OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of direct to consumer advertising of prescription drugs in the United States on Canadian prescribing rates for three heavily marketed drugs-etanercept, mometasone, and tegaserod. DESIGN Controlled quasi-experimental study using interrupted time series analysis. POPULATION Representative sample of 2700 Canadian pharmacies and prescription data from 50 US Medica...

Background: Inverse psoriasis that is characterized by skinfold rash seen in 12 to 36% of European patients with psoriasis. Isolated involvement skinfolds can mimic a number dermatoses similar location. The differential diagnosis increasingly frequently based on non-invasive methods, including dermatoscopy. Taking into account the warm and wet milieu skinfolds, facilitating secondary infection,...