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High blood pressure or hypertension is known to affect one in every three adults (about 33 percent of the adult population over the age of 20). These numbers tend to rise twofold to 66 percent for adults that have attained their mid-60s or are older. Millions of people are suffering from the issue in the US alone.

Pruritus causes patients to experience an uncontrollable desire to scratch. The range of the sensation can vary, from being mild or moderate to becoming intolerable.