Advancing pharmacy and healthcare with virtual digital technologies

【Author】 Trenfield, Sarah J.; Awad, Atheer; McCoubrey, Laura E.; Elbadawi, Moe; Goyanes, Alvaro; Gaisford, Simon; Basit, Abdul W.

【Source】ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

【影响因子】17.873

【Abstract】Digitalisation of the healthcare sector promises to revolutionise patient healthcare globally. From the different technologies, virtual tools including artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual, and augmented reality, to name but a few, are providing significant benefits to patients and the pharmaceutical sector alike, ranging from improving access to clinicians and medicines, as well as improving real-time diagnoses and treatments. Indeed, it is envisioned that such technologies will communicate together in real-time, as well as with their physical counterparts, to create a large-scale, cyber healthcare system. Despite the significant benefits that virtual-based digital health technologies can bring to patient care, a number of challenges still remain, ranging from data security to acceptance within the healthcare sector. This review provides a timely account of the benefits and challenges of virtual health interventions, as well an outlook on how such technologies can be transitioned from research-focused towards real-world healthcare and pharmaceutical applications to transform treatment pathways for patients worldwide. CO 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V.

【Keywords】Pharmacy or Pharma 4; 0; Cybermedicine; Digitised drug delivery; Industry X; Telecommunication; On-demand drug manufacturing; Computational drug discovery and; development; Precision and personalized medicine; Electronic health (e-health); Digital and virtual twinning

【发表时间】2022 MAR

【收录时间】2022-05-29

【文献类型】综述

【主题类别】

区块链应用-实体经济-医疗领域