Thursday, October 30, 2025
SFDA Launches AI “Rasid” Service to Regulate Vacationers’ Drugs
The CEO of the Saudi Meals and Drug Authority (SFDA), Dr. Hisham bin Saad Al-Jadhaie, launched a brand new service referred to as “Rasid (Monitor)” throughout the World Well being Discussion board in Riyadh, held from October 27 to 30.
The principle purpose of this service is to make it simpler to observe restricted medicines that vacationers deliver with them and to resolve earlier challenges, resembling:
➤ Gradual inspection procedures,
➤ Drugs labeled in several languages, and
➤ Problem studying handwritten prescriptions.
The system robotically checks whether or not a traveler’s remedy matches their medical report or whether or not the quantity matches their prescription. It may well course of info in over 50 languages, finishing the verification rapidly and precisely.
Monitor is without doubt one of the key tasks from the SFDA’s “Cell” Synthetic Intelligence Laboratory, which was launched in February. The lab serves as a platform for creating and adopting AI-based options that improve innovation and enhance the effectivity of the Authority’s work.
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