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Unused Medicine Redistribution

Collect unexpired unused medicines and route them to people who need them.

Intermediate16h2–3 people17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Unused Medicine Redistribution for pharmacies and ngos in ~16h with 2–3 people. Stack: Next.js + Postgres + Barcode scanner.

Why it wins: Healthcare equity and waste reduction.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Unused medicines are thrown away while others cannot afford them.
02 · Solution
Donors log medicines with expiry, pharmacists verify, and NGOs request by need with tracking.
03 · Build
  1. 1Model items
  2. 2Verify flow
  3. 3Match requests
  4. 4Track
04 · Demo
Donate a strip, verify it and match it to a request.

MVP checklist

  • Donation logging
  • Pharmacist verification
  • Requests
  • Tracking

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
PostgresRelational database
Barcode scannerBarcode scanning

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