African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2296

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Development of a digital application for the rational use of medicine in Burkina Faso

Tinguéri L. B.
  • Tinguéri L. B.
  • Medical Informatics Laboratory 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Ki A.
  • Ki A.
  • Directorate of Health Promotion and Education, Ministry of Health, 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Nikiema S.
  • Nikiema S.
  • Medical Informatics Laboratory 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Kafando H.
  • Kafando H.
  • Medical Informatics Laboratory 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Bationo B. G.
  • Bationo B. G.
  • Directorate of Medical Biology Laboratories, Ministry of Health, 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Coulibaly M.
  • Coulibaly M.
  • Medical Informatics Laboratory 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Zan I.
  • Zan I.
  • Association VIVA INNOVA, 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Rouamba M.
  • Rouamba M.
  • National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Ministry of Health, 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Zoungrana A. B.
  • Zoungrana A. B.
  • Medical Informatics Laboratory 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Semdé S.
  • Semdé S.
  • Medical Informatics Laboratory 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Zohoncon T. M.
  • Zohoncon T. M.
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, Saint Thomas Aquinas University, 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Somé P. C.
  • Somé P. C.
  • Medical Informatics Laboratory 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Bonkoungou V.
  • Bonkoungou V.
  • National Order of Pharmacists of Burkina Faso, 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Ouédraogo M.
  • Ouédraogo M.
  • Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, 03 BP: 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 13 October 2024
  •  Accepted: 30 October 2024
  •  Published: 30 November 2024

Abstract

Developing countries lack enough human and financial resources, making it difficult for them to respond adequately to the population's essential health needs. Using digital applications to promote the rational use of medicines presents a solution to increase the health system's efficiency and encourage saving limited medicinal resources. This project aimed to develop a drug database completed with equivalence search and prescription analysis options as a contribution to the rational use of medicines in Burkina Faso. Subsequently, the digital application developed was called “APURMED”. The journey towards achieving this objective revealed the importance of this clinical decision support tool but also revealed the remaining challenges. Among these, is constant adaptation to the evolving needs and contexts of patients and science, to increase the advantages while minimizing the disadvantages.

Key words: Digital application, rational use of medicines, drug database, equivalence search option, prescription analysis options.

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This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

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