A mobile app to assist doctors write prescriptions, making it easy for patients to follow instructions and improve the process of delivery at pharmacies has been developed by Hyderabad firm Saince HealthTech.
RapidRx, the mobile-based electronic prescription application, is loaded with a database of over 26,800 licensed drugs sold in India making it unique, president and CEO Raghuvir Vedantham told a press meet here on Wednesday to announce the launch.
The Made for India app by the subsidiary of Atlanta-based Saince Inc., is to be promoted initially, by invitation, among doctors in select cities in southern and northern regions. On approvals, he said the company was working with Medical Council of India, Ministry of Health among others to get the app vetted.
The database of both generic and branded drugs provides information on their strength and in-take method. Besides prescribing, the app helps doctors provide instructions about the dosage and duration for which the drugs need to be used, he said.
“It is a very intuitive app that enables doctors to write prescriptions in a few seconds,” he said, adding that usage would minimise medication errors. Apart from making banned drugs unavailable, the app allows doctors to suggest inclusion of medicines not figuring in the database. Though available free for download on Google Play and Apple App Stores, the app would be activated only after a verification process of the doctors and pharmacies by Saince HealthTech.
