Evaluation of adverse drug reaction formatting in drug information mobile phone applications.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the differences in presentation (formatting) of adverse drug reaction (ADR) information within drug monographs in commonly used drug information (DI) mobile device applications.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis of ADR formatting of twenty commonly prescribed oral medications within seven DI mobile applications was performed. Databases were assessed for ADR information, including presence of placebo comparisons, severity of ADR, onset of ADR, formatting of ADRs in percentile (quantitative) format or qualitative format, whether references were used to cite information, and whether ADRs are grouped by organ system. Data was collected by two study investigators and discrepancies were resolved via consensus.

Results

The seven DI mobile applications

SUBMITTER: McConachie SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830402 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature