e-prescription writing software

The cost to consumers for medicines has always been a matter of concern. Most of the people in our country consume, on an average, INR 100 value of medicines. With condition and severity of the disease, the amount spent on medicine per person can vary anywhere between INR3,000 to INR10,000 per month. The government has, therefore, amended a legal framework that asks the doctors to prescribe generic medicines. Any medical practitioner, who does not follow the same will have to face legal consequences, which may also include going behind the bars. The matter of concern here is, for doctors, who are habitual in writing prescriptions by brands may find a bit of hurdle to write generic medicines on the very first attempt. The ideal solution for this use of specialised prescription writing software that automatically prompts for generic drug details. As we all know, a generic drug is a medicine on which patents are expired. They are either sold as branded or unbranded products under ...

“ Healthy Children build a Stronger Nation” This is not just a slogan that we frequently quote during observing Children’s week. This slogan becomes very much important when we get ready to bring holistic upliftment of the state and status of child care in the world. Shockingly, according to an Institute of Medicine report approximately 7,000 paediatric deaths occur every year from preventable medication errors. This has called for an increasing consideration towards paediatric medication safety to be taken by the medical fraternity so that we can achieve the essence of the above-mentioned slogan. As a matter of fact, it is more evident that paediatric patients are more susceptible to medication errors. The reasons vary, which include difference in the physical and social approach, the necessity for perfect patient-specific dosing. Another important consideration in paediatric medication is weight-based drug calculation for the patients. Common errors are noticed in prescriptions...