📖 How to use Chitti MedUPI
Six simple steps. Every box can be read aloud — tap the 🔊 on any card. Prefer a guided tour? Tap 🎬 Demo Mode in the header.
- 📷Step 1 — Scan or type. On the Scan tab, point the camera at a medicine strip, upload a photo / prescription, or just type or speak the name.
- 💊Step 2 — Compare & save. The Compare tab shows same-composition equivalents, the Jan Aushadhi price, and how much you save — with a risk colour for every option.
- 👨👩👧Step 3 — Add your family. In Family Wallet, add Mother, Father, Spouse, Child — one wallet each. Chitti tracks spend and savings per person.
- 🔔Step 4 — Set reminders. Refill before you run out, expiry before you throw away, daily dose pings. For elders, Chitti can phone and speak the reminder aloud.
- 🏥Step 5 — Find Jan Aushadhi. On the Jan Aushadhi tab tap “Find near me” for the closest government store — address, hours, phone and a map link.
- 🛡️Step 6 — Check cover & learn. Check Ayushman / CGHS / ESI coverage on the Insurance tab, and read the plain-English basics on the Learn tab.
🌐 Change language any time from the selector at the top-right — the whole page follows. 🎤 Most actions also work hands-free by voice, and every result is read aloud for you.
📷 Scan a medicine
Camera, gallery, prescription, or just speak the name. Chitti reads brand + composition + strength.
Type a medicine name above, scan a strip with the camera, or upload an image. Chitti will read the result aloud.
📄 Prescription Decoder LIVE
Upload your full prescription. Chitti reads it with DeepSeek vision, extracts every medicine + dose + frequency + follow-up date, and auto-creates the right reminders. Use the Chitti Health File tab to upload prescriptions directly into a family member's profile.
Wired today: upload a prescription on Chitti Health File → DeepSeek vision extract → medicines + follow-up + dose reminders auto-spawned → Phase B-4 worker fires them on schedule.
💊 Same-composition equivalents LIVE
Strict matching engine: same molecule + same strength + same dosage form ONLY. Never therapeutic alternatives. Wired via
/api/medupi/alternatives on every scan + every name search.Example — this is what you see on every scan:
Scanned: Crocin 650
Composition: Paracetamol 650 mg Tablet
Equivalent options:
• Jan Aushadhi Generic → ₹8 LOW RISK
• Dolo 650 → ₹20
• Calpol 650 → ₹22
Potential savings: Up to 70%
Nearest Jan Aushadhi: 1.2 km away
⚠️ Same composition. Confirm with your doctor / pharmacist before switching.
🛡️ Risk Classification LIVE
Every alternative shown is colour-banded by risk. HIGH-risk meds (antibiotics / cardiac / diabetes / BP / psychiatric) trigger a stop-and-think prompt.
HIGH RISKHIGH
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Antibiotics, cardiac, diabetes, BP, psychiatric, anti-cancer, thyroid, anticoagulants. Limited alternatives + STRONG warning. Always ask doctor.
MEDIUM RISKMED
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Painkillers, fever, antacids. Normal output + mild disclaimer. Confirm with pharmacist.
LOW RISKLOW
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Vitamins, basic OTC. Full output with friendly tone — same composition, save money.
🛒 Optimised Cart Simulator LIVE
Drop your full monthly medicine list — Chitti returns the cheapest same-composition cart with monthly + annual savings.
Tip: add every monthly med — Chitti shows you total savings if you switch each line to the cheapest same-composition equivalent.
Add at least one line above and tap Calculate to see your monthly + annual savings.
🔀 Drug Interaction Check LIVE
Add the medicines a person takes together. Chitti checks a curated list of well-known interactions and explains the risk in plain language. It never diagnoses and never clears a combination as safe — always confirm with your doctor or pharmacist.
Add at least two medicines, then tap “Check interactions”. Chitti reads the result aloud.
⚠️ Information aid only — “no interaction found” does NOT mean a combination is safe. Always confirm with your doctor or pharmacist before taking medicines together.
🩺 Health File LIVE
Upload prescriptions, blood reports, MRI scans, insurance policies. Chitti reads them with DeepSeek vision, sets reminders, lets you ask "Wife ki diabetes ka history dikhao" in your language. AES-256-GCM encrypted at rest.
🪔 Merged into MedUPI 2026-05-23. The Health File workspace below is the same one as
chitti_health_file.html — same encrypted backend, same Golden Rule, same profile. Language + profile choice carries across via localStorage.
👨👩👧 Add a family member LIVE
Self · Mother · Father · Spouse · Child. One wallet per profile. Stored against your device — no signup needed.
💊 Log a medicine purchase LIVE
Captures the brand, what you paid, what the cheapest equivalent costs. Savings are calculated automatically.
📊 Your wallet — this month + last 12 months LIVE
Total spend, total saved, annual projection. Speaks the result aloud.
Add a profile + a purchase to see your savings.
👨👩👧 Family Wallet — preview LIVE
Per-member spend + savings + chronic meds. Refreshes from /api/medupi/family/wallet.
📈 Monthly Spend Report Coming Soon
Bar chart of last 12 months: spend (red) vs savings realised (green).
Coming soon — 12-month bar chart with rupee amounts + simple plain-English commentary ("You saved ₹3,400 this year — keep going").
🔔 Add a reminder LIVE
Refill · expiry · daily dose · doctor appointment. Browser notification when due. WhatsApp + Twilio voice channels wire next.
💊 Medicine Cabinet — Expiry Reminder P0
Every active expiry reminder, bucketed by urgency. ❌ EXPIRED / ⚠️ EXPIRING SOON (≤7d) / ⏰ EXPIRING (≤30d) / ✅ OK. Symbol + word label, never colour alone. Voice handoff via Chitti's read-aloud — daily scan runs 08:00 IST on the backend.
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🔔 Smart Reminders — channels Coming Soon
Browser push works today. WhatsApp, Twilio voice for grandparents-without-smartphone wire next session.
📅 Refill reminderSoon
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Get a ping ~3 days before your stock runs out, with the cheapest same-composition option pre-selected.
⏰ Expiry alertSoon
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Scans expiry date off the strip, pings you 30 days before — saves wastage and accidental ingestion.
💊 Dose reminderSoon
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Daily dose ping (morning / evening / bedtime) for chronic medicines.
🩺 Doctor appointmentSoon
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Reminder for next follow-up. Chitti speaks reminder aloud for elderly users.
📞 Voice-call reminderChitti Special
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Critical reminders trigger a phone call via Twilio. Chitti speaks. Reaches users without smartphones.
💬 WhatsApp reminderSoon
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India's most-used channel. WhatsApp Business API. Family member can also receive copy.
🏥 Find your nearest Jan Aushadhi LIVE
One tap. Geolocation + radius search. 11,000+ stores indexed.
Tap "Find near me" to use your phone's location, or type your state. Chitti reads the nearest stores aloud.
🏥 Jan Aushadhi Store Locator — preview Coming Soon
Map view, stock check, mobile vans — wires next session on top of the live "Find near me" engine above.
📍 Nearest storeSoon
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Geolocation + radius search. Returns address, hours, phone, distance.
🗺️ Map viewSoon
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All Jan Aushadhi stores within 5 km on a map.
📦 Stock checkSoon
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Is your medicine actually in stock at that store today? Phone-call check (or future API integration).
🚐 Mobile Jan AushadhiSoon
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Mobile vans schedule + stops near you (rural / Tier-3 reach).
📚 Why Jan Aushadhi works LIVE
Plain-English explanation for users who've never heard of generics.
Jan Aushadhi (literally "people's medicine") is a Government of India scheme launched in 2008. The medicines sold there are generics — same active ingredient, same strength, same dosage form, same CDSCO quality standard as the branded versions sold at regular pharmacies.
The price difference comes from marketing + brand cost, not quality. A ₹120 paracetamol box at a pharmacy can be ₹15 at Jan Aushadhi.
Chitti MedUPI's job: every time you scan a branded medicine, surface the Jan Aushadhi equivalent + the nearest store in one tap.
🛡️ Check if your medicine is covered LIVE
Type the medicine name, pick a scheme. Chitti looks up the therapeutic class and tells you (in plain Hindi or English) whether it's typically covered.
Type a medicine name to check coverage.
🛡️ Scheme reference Coming Soon
Quick reference cards. Receipt OCR and private-plan API integration wire next session.
🇮🇳 Ayushman Bharat (PM-JAY)Soon
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₹5 lakh per family per year. Empanelled-hospital medicine list.
🏛️ CGHSSoon
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Central Govt Health Scheme — for serving + retired Central Govt employees + dependents.
🏢 ESI SchemeSoon
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For workers earning under ₹21,000/month + dependents.
💼 Private health planSoon
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Add your insurer + plan — Chitti checks coverage list (when insurers expose API).
📑 Receipt OCR for claimsSoon
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Scan pharmacy bill, build a clean claim file (PDF) ready to upload to insurer.
🎓 Learn — medicine literacy LIVE skeleton
Plain-English (and Hindi) primers on what generics are, what NPPA does, what schedule H means, what to ask your doctor.
🟢 What is a generic?
A medicine with the same active ingredient as a branded version, made after the patent expires. Same CDSCO quality, far cheaper.
🟢 What is composition?
The active ingredient (salt) + strength + form. e.g. Paracetamol 650 mg Tablet. Two medicines with same composition are equivalent for that condition.
🟢 What is NPPA?
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. Sets ceiling prices for essential medicines. Anyone selling above ceiling is breaking the law.
🟢 Schedule H
Prescription-only medicines. You cannot legally buy these without a doctor's prescription. Chitti always reminds you.
🟢 Bioequivalence
Two medicines work the same way in your body if they have same composition + bioequivalence (≥80%). All Indian generics meet this standard.
🟢 5 questions to ask your doctor
"Can I switch to a generic?" "Is there a Jan Aushadhi version?" "What's the cheaper alternative?" "How long do I take this?" "What if I miss a dose?"
💬 Ask Chitti MedUPI Coming Soon
Live chat about medicine costs + composition + Jan Aushadhi. Same Anthropic-powered chat as Chitti Shares Learn tab — never gives medical advice, only education.
Coming soon — same chat infrastructure as Chitti Fundamentals "Ask Chitti Fundamentals". Per-user Anthropic key in localStorage. System prompt forbids any medical advice; only price + composition + Jan Aushadhi questions.
⚙️ Settings & Accessibility
Make Chitti MedUPI work the way YOU need it.
🌐 UI LanguageLIVE
EN / हिं
Toggle in the header. Translates tabs, buttons, disclaimer. Hindi voice for Chitti.
🔠 Large font modeSoon
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For elderly users. Doubles all text sizes + button heights.
📴 Offline modeSoon
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Top 200 medicines + their generics cached locally. Works without internet.
👥 Family sharingSoon
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Share your Chitti wallet view with a family member. Daughter can see mom's medicines + costs.
🎙️ Voice-only modeChitti Special
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Whole UI driven by voice — for blind users + low-literacy users. Chitti speaks every prompt.
🔐 PrivacyLIVE
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No selling personal health data. Encrypted at rest. ABDM-ready. DPDP Act compliant.
✨ Chitti MedUPI Special — what no other medicine app does
Tata 1mg, PharmEasy, NetMeds, Apollo 24|7 — none of them do these. Chitti's edge for Indian families.
🎤 Voice-driven everythingChitti Special
Speak the medicine name in Hindi or English. Chitti reads back the composition, alternatives, savings + nearest Jan Aushadhi — eyes-free.
🏥 Jan Aushadhi-firstChitti Special
Every scan surfaces the nearest Jan Aushadhi store + same-composition price by default. No other app makes this front-and-centre.
🛡️ Risk classification BEFORE alternativesChitti Special
High-risk medicines (antibiotics / cardiac / diabetes / psychiatric) trigger a stop-and-think prompt. No glib "switch to cheaper" on critical meds.
👨👩👧 Family WalletChitti Special
Multi-profile wallet — see exactly how much you saved across the family this month / year. None of the e-pharmacies show the SAVINGS, only spend.
📞 Phone-call remindersChitti Special
Critical refill / dose reminders trigger a phone call via Twilio. Chitti speaks aloud. Works for users without smartphones — reaches grandparents.
🌐 7 Indian languagesChitti Special
Hindi · Tamil · Bengali · Telugu · Marathi · Gujarati · Kannada — full audio + text. Tier-2/3 reach.
📅 Expiry scannerChitti Special
Scans expiry date off the strip + pings you 30 days before. Saves wastage + prevents accidental ingestion of expired meds.
🩺 Chronic Care projectionsChitti Special
"At your current pattern, your diabetes meds will cost ₹X over the next 5 years. Switching to Jan Aushadhi saves ₹Y." Long-term financial planning for chronic patients.
💬 Community price reportingChitti Special
Users report local prices — Chitti cross-verifies + flags pharmacies overcharging vs NPPA ceiling. Transparency across India.
🛡️ Insurance + Ayushman matchingChitti Special
Auto-checks if your medicine is on Ayushman / CGHS / your private list. None of the apps tell you upfront if you'd be reimbursed.
🤝 Family sharing with parent profilesChitti Special
Daughter can manage mom's medicines from her phone. Mom doesn't need to use the app. Bharat-realistic family setup.
🆓 100% free core + transparent affiliateChitti Special
Core functionality always free. Optional premium for chronic-care analytics. Affiliate links only when transparent — no hidden pushes.
