Free prescription to digital record maker
Your prescription, kept and clear.
Paper prescriptions fade, get lost, and are written in shorthand. Photograph a printed one, or type it in, and get a tidy record of every medicine, dose and duration, with “1-0-1” and “BD” in plain words. Save it as a PDF for your files or your ABHA health locker.
It's a personal copy, not a prescription. Pharmacies still need the original.
- Free. No sign-up, no limit, no ads in the tool.
- Private. Your prescription never leaves this device.
- Checked by you. Nothing saves until you've checked every line.
Last updated · Built and checked by the Naked Compound Research Team · How we work
Make a record
Printed prescriptionsThe reader handles printed text. Handwriting usually can't be read, so type those in, and never guess a medicine or dose.
Sample prescription
Check it, then keep it.
Invented, to show how it works. Nothing here is medical advice.
A copy, not a prescription. Photos get misread: a wrong digit in a dose matters. Compare every line with the original before you save, and take any question about your medicines to your doctor or pharmacist. Don't change how you take a medicine because of this page.
Edit the details
Everything is editable. The record on the right updates as you type.
Medicines
The text we read
Doctor shorthand
What 1-0-1, BD and HS usually mean.
Indian prescriptions use Latin abbreviations and dose patterns. These are the common meanings the tool spells out. Doctors don't all write them the same way, and patient-safety groups list several of them as easy to misread, so if anything is unclear, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
| On the prescription | Usually means |
|---|---|
| 1-0-1 | One in the morning, none in the afternoon, one at night |
| 1-1-1 | One in the morning, afternoon and night |
| 0-0-1 | One at night only |
| OD | Once a day |
| BD / BID | Twice a day |
| TDS / TID | Three times a day |
| QID | Four times a day |
| HS | At bedtime |
| SOS / PRN | Only when needed |
| AC / PC | Before food / after food |
| STAT | One dose straight away |
| Tab / Cap / Syp | Tablet / capsule / syrup |
Add it to your ABHA
From paper to your health ID.
Your PDF goes into your ABHA health record through an official app. We can't upload it for you, and no website other than the government's own should ask for your Aadhaar or OTP. These guides walk you through it, using NHA's official steps.
Free on the official portal with Aadhaar OTP, or start with a driving licence and finish at a participating facility.
Read the guide → Step 2 Download your ABHA cardLog in with your Aadhaar, mobile or ABHA number and save the card as a PDF. Plus how to recover a lost ABHA number.
Read the guide → Step 3 Upload records to ABHALink hospital records, upload old papers to the health locker, and share with a doctor only when you choose.
Read the guide →What is Prescription to Digital Record?
Prescription to Digital Record is a free tool from Naked Compound that turns a printed or typed prescription into a tidy personal record. It lists each medicine with its dose, timing and duration, spells out shorthand such as 1-0-1, BD and TDS, and saves a PDF you can keep or upload to your ABHA health locker. It is not a prescription, and nothing is uploaded.
Is this a valid prescription?
No. It is a personal copy you make from your own prescription. Every page says so. Pharmacies need the original from your doctor, so keep it.
Do you see my prescription?
No. The photo is read inside your browser with the open-source Tesseract.js reader and is never uploaded. Nothing is saved on our side, and the record disappears when you close the tab unless you save the PDF or file yourself.
Can it read a handwritten prescription?
Usually not. The reader works on printed or typed prescriptions. For handwritten ones, type the details in yourself, and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you can't read something. Never guess a medicine name or dose.
How do I add this to my ABHA health record?
Save the PDF, then upload it in an official ABDM health record app such as the ABHA app or Aarogya Setu, through its health locker. Upload a photo of the original prescription too.
What do 1-0-1, BD and TDS mean?
1-0-1 usually means one in the morning, none in the afternoon and one at night. BD means twice a day, TDS three times a day, OD once a day, HS at bedtime and SOS only when needed. Doctors don't all use them the same way, so check with your doctor or pharmacist.
Is it free?
Yes. No account, no limit, and no ads inside the tool.