MediLens

Your jack of all trades for medicine troubles. Don't go googling medicine for their use. Grab them, scan them, and MediLens will tell you everything from usage to nearby pharmacies.

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Inspiration

We built MediLens to help people understand medicines easily. Many users find medicine labels and prescriptions difficult to read, so we created an AI-powered solution that makes medicine information simple and accessible.

What it does

MediLens scans medicine labels using OCR, extracts the text, and uses AI to explain dosage, uses, side effects, precautions, reminders and possible drug interactions in simple language.

How we built it

We developed MediLens using Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, SQLite, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, EasyOCR, and the Gemini API to combine OCR and AI for medicine analysis.

Challenges we ran into

We faced challenges with OCR accuracy, different medicine packaging formats, and integrating AI responses while keeping the application fast and reliable.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We successfully built a working application that combines OCR and AI to provide clear and useful medicine information through a simple interface.

What we learned

We learned full stack web development, OCR integration, AI API integration, database management, and how to build a complete project under hackathon deadlines.

What's next for MediLens

We plan to add multilingual support, improved OCR accuracy, a mobile app, and more advanced drug interaction analysis.

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