Doctors do not have to remember the names of the drugs banned by the government any longer. Nor do they have to strain themselves to look for suitable alternative drugs. As they begin to key in the prescription, he or she will get prompts, reducing the scope for errors in spelling mistakes.

A healthcare technology solutions firm Saince HealthTech has developed a mobile application, called RapidRx that helps doctors quickly go through the earlier prescriptions they gave to their patients. The electronic prescriptions will be transferred over mobile networks to patients, who in turn, could show them at the drug stores.

Developed by the US-based firm, the mobile app is being offered by invitations. The app is being offered free as the firm is planning to make revenues from advertisement sales.

“We have developed a huge database with over 10,000 generic drugs and over 30,000 branded drugs,” Raghuvir Vedantham, President and Chief Executive Officer, has said.

Other features

Showcasing its features, he said “the firm could quickly remove names of the drugs that are banned. We can also track the drugs by their batch numbers, facilitating recall of drugs of specific batches,” he said.

The firm, whose Indian arm made revenues of ₹8.5 crore last year, is in the process of roping in doctors and drug stores onto the network.

“We target to add 25,000 doctors to the network by the end of the year,” he said.

The firm, whose India headquarters in Hyderabad, has about 265 employees, including 100 from partner services.

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