Pharmagenie
Pharmagenie – Smart, Safe & Seamless Prescription Handling
Created on 25th May 2025
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Pharmagenie
Pharmagenie – Smart, Safe & Seamless Prescription Handling
The problem Pharmagenie solves
Pharmagenie is built to assist pharmacists and healthcare professionals in managing prescriptions more efficiently and safely. In many real-world settings, handwritten prescriptions are often difficult to read, increasing the risk of manual entry errors and incorrect medication dispensing. Pharmagenie uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to automatically extract text from prescription images, saving time and reducing human error. It also integrates with drug verification APIs like RxNorm to ensure that only recognized medications are processed. By digitizing the order management workflow, Pharmagenie not only makes prescription handling faster but also enhances accuracy and patient safety, making it a valuable tool for pharmacies, clinics, and healthcare centers.
Challenges I ran into
I encountered a problem where tesseract OCR wasn't recognized due to system path issues. After researching, I installed it correctly and updated the path in my code using pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd.
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Scientific Outcomes
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