Virtual Pharmacist Service Nominated for the 2012 European SME eHealth Competition

The Swedish virtual pharmacist service has been nominated for the 2012 European SME eHealth Competition which honors the best innovations within eHealth in Europe. With the support of the ICT for Health Unit at the European Commission, the best eHealth solutions of 2012 produced by small and medium enterprises in EU will be rewarded. Among the finalists is the world's first virtual pharmacist.

The virtual pharmacist is a robot with artificial intelligence that has been trained in self-diagnosis and self-treatment. The Virtual Pharmacist helps Swedish people choose the right over-the-counter drug for more than a hundred common self-treatable everyday ailments such as hemorrhoids, rashes and more. The robot's knowledge is dynamically updated from the quality-assured database Medicinera.se and the number of questions that the virtual pharmacist can answer to is increasing every day. The service is available on the Web as well as smartphones applications. The virtual pharmacist and Medicinera.se has been developed by Scandinavian Outcomes AB.

About Scandinavian Outcomes AB
Scandinavian Outcomes AB is a consultancy company dedicated to improve medication use and treatment outcomes with projects and services designed for the needs of doctors, patients and consumers.

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