Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service 2025;43(12):625-630

doi:10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202303027

Application of information technology in drug safety in China by bibliometric analysis

Guizhu LIU 1 ; Hang LI 2 ; Nan WANG 3 ; Fang WANG 3 ; Xu HU 4 ; Jiajie TANG 5

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Keywords

medication safety; information technology; bibliometrics; Citespace software; research hotspots

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To sort out the current situation and research hotspots of the application of information technology in drug safety in China，reveal the latest research frontier, and provide a basis for the follow-up research. Methods The literature about the application of information technology in the field of drug safety were searched from 2012 to 2022 in three major databases of CNKI, WanFang and VIP databases, and visual analysis was conducted with the help of Citespace software. Results A total of 848 valid papers were included, and the number of annual publications showed a phased growth trend, and the cooperation between authors and publishers was not close enough. The application of information technology in drug safety was mainly reflected in pharmaceutical service, intravenous drug dispensing center and antibacterial drugs. The main technical means of information construction in the field of drug safety were prescription pre-audit system, knowledge base and automation. The research frontiers were mainly intelligence, knowledge base, prescription audit, and proprietary Chinese medicines. Conclusion The application of information technology in drug safety in China is in a period of vigorous development, and cooperation among different regions, institutions, and authors should be strengthened to promote information sharing. In the future, the related research of information technology in the field of Chinese patent medicine should be focused, and the research content of information technology application in drug safety could be further improved.