Mobile Apps for Drug-Drug Interaction Checks in Chinese App Stores: Systematic Review and Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As a computerized drug-drug interaction (DDI) alert system has not been widely implemented in China, health care providers are relying on mobile health (mHealth) apps as references for checking drug information, including DDIs.

Objective

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the quality and content of mHealth apps supporting DDI checking in Chinese app stores.

Methods

A systematic review was carried out in November 2020 to identify mHealth apps providing DDI checking in both Chinese iOS and Android platforms. We extracted the apps' general information (including the developer, operating system, costs, release date, size, number of downloads, and average rating), scientific or clinical basis, and accountability, based on a multidimensional framewo

SUBMITTER: Shen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277361 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature