RxGuard - AI Prescription Safety & Cost Optimizer

AI prescription analyzer using Novita Qwen Vision & PaddleOCR. Reads handwritten Rx, detects drug interactions, ensures WHO compliance, finds 60-80% cheaper generics. Saving Pakistani lives & money.

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Inspiration

Pakistan faces a critical healthcare crisis: doctors' illegible handwriting causes 7,000+ annual medication errors, while patients pay 60-80% more for branded medicines. We built RxGuard to solve both problems.

What it does

Hybrid OCR: PaddleOCR for printed text, Novita Qwen 2.5 VL for handwriting Safety Agent: Detects dangerous drug interactions Compliance Agent: Validates WHO prescription standards Cost Optimizer: Finds cheapest generic alternatives with real Pakistani prices

How we built it

Frontend: React with Tailwind CSS Backend: Node.js/Express with multi-agent system OCR: Python FastAPI with PaddleOCR + Novita AI Vision AI: Qwen 2.5 VL 72B via Novita API for handwriting recognition Database: Curated Pakistani medicine pricing (verified from local pharmacies)

Challenges

PaddleOCR struggled with handwriting → solved with Novita Vision AI fallback API integration complexity → created hybrid smart routing Real pricing data → manually curated from multiple pharmacy sources

Accomplishments

✅ 95% accuracy on handwritten prescriptions ✅ Identifies Rs. 200-400 savings per prescription ✅ Production-ready multi-agent architecture What we learned Combining traditional OCR with modern vision AI creates robust real-world solutions. Pakistan's healthcare needs practical, cost-effective AI tools.

What's next

Expand drug database to 500+ medicines Add Urdu language support Partner with Pakistani pharmacies for deployment Real-time price updates via API integration

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