Consumer Mobile Apps for Potential Drug-Drug Interaction Check: Systematic Review and Content Analysis Using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

General consumers can now easily access drug information and quickly check for potential drug-drug interactions (PDDIs) through mobile health (mHealth) apps. With aging population in Canada, more people have chronic diseases and comorbidities leading to increasing numbers of medications. The use of mHealth apps for checking PDDIs can be helpful in ensuring patient safety and empowerment.

Objective

The aim of this study was to review the characteristics and quality of publicly available mHealth apps that check for PDDIs.

Methods

Apple App Store and Google Play were searched to identify apps with PDDI functionality. The apps' general and feature characteristics were extracted. The Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) was used to assess the quality.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Kim BY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5895923 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature