Social media and internet search data to inform drug utilization: A systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Drug utilization is currently assessed through traditional data sources such as big electronic medical records (EMRs) databases, surveys, and medication sales. Social media and internet data have been reported to provide more accessible and more timely access to medications' utilization.

Objective

This review aims at providing evidence comparing web data on drug utilization to other sources before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We searched Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus until November 25th, 2019, using a predefined search strategy. Two independent reviewers conducted screening and data extraction.

Results

Of 6,563 (64%) deduplicated publications retrieved, 14 (0.2%) were included. All studies showed positive associations between drug u

SUBMITTER: Keller R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10067924 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature