SMART IDENTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION OF DRUGS IN MEDICAL PHARMACY USING IOT

Abstract

We did not realize as human beings that the devices around us can communicate with us and communicate with them this is called the Internet of Things(IoT). The IoT is multiple physical objects that communicate using the internet, allowing sending and receiving of data.

IoT has its uses that expand to all areas of life, right from waking a person from sleep to putting them back to sleep. IoT has a lot of uses in the field of medicine. Every manufactured medicine is effective only for a particular duration that is already mentioned while we purchase. Medicine that a patient uses becomes fatal when consumed after the date of expiry.

The pharmacist often needs more time to make sure that each package of the medication is effective and not expired. Mistakes may occur because of improper storage of the drugs, not checking the expiration date of the medicine, which leads to the distribution of expired medicines to consumers, which leads to many problems. The chemical composition of the drug may change instead of being lifesaving, turn into a deadly poison.

Our study aim is to create an IoT device that Contributes to identifying the dispensing of expired medicines by showing notices that alert the pharmacist that the medicine is ineffective, and thus may increase the verification in a short time for the pharmacist and will contribute to improving the reputation of the pharmacy.