PTB Reports, Vol 7, Issue 2, May-Aug, 2021 75 Review Article PTB Reports Dental Drug Information Applications: New Initiative Project in Saudi Arabia Yousef Ahmed Alomi*, BSc. Pharm, MSc. Clin Pharm, BCPS, BCNSP, DiBA, CDE Critical Care Clinical Pharmacists TPN Clinical Pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor, and Data Analyst, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA. Hanin Sumaydan Saleam Aljohani Ministry of Health, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA. Amnah Abdulaziz Al Shams  Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAUDI ARABIA. Sukinah Abdulaziz Mohammed Alshams  Almadar Diamond Dental Complex, Alhasa, SAUDI ARABIA. Correspondence: Dr. Yousef Ahmed Alomi, BSc. Pharm, MSc. Clin Pharm, BCPS, BCNSP, DiBA, CDE Critical Care Clinical Pharmacists TPN Clinical Pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor, and Data Analyst, P.O.BOX 100, Riyadh 11392, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA. Phone no: +966504417712 E-mail: yalomi@gmail.com ABSTRACT Objectives: The dental medications information application is one of the grave elements in dental practice. Therefore, the review of the updated mobile applications of dental drug information is swotted. Methods: It was revitalized of the literature on the dental drug information mobile software includes the PubMed and Medline search on this topic in numerous methods. The current project of drug information applications reconnoiters through descriptions with accent on market analysis, SWOT analysis, project team, cost management, quality requirements, and risk factors linked issues. Nominated applications had been invigorated, counting the software name, coverage of the medications, frequency updating, and subscription-related. Results: There is no examination about dental medication’s mobile applications. There is more than ffteen mobile software suitable for dental providers. The project should be realized through project management professionals tools. The choosing of dental applications includes drug information based on numerous factors, coverage of the scientifc data, the level of knowledge, and cost of the subscription. The advantages and disadvantages had studied throughout. Conclusion: The drug information resources with mobile applications are useful and easily reachable for all dental practitioners’ specialties. Therefore, the employment of the dental applications of drug information is highly suggested in dental care. Key words: Dental, Drug, Information, Application, Saudi Arabia. Received: 12-11-2020 Approved: 15-1-2021 Copyright: © the author(s),publisher and licensee Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biomedical Reports. Tis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non- Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduc- tion in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Tis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non- Commercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License Access this article online WWW.ptbreports.org DOI: 10.5530/PTB.2021.7.13 INTRODUCTION Te classifcation of drug information resources applied in the dental care. Tere are numerous types of drug information resources. It comprised textbooks, the internet or online, and mobile applications. Besides, some drug information references came as application only. Te use of new applications through the android or Microsof operating system or newly Hawaii are easier to use, more manageable to the resources, and more friendly. Several category applications have included disease diagnosis, drug reference, and literature search. 1 Few studies deliberated the knowledge assessment of drug information resources. 2 Tere was underutilization of dental drug information applications and rarely employ of the new applications. 2 In the coming years, more recent technology towards the mobile application system. 3,4 As a result, the discussion of the dental applications of drug information resources is in high claim. Te authors were not familiar with any review about dental drug information resources in mobile applications format locally or the Middle East and the rest of the world. Te aim of the current study is to declare the drug information resources in the dental care. METHODS It is a literature review of drug information reference applications for dentists or drug infor- mation resources websites employed during dental care. Te PubMed search of drug information resources website and the dentist or drug information resources website and dentistry or drug information references website. Te word is applied as a general term, not a subject term. Te search encompassed all types of studies Clinical Study, Clinical Trial, Clinical Trial, Phase I, Clinical Trial, Phase II, Clinical Trial, Phase III, Clinical Trial, Phase IV, Controlled Clinical Trial, Meta-Analysis, Observational Study, Practice Guideline, Randomized Controlled Trial, Review and Systematic Review. Te searching date from 1985 to May 2021. Te Pubmed search words counting as follows: Dental Application Software Drug Information Filters: Full text, Humans, English ((“dental health services”[MeSH Terms] OR (“dental”[All Fields] AND “health”[All Fields] AND “services”[All Fields]) OR “dental health services”[All Fields] OR “dental”[All Fields] OR “dentally”[All Fields] OR “dentals”[All Fields]) AND (“applicabilities”[All Fields] OR “applicability”[All Fields] OR “application”[All Fields] OR “applications”[All Fields] OR “applicative”[All Fields]) AND (“sofware”[MeSH Terms] OR “sofware”[All Fields] OR “sofware s”[All Fields] OR “sofwares”[All Fields]) AND “drug”[All Fields] AND (“inform”[All Fields] OR “informal”[All Fields] OR “informality”[All Fields] OR “informally”[All Fields] OR “informant”[All Fields] OR “informant”[All Fields] OR “informants”[All Fields] OR “information”[All Fields] OR “information”[All Fields] OR “informational”[All Fields]