Clinical decision support systems in community pharmacies: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) were implemented in community pharmacies over 40 years ago. However, unlike CDSS studies in other health settings, few studies have been undertaken to evaluate and improve their use in community pharmacies, where billions of prescriptions are filled every year. The aim of this scoping review is to summarize what research has been done surrounding CDSS in community pharmacies and call for rigorous research in this area.

Materials and methods

Six databases were searched using a combination of controlled vocabulary and keywords relating to community pharmacy and CDSS. After deduplicating the initial search results, 2 independent reviewers conducted title/abstract screening and full-text review. Then, the selected studies were s

SUBMITTER: Moon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10746304 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature