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According to management information systems student Yahya Iqelan, 21, who leads the team of three students, Dwak was devised after his sister and fellow team member Fatima, 24-year-old pharmacy student, highlighted the problem of non-adherence to drug prescriptions.
They conducted a research which identified incorrect use of prescription medication as a worldwide issue that in the US alone this problem led to an estimated 125,000 premature deaths each year. It also places a greater strain on healthcare funds, with one out of every 10 hospital cases being due to the patient not following medication guidelines.
"Quite simply, people can get sicker and even die because they do not take medicine correctly," Iqelan told Khaleej Times. "We realized there should be a way for people to have automatic reminders to take their medicine, ask questions and even make sure their medication is refilled when needed. That led us to develop Dwak," she added.
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The app they created is designed to send automatic reminders to users every time they need to take a tablet or a dose of medicine, keeping them in line with the prescribed medication regime and preventing the potential health consequences of incorrect use.
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