A medicine from another country? Scan it anyway
Moved country, travelled, or got a pack from a relative abroad? The box looks different and the name may not match what you know. Your medication tracker should still list it.
What helps
- 1Keep the original box.
- 2Note the active ingredient: it is usually the same across countries even when the brand name changes.
- 3Ask a pharmacist before swapping one medicine for another.
In short
Not sure what a foreign box is? Scan the barcode or photograph the pack. The app acts as a medication identifier for the packaging, finds the active ingredient and adds it to your medication list like any other medicine.
How Pharmacy Cabinet helps
- Scan the barcode or photograph the box.
- Medication information from the USA, UK, India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, France, Spain, Norway and Switzerland, with more being added.
- The app itself is shown in your language.
- Your medication tracker works the same for the medicines of every country.
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Photograph or scan a box and Pharmacy Cabinet fills in the details for you.
Not medical advice. Medicines with the same ingredient can differ between countries; confirm with a pharmacist.
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