<![CDATA[Toxicovigilance is the active process to detect, validate and follow up with poisoning occurrence within thecommunity. The collection of data on poisoning occurrences over the years has been compiled into a poisoninformation database that is accessible by users initially through a computer software and later as a webapplication. With mobile technology evolving rapidly, mobile apps have transformed and benefitted users inmany areas including toxicology. This study conducted a review of existing mobile apps in the marketplaceto find out available mobile apps for toxicovigilance and to evaluate its features and functionality to gaininsight into the current trends in that area. Secondly, the objective of this study is to find out whetherthose apps are embedded with learning functionalities for health care professionals and examine its learningfeatures. This study adopts a systematic searching method for apps selection in the marketplace through predeterminedkeywords. A total of 22 apps were selected with a majority from the reference and informationgathering category. The learning features in the apps focus on self-assessment and examination. The findingsshow that there are limited number of mobile apps for toxicovigilance and more features can be introducedsuch as patient monitoring and management or learning features for continuous learning, in addition to theassessment and evaluation features.]]>
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