[Incorporation of patient-reported outcomes into pharmacy and dermatology departments, in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis patients, as a tool to improve the healthcare quality and health outcomes]. / Incorporación de resultados informados por pacientes con psoriasis y dermatitis atópica en las consultas de atención farmacéutica y dermatología: herramienta que mejora la calidad asistencial y resultados en salud.

INTRODUCTION: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) provide subjective information about their disease, treatment, and quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To introduce a new system of work coordinated between pharmacists and dermatologists, based on the collection and analysis of PROs to assess its clinical impact as well as patients satisfaction. METHOD: A prospective single-centre observational study was conducted under clinical conditions and included adult patients diagnosed with psoriasis (PS) and atopic dermatitis (AD) between April-2021 and February-2022. Pharmacists and dermatologists agreed on this systematic work. A REDCap® database was designed to facilitate data collection and the subsequent analysis. RESULTS: A total of 288 and 41 patients with PS and AD, respectively, were included. Those who started treatment showed significant improvement with a decrease in PROs and clinical parameters (p < 0.001). The pharmacist made 168 and 7 recommendations to dermatologists for PS and AD patients, respectively, of which 66.07% and 57.1% were accepted. The most common recommendations were «consult with rheumatologist¼ (20.83%), «extend drug regimen¼ (19.64%) and «consider change in treatment¼ (11.90%). Adverse events were reported in 55 and 17 patients with PS and AD, respectively. Of 103 patients, 75% were «very satisfied¼ and 20% «satisfied¼ with the system. CONCLUSIONS: This new working system helps to evaluate the short and long-term effectiveness of treatments and also to identify adverse events, alarm symptoms and co-morbidities in order to optimize therapies. Collaboration between pharmacists and dermatologists reduces decision-making time and patients appreciate better clinical care leading to higher patient satisfaction.

[Intravenous PGE-1 in peripheral vascular obstructive disease: use over a 6-month period]. / La PGE-1 intravenosa en la enfermedad vascular periférica obstructiva: experiencia de uso en un periodo de 6 meses.

OBJECTIVE: The main goal of this study is to assess PGE-1 use by measuring and stratifying its effectiveness according to patient condition, using clinical parameters. Standard therapy consists of intravenous infusion for 21 days. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A revision of 30 medical records was carried out on 28 men and 2 women with a mean age of 69.71 -- SD 14.84 -- years who had been treated with PGE1. Twenty-six patients had a diagnosis of chronic arterial ischemia (6 Grade I-II, 20 Grade III-IV), and 4 of diabetic gangrene. The following clinical parameters were measured both before and after therapy -- pain, distal perfusion, and necrotic lesions according to TASC (Transatlantic Inter-Society Consensus). RESULTS: Before treatment onset, 30 patients had pain and decreased distal perfusion, and 20 patients had necrotic lesions. Six patients discontinued therapy because of lesion worsening. After 21 days of treatment 18 patients continued to have pain and decreased distal perfusion, and 16 still had necrotic lesions. Stratifying results by diagnosis, those 6 patients diagnosed with grade I-II chronic arterial ischemia experienced improvement in the three clinical parameters being considered -- absence of pain and improved distal perfusion and necrotic lesions. CONCLUSIONS: PGE1 is a beneficial medication, and optimal results are obtained when it is used in early peripheral vascular disease.