Mr. Suleiman a 28 years old asthmatic patient was prescribed amlodipine for a newly diagnosed angina, but his pharmacist dispensed propranolol as a substitute, Mr. Suleiman upon taking the medication experienced a severe asthmatic attack that almost caused his life.
This is an example of harm in health care experienced by one in four (1in4) patients according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
TideRx, a health-tech startup offers an integrated e-prescription system that connects doctors (prescribers) in Nigeria to community pharmacies for increased healthcare collaboration.
Prescribers can generate and transmit prescriptions securely to community pharmacies, enabling community pharmacists to carry out intervention in real-time, improving patient medication safety, reducing the cost of care, and patient’s journey time.
Our revenue model is subscription-based with participating pharmacies paying a monthly fee to use our platform. The Nigerian pharma market size is $4B.