Medication Database — QRmed

With QR code scanning, QRmed enables users to verify the authenticity of medicines.

720K medication packages were scanned

-70% decrease in medication-related incidents and errors

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Objective

To create an application that would easily scan medication packaging and show detailed information about the specific medicine. In order to avoid allowing falsified medicinal products to be sold and reach patients through the legal supply chain.

Solution

According to Directive 2011/62/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on protection against counterfeiting of drugs in the EU, protection is carried out by applying a special unique number on the packaging of medicines. It makes it possible to distinguish the falsified medication from the original preparation.

SDH team developed an application that scans a drug packaging using a mobile phone's camera or by entering a GTIN and a package batch number manually. The database shows a user complete information about the drug if it is genuine.

QR code scanning

DataMatrix applied to every medication package can be scanned by hovering a phone camera in the application. Also, a user gets a unique numeric combination of the drug.

Search by unique identifiers

Information on identity, history or source of the drug can also be found by entering GTIN and the batch number of the package manually in the search bar.

Drug information database

The app contains information on all genuine and registered the-country medicines, with a note on whether a certain drug is in commerce or has already been removed from sale.

Medication information

A user is provided with the following information of the scanned medication: registration date and its expiration, date of issue, INN, trade name of the drug and its pharmaceutical form, active ingredients, and a photo of the medicine packaging.