Ausodhyatmika – The app will tell you about the pill you are popping

How many of us know the ingredients of the tablets we take, its side-effects or available alternatives across brands?

For those who want a quick reference, Krishnakant Tiwari, a software developer working in a private company in Bengaluru, has developed an android-based application ‘Ausodhyatmika’, which can be downloaded for free.

The application provides extensive details on about one lakh medicines, with details on chemical contents, price per unit, manufacturer, warnings and its side-effects. Mr. Tiwari spent a year carrying out a research on the subject.

“It all began when I was watching a report on a news channel on how an unholy nexus of some doctors and medicine manufacturing companies was looting people by selling/prescribing expensive medicine, while similar medicines were available in the market for cheaper. This prompted me to develop an application which would help educate the public,” he says.

Mr. Tiwari, however, makes it clear that his app only provides the details of medicines, but does not prescribe or recommend any medicine. He said the application is also useful for pharmacists to keep stock of medicines, and medical students as a source of information.

The ‘Ausodhyatmika’ app can be downloaded from Google play in android-enabled mobile phones. It will soon be available on iOS and Windows also.

Source: PTI

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