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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
James Tapper

DrugGPT: new AI tool could help doctors prescribe medicine in England

Hands of an older woman in a nubbly jumper holding a glass of water and two pills against a table with two jars of pills, a round pillbox and a dosette box with days of the week printed on its lids
‘Nonadherence’, where patients fail to take medication according to a doctor’s instructions, costs NHS England about £300m a year. Photograph: coldsnowstorm/Getty Images

Drugs are a cornerstone of medicine, but sometimes doctors make mistakes when prescribing them and patients don’t take them properly.

A new AI tool developed at Oxford University aims to tackle both those problems. DrugGPT offers a safety net for clinicians when they prescribe medicines and gives them information that may help their patients better understand why and how to take them.

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