Comet

Overview

The Comet is a software to help prescribe medicines. Comet is an intelligent solution to prescribe medication, quickly and safely, especially complex prescriptions.

Health System Challenges and Interventions

Challenge:

Drug prescription is tricky and becomes difficult in certain cases, particularly in patients suffering from several pathologies and the elderly in whom the risk of adverse effects and iatrogenic interactions are very frequent.

Intervention:

The Comet integrates three functions:

  • A complete, clear and concise database on the drugs available in Tunisia and Commercial information: Trade name, Dose, Price, CNAM ( National Health Insurance Fund ) and reference price, Scientific information: Indication, Dosage, Contraindications, Pregnancy and breastfeeding ..
  • Prescribing assistance in the form of expert software generating a warning in the event of incompatibility in the prescription:
  • Drugs interactions
  • Contraindications
  • Iterative and automatic updates of the database
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Health System Type
Countries implemented
Level of coverage
Implementing partners
Investing partners / donors
First year of implementation
2020
Client/patient group size
400
Operating System