Medication errors pose a significant threat to patient safety, being one of the most common mistakes made in treating patients. According to a report by the European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM), these errors are responsible for approximately 160,000 deaths a year in Europe alone. Errors can come from various factors, including poor communication, ambiguous drug names and inadequate patient history [eaasm.eu].
A promising solution to mitigate these errors is Pharmachat, an AI-based tool designed to help healthcare professionals in the prescribing process. By integrating advanced natural language processing and machine learning algorithms, Pharmachat analyzes drug SPCs so that it can quickly provide information on dosage, side effects, contraindications, and much more information needed for a secure prescription.
Impact of medication errors
Medication errors occur in several stages, from prescription and distribution to administration. The Pharmaceutical Journal highlights common prescribing errors, such as incorrect doses, inadequate drug choices, and the visualization of patients’ allergies or drug interactions.The Pharmaceutical Journal]. These errors not only endanger the health of patients, but also lead to significant economic costs of prolonging hospitalizations or purchasing other medicines.
How does Pharmacat help?
Pharmacat offers some key features that improve prescribing accuracy:
1.Real-time decision support: Pharmachat provides doctors with immediate feedback on potential drug interactions, contraindications and appropriate doses for medications they want to prescribe.
2. Updated information on drug dosing: Being a tool based on the processing of drug SPCs, Pharmachat quickly provides information on recommended doses, but also on how to administer medicines approved in Romania.
3. Drug interactions: Common errors are also speculated to be those related to drug interactions. When prescribing a medicine, it is important for your doctor to check how it interacts if the patient is taking other medicines. This is important to be able to prevent side effects from unsafe drug interactions.
Pharmachat is an advanced tool that is a safe and fast way to obtain up-to-date information from official sources. This platform provides information on both the recommended dosage, administration, adverse reactions, drug contraindications, and information on drug interactions.
Studies and reports demonstrate the effectiveness of such digital tools in reducing medication errors. For example, the implementation of electronic prescribing systems has been associated with a significant decrease in prescribing errors. A study cited by the Pharmaceutical Journal reported a 50% reduction in errors in hospitals that have adopted electronic prescribing systems [The Pharmaceutical Journal].
Pharmachat is a significant step forward in the fight against medication errors. By using AI and real-time data analysis, it provides critical support to health professionals, ensuring safer and more effective patient care.
Apollo AI Technologies is a Romanian company that contributes significantly to increasing the percentage of adoption of chatbots in the field of health. With a portfolio of products based on artificial intelligence, Apollo Technologies manages to provide essential tools in modern medical practice.
Products developed by Apollo AI Technologies are: diabeta, Pharmachat, Chat4Doc, HChat, IASGOBOT.
