Improving Online Drug Information: Insights from Quality Evaluation and Pharmaceutical System Design.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The integration of digital technology has greatly expanded public access to health and drug-related information through the Internet. However, the rapid proliferation of unverified content on websites targeting the general population raises serious concerns about health misinformation. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of Indonesian drug information websites accessible to the public and to design a verified, web-based drug information system.

Methods

A cross-sectional evaluation was conducted using the Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST) to assess the quality of publicly available drug information websites in Indonesia. Development of the verified drug information platform followed the Rapid Application Development model, employing a prototyping approac

SUBMITTER: Permatasari D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12640723 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature