Introduction:

Pharmaceutical services worldwide play a determining role in the stability of the basic health situation. The use of information and communications technologies in this health sector and many others have led to progress in terms of consumer satisfaction. Pharmaceutical care in Cuba and the incorporation of these technologies to improve public satisfaction is a challenge for the Cuban government.

Objective:

To determine the state of pharmaceutical services and the computerization use for consumer satisfaction.

Methods:

The methodology proposed by researchers at Keele University was used; it consists of three stages: review planning, review development and review reporting. A selection of 1283 articles was retrieved. Based on the exclusion criteria, the quality of a total of 438 studies was analyzed and, finally, 24 articles were selected. The use of information and communications technologies in the pharmaceutical industry facilitates the exchange of large amounts of information.

Conclusions:

Research on pharmaceutical services was identified in the last 5 years and there is a projection in favor of the use of information and communications technologies in pharmaceutical services. Among the challenges faced by the pharmaceutical sector are regulatory, logistical, economic and human resource training aspects.

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