ointment formulations (p = 0.006). These findings highlight the need to optimize TCS prescribing practices, which may be achieved through physician-pharmacist co-management and enhanced patient counselling.</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>atopic dermatitis, topical corticosteroids, pediatric, drug utilization review, eczema</Keywords>
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        <Abstract>https://aaspjournal.org/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=16000&amp;title=A retrospective drug utilization review on the use of topical corticosteroids for atopic dermatitis in pediatric patients in a tertiary care hospital in the Philippines</Abstract>
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        <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage>
        <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage>
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