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Beyond the Textbook: Three Months Modelling Drug Interactions for GoDavaii's AI

DEV Community·GoDavaii - Advanced Health AI·27 days ago
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Recently, I saw a headline about CARE Hospitals doctors pointing out that a persistent cough might signal undiagnosed asthma. It's a stark reminder of how seemingly simple symptoms can hide complex underlying conditions. Now, imagine adding multiple medicines into that equation - some prescribed, some over-the-counter, some traditional home remedies. The complexity isn't just about diagnosis; it's about what happens when those compounds meet in your body. I'm Pururva Agarwal, founder of GoDavaii, and I'm building an AI-powered health platform for families. This is Day 17 of our public sprint. People often assume that building a drug interaction checker is a straightforward data mapping exercise. Just input the drug names, pull interactions from a database, and you're done, right? Medical schools teach drug interactions in maybe a week. I spent three months, full-time, just modeling the underlying interaction graph for GoDavaii. That's not an exaggeration. Here's why.…

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