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Your AI Drug Assistant

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AIDA uses an AI powered patent pending camera system to read drug vials and containers. AIDA is the world’s first barcode scanner replacement to quickly and accurately scan drug vials and other drug containers. AIDA can recognize barcodes and read the lot number and expiration dates on drug vials. AIDA uses a high resolution camera and AI algorithms to detect areas of interest on the drug vial. This allows AIDA to detect and decode barcodes on drug containers very fast, typically less than half a second.

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How AIDA Works

AIDA uses a camera to read drug vial barcodes, lot numbers and expiration dates. This is the process it uses:

  1. The user places the drug vial in the specially designed oval cutout on top of the touchscreen display.
  2. AIDA is always looking for a drug vial or container. When a drug vial is detected, the camera display appears on the screen with the objects AIDA has detected.
  3. AIDA searches for a barcode on the drug vial.
  4. After reading the barcode on the vial, AIDA attempts to read the lot number and expiration date from the drug vial. The operator may have to rotate the vial so that the lot number and expiration date become visible to the camera.
  5. After reading the lot number and expiration date, AIDA gives feedback to the operator by showing a green checkmark.

 

All of this typically takes less than one second!

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The AIDA Label

1. Drug Name: AIDA automatically uses Tall Man Letters for all drug names as specified by the FDA and ISMP.

2. Color Coded: AIDA colors the label as specified in ASTM D4774, which specifies 15 different color patterns to be used with different classes of drugs.

3. Dilution Indication: If the drug is diluted, then this is indicated on the label with the abbreviation DIL in a square.

4. Dosage: The dosage of the drug.

5. Date and Time: This is automatically set to the time the label was printed. (Either in 24-hour or 12-hour format)

6. Initials of the preparer: These are entered in once when starting to use AIDA for the day.

7. Green Checkmark: If AIDA checks the drug expiration date and lot number for recalls then a green check mark is printed on the label.

This is an AIDA label. The drug has not been diluted. The expiration date was not checked, and the drug was not checked for recalls:

This is an AIDA label. The drug has not been diluted. The drug has been verified by AIDA to not be expired, and it has not been recalled. This is indicated by the green check mark on the label:

This is an AIDA label. The drug has been diluted. This is indicated by the DIL abbreviation in the rectangle. The expiration date was not checked, and the drug was not checked for recalls:

This is an AIDA label. The drug has been diluted. This is indicated by the DIL abbreviation in the rectangle. The drug has been verified by AIDA to not be expired, and it has not been recalled. This is indicated by the green check mark on the label:

No Setup Required

How does AIDA automatically create a label with no setup?

AIDA goes through the following steps to create a label.

  1. AIDA scans the barcode on the drug vial and extracts the NDC Code. AIDA cross references with the FDA NDC directory, which contains details about the drug.
  2. AIDA gets the proprietary name for the drug, if it exists. AIDA will use the generic name if the proprietary name does not exist.
  3. AIDA edits the name in the following manner:
    Checks if the drug name is one of 160 drugs that the FDA and ISMP have designated to use Tall-man lettering. The capitalization of the drug name is changed to meet these requirements. If the name contains more than one word, AIDA determines if it is necessary to show these extra words on the label.
  4. AIDA determines the style and color of the label using information contained in the FDA NDC directory.
  5. AIDA creates the graphics for the label, adjusting the fonts so that the label looks good, regardless of the name length.

 

All of this takes less than one second!

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