Advancing pharmacy and healthcare with virtual digital technologies

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

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number114098
JournalAdvanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Volume182
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2022

Keywords

  • Computational drug discovery and development
  • Cybermedicine
  • Digital and virtual twinning
  • Digitised drug delivery
  • Electronic health (e-health)
  • Industry X.0
  • On-demand drug manufacturing
  • Pharmacy or Pharma 4.0
  • Precision and personalized medicine
  • Telecommunication

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