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Article History

Received: 9 September 2025

Accepted: 29 October 2025

First Online: 19 November 2025

Declarations

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: Emmanuel Papadimitropoulos is an employee of Eli Lilly and Company and has received stock and shares from Eli Lilly and Company. Peter Anderson and Jenny Austin are employees of Adelphi Real World. Guilherme Muzy has received honoraria for speaker fees from Eli Lilly and Company, AbbVie, UCB, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi; consulting fees from Eli Lilly and Company, AbbVie, and Johnson & Johnson; support for attending meetings and travel from Eli Lilly and Company, UCB, and Johnson & Johnson; advisory board fees for Eli Lilly and Company, AbbVie, UCB, Johnson & Johnson, and Novartis. Anne Roehrig is an employee of Eli Lilly and Company and has received stock and shares from Eli Lilly and Company. Camila De Lima Tostes is an employee of Eli Lilly Do Brasil, and has received stock and shares and royalties from Eli Lilly and Company. Silvia Sabatino is an employee of Eli Lilly Italia S.p.A. and has received stock and shares from Eli Lilly and Company.

: The DSP fulfils the definition of a market research survey under the EphMRA Code of Conduct and is therefore conducted to market research, rather than clinical guidelines. Ethical approval requirements were determined by local regulations. In Brazil and Colombia, ethical approval or exemption was not required. All data collection and handling procedures were conducted in accordance with the relevant ethical guidelines in each country. The DSP was conducted in compliance with the ICH Declaration of Helsinki of 1964, and its later amendments. Freely given, specific and informed consent was obtained from each respondent to take part in the DSP and for the processing of their personal data. All data provided by physicians and patients were anonymized.