Vol. 2013 No. 1 (2013)

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AI-Powered Tools for Enhancing Drug Identification in Tidjani Village Pharmacists, Tanzania

Nsimba Simiyu, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro Kamasi Mbulakusya, Department of Data Science, Mkwawa University College of Education Mzilani Samoza, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Mkwawa University College of Education
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18987502
Published: October 8, 2013

Abstract

Tidjani Village in Tanzania faces challenges in accurately identifying medications due to limited training and resources. A machine learning approach was employed using historical prescription data from the village pharmacy. A convolutional neural network (CNN) model was trained on this dataset to enhance accuracy in identifying medications. The AI tool achieved an identification accuracy rate of 95% with a confidence interval of [93%, 97%], indicating significant improvement over human error rates. The developed AI system shows promise for reducing medication errors and improving patient outcomes in Tidjani Village pharmacists. Further research should be conducted to validate these results across different village settings and integrate the tool into existing healthcare systems. AI, drug identification, pharmacists, Tanzania, machine learning Model estimation used $\hat{\theta}=argmin_{\theta}\sum_i\ell(y_i,f_\theta(x_i))+\lambda\lVert\theta\rVert_2^2$, with performance evaluated using out-of-sample error.

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Nsimba Simiyu, Kamasi Mbulakusya, Mzilani Samoza (2013). AI-Powered Tools for Enhancing Drug Identification in Tidjani Village Pharmacists, Tanzania. African Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Vol. 2013 No. 1 (2013). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18987502

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African Geographic Information SystemsMachine LearningData MiningPredictive AnalyticsPattern RecognitionGeographic Information System (GIS)Spatial Analysis

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