Pharmacists’ advice
on the box…
Piktocare provides pharmaceutical label stickers, specially designed and validated to communicate information about the correct use of medicines, in an easy, fast and broad way for pharmacists and a simple, attractive and effective way for patients.
Pharmacists’ advice
on the box…
Piktocare provides pharmaceutical label stickers, specially designed and validated to communicate information about the correct use of medicines, in an easy, fast and broad way for pharmacists and a simple, attractive and effective way for patients.
INNOVATIVE MEDICINES’ LABELING SERVICE
Pictograms solution for pharmaceutical care
Our innovative medicines’ labeling service offered to pharmacies, consists of (a) sets of colorful pharmaceutical label stickers – pictograms, (b) pop-up prompt computer driver software for individual drug labeling and instructions and (c) labeling database updates based on drugs’ active substances and their form most important properties.
INNOVATIVE MEDICINES’ LABELING SERVICE
Pictograms solution for pharmaceutical care
Our innovative medicines’ labeling service offered to pharmacies, consists of (a) sets of colorful pharmaceutical label stickers – pictograms, (b) pop-up prompt computer driver software for individual drug labeling and instructions and (c) labeling database updates based on drugs’ active substances and their form most important properties.
Facilitating pharmacists to improve pharmacotherapy
Τhanks to many years of pictograms’ research, literature reviews and scientific studies, patients receive and hold short, clear and reliable information about action, reception, precaution, interaction and support, while pharmacists contribute broadly in increasing proper use of medicines, improve pharmacotherapy and enhance their role as an effective patient awareness, education & communication channel.
ACTION
RECEPTION
PRECAUTION
SUPPORT
The Piktocare story
Up to 50% of medicines prescribed for long term conditions are taken wrong. Low adherence rates are problematic in most chronic diseases. European population is ageing rapidly. This is the situation that Piktocare was created to face by enhancing the knowledge of patients on their drug treatment, preventing / detecting / resolving pharmacotherapeutic issues and improving patients’ standard of living.
2004
Idea of pictograms’ medicines labeling. Development of the concept. Start of the research.
2011
Market demand research. International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) cooperation.
2013
The first pilot in pharmacies
2014
Obtaining registered design rights. Royal Pharmaceutical Society (UK) support and recognition.
2015
Establishment of Piktorex company. Private and public funding.
2016
Validation studies in pharmacies.
2017
Usability research in pharmacies. Service introduction in Poland.
2018
Piktorex business development partnership with GET2WORK.
2019
Service introduction in Greece.
2020
SY.F.A.K. becomes distributor and reseller in Crete and Dodecanese Islands.
2021
“Best in Pharmacy Awards”: Platinum award for “Best Sales and Training” and Gold or “Pharmaceutical care training and support”.
2022
“Pharmaceutical Market Excellence”: Gold Awards for “Innovative services in pharmacies” and Silver for “Pharmacists Training & Scientific Programs”.
2023
“Pharmaceutical Market Excellence 2023”: Gold Award for “Pharmacy Support Services”
Benefits
Piktocare is based on scientifically validated colorful pharmaceutical labels (pictograms), individual drug labeling system meeting requirements of EU Medical Device Directives and study results:
90% patient satisfaction, 23% adherence improvement, 16% increased number of visits to pharmacy
- Ensures the professional and scientific qualification of pharmacists
- Introduces innovative customer experience by modernizing dispensing practices
- Enhances patient communication, engagement and trust
- Supports reliable information flow through pharmacy’s full staff
- Increases customer satisfaction and loyalty on pharmacy
Patients upon request receive on the medicines’ boxes short, clear and effective information on pictogram format (colorful label stickers) regarding their drug treatment, such as:
- proper use of medicine
- efficient storage
- important precautions
- serious interactions with other ingredients, drinks or food
- key information about taking the medicine
By following pictograms’ instructions, reminders and alerts patients reduce potential misuse of the medicine, enhance the effectiveness of their given pharmacotherapy and increase their prevention against harmful health effects.
- Effectively supports patients on their pharmacotherapy management
- Improves drug treatment adherence of patients
- Enhances medicines’ safety
- Boosts efficient patient awareness, education and communication through pharmacies
- Provides added value and extended user experience to patients in drug treatment
Our mission and vision
Promote pharmaceutical care at the highest level and take care of every single patient in the process of drug treatment.
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