Hackathon build Pharmacy in Your Pocket
Prescriptions and the medicines you buy yourself in one place, with plain-English interaction flags. Started at a hackathon, finished afterwards.
At a glance
- Organisation
- Pharmacy in Your Pocket
- When
- 2026
- What it was
- Hackathon build
- Deliverable
- Clickable PWA prototype and demo film.
Tools
- React
- TypeScript
- PWA
The challenge
People mix NHS prescriptions with over-the-counter medicines and nobody sees the whole picture.
What I did
- Designed the mobile app at the hackathon
- Built it out afterwards into a working 11-screen prototype
- Kept it legally careful: no graded risk levels, 'not medical advice' throughout
- Produced a 65-second demo film
Outcomes
- Working prototype with mocked data
- Demo film
The demo
Read the narration
- Taking a few different medicines? Pharmacy in Your Pocket keeps them all together, in one place.
- Sign in with Face ID, and your NHS prescriptions are already there.
- Add the ones you buy yourself, too — private and over-the-counter, side by side.
- Adding one takes seconds. Scan the barcode on the box, and the details fill themselves in.
- Or simply type it in, like ibuprofen from the supermarket.
- Before it’s saved, it’s checked against everything else you take. Ibuprofen and Ramipril can interact, so you’re told straight away, in plain English.
- Each one is explained simply: what it may affect, and where the information comes from — ready to talk through with your GP.
- When you see your GP, share it all: a clear summary, a ready-made PDF, or a QR code they can scan.
- And your NHS record keeps itself up to date, or you can sync it yourself, any time.
- Pharmacy in Your Pocket. Every medicine, in one place.
What it looks like
Skills used
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