ReviewBritish journal of clinical pharmacology2014
Smartphone apps to support hospital prescribing and pharmacology education: a review of current provision.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Development of a novel drug information provision system for Kampo medicine using natural language processing technology.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2023Article
- Mobile Health Apps Providing Information on Drugs for Adult Emergency Care: Systematic Search on App Stores and Content Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Review
- The impact of data from remote measurement technology on the clinical practice of healthcare professionals in depression, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis: survey.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2021Article
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Just-Right Hybrid Model to Synthesize the Growing Landscape of Publicly Available Health-Related Mobile Apps.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
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- We Need to Be Smarter Than Our Smartphones.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2019Article
- ADAM, a hands-on patient simulator for teaching principles of drug disposition and compartmental pharmacokinetics.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2017Article
- Analysis of the Information Quality of Bariatric Surgery Smartphone Applications Using the Silberg Scale.Obesity surgery · 2016Review
- Perceptions of the preparedness of medical graduates for internship responsibilities in district hospitals in Kenya: a qualitative study.BMC medical education · 2015Article
- Infant Feeding Websites and Apps: A Systematic Assessment of Quality and Content.Interactive journal of medical research · 2015Article
- Expert Involvement and Adherence to Medical Evidence in Medical Mobile Phone Apps: A Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2015Review
- There's an App for That: A Guide for Healthcare Practitioners and Researchers on Smartphone Technology.Online journal of public health informatics · 2015Article
- Enabling Psychiatrists to be Mobile Phone App Developers: Insights Into App Development Methodologies.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2014Article
- Pharmacy Apps: a new frontier on the digital landscape?Pharmacy practice · 2014Article
- Smartphones, trainees, and mobile education: implications for graduate medical education.Journal of graduate medical education · 2014Article
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Abstract
Junior doctors write the majority of hospital prescriptions but many indicate they feel underprepared to assume this responsibility and around 10% of prescriptions contain errors. Medical smartphone apps are now widely used in clinical practice and present an opportunity to provide support to inexperienced prescribers. This study assesses the contemporary range of smartphone apps with prescribing or related content. Six smartphone app stores were searched for apps aimed at the healthcare professional with drug, pharmacology or prescribing content. Three hundred and six apps were identified. 34% appeared to be for use within the clinical environment in order to aid prescribing, 14% out with the clinical setting and 51% of apps were deemed appropriate for both clinical and non-clinical use. Apps with drug reference material, such as textbooks, manuals or medical apps with drug information were the commonest apps found (51%), followed by apps offering drug or infusion rate dose calculation (26%). 68% of apps charged for download, with a mean price of £14.25 per app and a range of £0.62-101.90. A diverse range of pharmacology-themed apps are available and there is further potential for the development of contemporary apps to improve prescribing performance. Personalized app stores may help universities/healthcare organizations offer high quality apps to students to aid in pharmacology education. Users of prescribing apps must be aware of the lack of information regarding the medical expertise of app developers. This will enable them to make informed choices about the use of such apps in their clinical practice.
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