An application provides information on the adverse effects of each drug. Her name ? Goodmed. It was created in April 2022 by Bordeaux doctors within the start-up Synapse Medicinereports News Bordeaux.
The device is inspired by l’application Yukawhich allows, by scanning the barcode of a food product, to know its nutritional quality. “The objective is to allow everyone to have reliable and personalized information on the drug”explains Louis Létinier, medical director and co-founder of Goodmed.
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200,000 hospitalizations
Its designers noted that there was a significant technological delay concerning this public health issue. “According to a recent study, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized in France each year because of adverse drug reactions”, according to the manager. The application could therefore provide a solution to the problem.
The information available comes from the knowledge of the doctors and pharmacists of the start-up Synapses Medicinebut also documents from official sources such as the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM).
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A new study of @Reseau_CRPV shows that in 11.6% of cases, adverse drug reactions are due to inappropriate self-medication or drug misuse. Goodmed responds to this problem by facilitating access to reliable information on these pic.twitter.com/KJWHlV2amC
— Goodmed (@goodmedapp) May 23, 2022
A color code, from green to red
After downloading the application, you must enter your personal information such as your name, age, medical history, allergies, share your treatments or indicate the presence or absence of heart disease. After taking a snapshot of the medicine box, Goodmed will analyze the image and render its verdict according to a color code. Green means that there is, a priori, no risk to health, red, he warns of a potential danger.
“The objective is not for the patient to manage himself but rather to give him information and put him in contact with health professionals by warning him that such a drug can be dangerous for him. him, especially for those without a prescription”summarizes Louis Létinier.