Analysis of the Effect of Virtual Reality Technology on Improving Drug Design
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220110.124How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Virtual reality; Drug design; Pharmaceutical industry; Virtual reality simulation
- Abstract
Virtual reality technology is a technology that has gained popularity in recent days in the wake of the fourth industrial revolution. It has been widely studied and used across different medical applications. In the pharmaceutical industry, virtual reality can be applied as a replacement or adjunctive for pharmacotherapy. Virtual reality in improving drug design has presented several benefits, although it is yet fully implemented. For instance, VR tools have been used in pharmacist education, drug design, discovery, behavior modification, and patient counseling. The interest in researching virtual reality is continuously increasing despite several limitations, such as financial constraints. This research makes conclusions through analyzing secondary sources. Amidst this, past research on the topic has proved that virtual reality technology is completely safe and much more effective, an aspect that can promote user satisfaction. Furthermore, it is slowly becoming affordable, portable, and even flexible, an aspect that has smoothened therapeutic processes for outpatient and inpatient environs. Some of the other challenges identified by this research include usability issues such as costs, validation of its efficacy, and acceptance.
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- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Xinqiao Luo PY - 2022 DA - 2022/01/28 TI - Analysis of the Effect of Virtual Reality Technology on Improving Drug Design BT - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 647 EP - 650 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220110.124 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220110.124 ID - Luo2022 ER -