Pillbox is a tool for rapidly identifying unknown pills. It combines high-resolution images of tablets and capsules with FDA-approved appearance information (imprint, shape, color, etc.) to enable users to visually search for and identify an unknown substance.
This is a great tool for poison control, doctors, or anyone who is trying to identify drugs based on pictures and/or descriptions.
Best of all, all the data is public domain and they’re building an API, which will allow other companies to build tools on top of it.
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