$\sum_{p\le x} \frac{1}{pq}$

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I was given that $\sum_{p\le x} \frac{1}{p}$ = $\log\log x$+O(1).

I need to show that $\sum_{pq\le x} \frac{1}{pq} = (\log \log x)^2 + O(\log \log x)$.

Here we go:

Break the sum into two sums: $\sum_{p\le x} \frac{1}{p}\sum_{q\le \frac{x}{p}} \frac{1}{q}$

Using what I was given: $(\log \log x +O(1))(\log \log \frac{x}{p} +O(1))$

Log Rules: $(\log \log x +O(1))(\log( \log x - \log p) +O(1))$

Algebra: $\log \log x \cdot \log(\log x - \log p) + O(\log \log x)$

From here I am lost. Any ideas?

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I am assuming you mean that you are given that $$ \sum_{p\le x}\frac1p=\log(\log(x))+O(1)\tag{1} $$ and that you want to estimate $$ \begin{align} \sum_{pq\le x}\frac1{pq} &=\sum_{p\le x}\sum_{q\le x/p}\frac1{pq}\tag{2}\\ &=\sum_{p\le x}\sum_{2\le q\le x/p}\frac1{pq}\tag{3}\\ &=\sum_{p\le x/2}\frac1p\left(\log(\log(x/p))+O(1)\right)\tag{4}\\ &=\sum_{p\le x/2}\frac1p\log(\log(x)-\log(p))+O(1)\sum_{p\le x}\frac1p\tag{5}\\ &=\sum_{p\le x/2}\frac1p\left[\log(\log(x))+\log\left(1-\frac{\log(p)}{\log(x)}\right)\right]+O(\log(\log(x)))\tag{6}\\ &=\log(\log(x))^2+O(\log(\log(x)))+\sum_{p\le x/2}\frac1p\left[\log\left(1-\frac{\log(p)}{\log(x)}\right)\right]\tag{7}\\ \end{align} $$ Explanation:
$(2)$: write explicitly as a double sum
$(3)$: note there is no $q=1$ case
$(4)$: apply $(1)$ to the sum in $q$
$(5)$: incorporate the left sum into the error term from the right sum
$(6)$: apply $(1)$ to the error term
$(7)$: $\sum\limits_{x/2\lt p\le x}\frac1p\le\log(2)$ and $(1)$ imply $\sum\limits_{p\le x/2}\frac1p=\log(\log(x))+O(1)$

It can be shown that $$ \sum_{p\le x/2}\frac1p\left[\log\left(1-\frac{\log(p)}{\log(x)}\right)\right]=O(1)\tag{8} $$ but I don't see how it can be shown using just $(1)$.