Ranchi Diary | AI-powered portal to check misuse of meds

To curb the misuse of medicines as intoxicants and monitor their unauthorised sale, the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Jharkhand, in collaboration with the state Drug Control Department, has developed an AI-powered portal to track the entire supply chain of medicines, from manufacturers to patients. The portal will enable real-time monitoring of medicine stocks, purchases and sales. It will generate automatic alerts in cases of unusually large-volume transactions, allowing drug control officials to track suspicious supplies. Another key feature is that the platform can also be accessed by drug control departments in other states.