Adding medication details to a system without typing can be challenging if there is no code on its pack. Though there should be at least one type of code printed on the pack such as a barcode, some manufacturers still don't print any codes on their products. This leads to a tough workload for pharmacy technicians because they have to create new barcodes for such products. This repository includes a solution to detect drug details from the packagings, but some parts are removed until publishing a detailed article of this solution.
The solution includes use of:
- OCR
- Image pre-processing
- Fuzzy matching
- Spelling correction
The following is an example for the solution:
Input
Output
- Name: Flumox
- Dose: 1000
- Size: 15
- Type: tablets