First Multiplatform Application for Pharmacies in Spain, Which Guides the Prescription of Probiotics According to Pathology

• Main Authors: Sara Alvarez-Gonzalez, Jose Rodriguez-Fernandez, Ana Belen Porto-Pazos, Alejandro Pazos, Francisco Cedron
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
• Series: Applied Sciences
• Subjects: probiotic; microbiota; software; multiplatform app
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1572

The study of the intestinal microbiota is one of the biggest challenges in the current clinical environment. In this context, probiotics have been a focus of interest to achieve the stability of the intestinal microbiota, due to probiotics’ key role in its regulation. The development of an automated system that allows practitioners to easily search for the optimal probiotic is the main objective of this study. Although it is true that there have been previous attempts of applications with this purpose, only authorized probiotics available in the countries of origin, Canada and the USA, were included. This event was a limitation when looking for those endorsed in other countries such as Spain. Thus, a system has been developed from free and multiplatform technologies that allow its use without any cost, finding, in a simple way, those probiotics that would be ideal for each pathology, either from a browser or from a cell phone.