Table 4 Quantitative impact of app implementation for the apps cited in the online survey
App number | App name (country of data addressee) | App launch date | Data provided by developers and owners of the selected apps | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of downloads (Android) since the launchb | Number of downloads (iOS) since the launchb | Trend of overall number of ADR reports since the launch | Number of ADR reports received from the app since the launch (average number per year) | Average % of ADR reports received from the app among all reports since the launch | |||
1 | ADR Online (New Zealand) | 1 November 2010 | App not available on the platform | 10,001–50,000 | No impact |  ~ 100 (~ 9.1) | 0.2% |
3 | ADR Reporter (India) | 16 October 2016 | 101–1000 | App not available on the platform | Unknown | n/a (n/a) | n/a |
4 | DGDA Drug Verification (Bangladesh) | 30 June 2019 | 10,001–50,000 | App not available on the platform | Increased | 79 (55.6) | 3–5% |
6 | ELEA Onco-Biotech (Argentina) | 22 December 2017 | 1–100 | 1–100 | No impact | 0 (0) | 0% |
7 | HALMED (Croatia) | 18 May 2016 | 1001–10,000 | 101–1000 from the launch to 29 October 2019 | Increased | 499 (109.9) | 3% |
8 | Med Safety (Armenia) | 7 May 2019 | 101–1000 from launch to 29 October 2019 | 101–1000 from launch to 29 October 2019 | Increased | 21 (13.3) | 5% |
9 | Med Safety (Botswana) | 14 November 2019 | 101–1000 | 1–100 | Increased | 32 (30.4) | 9% |
10 | Med Safety (Burkina Faso) | 15 June 2017 | 1001–10,000 | 1–100 | Increased | 350 (101.1) | 40% |
11 | Med Safety (Côte d’Ivoire) | 17 December 2019 | 101–1000 from February to November 2020c | No impact | 10 (10.4) | 20% |  |
12 | Med Safety (Ethiopia) | 23 August 2019 | 101–1000 from February to November 2020c | Increased | 50 (39.3) | 3% |  |
13 | Med Safety (Ghana) | 25 June 2019 | 1001–10,000 | 1001–10,000 | No impact | 113 (78.4) | 4% |
14 | Med Safety (Uganda) | 26 February 2020 | 1001–10,000 from February to November 2020c | No impact | 140 (184.2) | 5% |  |
15 | Med Safety (Zambia) | 29 June 2017 | 1001–10,000c | Increased | n/a (n/a) |  ~ 5% |  |
17 | My eReport (All European Union countries) | 6 February 2014 | 1001–10,000 | 1001–10,000 | No impact | 4221 (618.9) | 5% |
19 | SiddAR (India) | 6 March 2018 | 101–1000 | App not available on the platform | Increased | 10 -20 per month (120–240) | 60% |
21 | UAE RADR (United Arab Emirates) | 20 January 2019 | 101–1000 | 101–1000 | No impact | 7 (3.7) | 0.09% |
22 | Yellow Card Scheme (UK)a | 15 July 2015 | 1001–10,000 | 10,001–50,000 | Increased | 1000 + ; 40–60 per month (480–720) |  ~ 2.5% |