Design Brief 

Pharmacies are one of the most common entry points to the healthcare system but are often places where people experience confusion, long waits, and accessibility challenges. How might we raise new questions, analyze pain points, and offer new solutions to healthcare's oldest challenges? This speculative work offers new directions for the future of pharmacies.

 The Problem 

Our research found that patients hesitate asking medical questions at the counter due to fear of other patients overhearing. This leads to a poor understanding of health information, posing a threat to patient well-being.

 The Solution 

PharmAssist is a privacy pod for patients to have one-on-one consults with a pharmacist. It is modular and can be easily accommodated into the pharmacy it exists in, allowing both pharmacist and patient to converse in a private environment.