Electronic medicine management systems in developing countries: A landscape review.

ABSTRACT: Medicines are a major global health expense. However, suboptimal use increases costs and causes patient harm. One way to reduce costs and increase safe, efficient medicines use is with electronic medicines management systems (EMMS). They allow easy capture of routine health data which can facilitate research, service planning and reimbursement processes. There are various barriers to healthcare digitization in developing countries (DCs), although some have overcome these. We sought to understand the landscape of EMMS use in DCs. We systematically searched six bibliographic databases from inception to 23 October 2024 for studies reporting the implementation and/or use of EMMS in countries with lower than 'very high' Human Development Index (HDI). We qualitatively and quantitatively summariz

SUBMITTER: Lambarth A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12381608 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature