On the occasion of National Doctors' Day, let us take you through some healthcare apps and websites which are satisfying the needs of the patients as well as the doctors.
There’s a variable swath of free and premium Medical applications available, some of which permit you to better comprehend pharmaceuticals while others work to analyze your symptoms and prep you for an unanticipated restorative crisis.
Few of them are as follows:-
1mg
1mg allows you to know more about the medicines prescribed to you. This includes any possible side-effects or substitutes.
The app maintains a sizeable record of 1,00,000+ medicines. Substitutes can even be 90% cheaper than what you have been prescribed!
You could also order Allopathic medicines, Homeopathic pills, Cancer and other Speciality drugs via the app and earn up to 15% discounts. The ordering service is currently available only in Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Noida. You could also book diagnostic tests and save around 30%.
MediSafe
MediSafe is a pill reminder and meds management app. It’s simple and effective. One can add and track the progress of a medication here in a jiffy. The app will not only remind you when to take your medicines, it will also send alerts to your family member or caretaker in case you forget to check in. That will make sure they remind you, and never miss a medication ever again.
Advancells – making stem cell therapy affordable
Transfiguring the face of medicine, Advancells was established in the year 2013. Delving in the field of stem cell therapies, the company has been futuristically conceptualist to further modern medicine.
Advancells is headquartered in Noida and has representative offices in Bangladesh and Australia. Breaking the stereotype regarding stem cell companies that most often offer arrangements for stem cell banking, this is one of the few organisations in the country that focuses the therapeutic usage of stem cells for a variety of life threatening and life style diseases.
Advancells also works on writing protocols for partner doctors and hospitals which they can use for treating the patients using regenerative medicine . Advancells is a GMP compliant research and processing center that works on different cell lines from various sources such as Bone Marrow, Adipose Tissue, Dental Pulp, Blood, Cord Tissue etc.
PharmEasy
PharmEasy not only helps patients and their care-takers connect with the local medicine shops but also offers free sample collection service for diagnostic tests by authorised phlebotomists.
The startup claims to ensure that medicines are delivered within six hours of prescription validation by a licensed pharmacist. The app also has an in-built dosage reminder for users. Further, in case a patient does not have a prescription, the PharmEasy team connects with him/ her and provides a valid prescription. The firm has tied up with nearly 700 doctors across India.
Practo
What started in 2007 as a SaaS platform for doctors has, over the past 10 years, evolved into a one-stop destination for appointments, consultations, health records, insurance, and ordering medicines online. With a team of over 1,500 people, the Bengaluru-based health-tech company is today active in 38 Indian cities, and in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Brazil. With over 1,00,000 doctors supporting the massive scale of operations, Practo currently caters to 25 million patients every year.
Blood Pressure (My Heart)
This one helps keep your blood pressure in check and deal with hypertension. One can use the app to store and analyze blood pressure measurements. It also generates ancillary information which can be directly sent to the doctor via auto-generated reports.
However, don’t make the mistake of believing that the app can measure your blood pressure. You’ll still need the pressure gauge for that.
Lybrate
The Delhi-based startup helps patients find doctors near their location,and connect with them instantly. Founded by Saurabh Arora and Rahul Narang in 2013, Lybrate helps patients communicate with a network of doctors, while keeping their anonymity intact. Born out of the need to eliminate the practice of chemists and pharmacists prescribing wrong medicines to patients, Lybrate has over 1,00,000 doctors across different specialisations connected with its service, providing instant support to patients over phone or through appointments.
MUrgency
Mumbai-based MUrgency is a healthcare mobile app that connects people who need emergency responses with qualified medical, safety, rescue, and assistance professionals.
On the supply side, MUrgency acts as an aggregator bringing together varied emergency services, including doctors, nurses, paramedics, ambulances, and first-aid assistants, all on one platform.
On the demand side, users can call for emergency medical response and assistance with just one tap on the mobile app.
