Electronic Medicines Compendium
The Electronic Medicines Compendium (emc) is a comprehensive digital platform that provides authoritative, regulator-approved information on licensed medicines. Used by both the general public and healthcare professionals, emc serves as a central source for patient leaflets, SmPCs, and prescribing data.
My Role & Approach
As a Product Designer, I worked on enhancing the end-to-end user experience with a focus on clarity, accessibility, and information hierarchy.
Key design priorities included:
Improving search and advanced filtering to help users find relevant medicines faster
Structuring dense medical documents into clear, navigable sections
Designing layouts that support both quick scanning and deep reading
Ensuring accessibility and readability for non-expert users
Maintaining a calm, trustworthy visual language aligned with healthcare standards
The Challenge
Medicine information is inherently complex, highly regulated, and critical to patient safety. The platform needed to balance several competing demands:
Supporting two very different audiences: patients and medical professionals
Making long, structured regulatory documents easier to navigate and scan
Enabling fast access to specific information such as contraindications, dosage, or side effects
Maintaining clarity, trust, and compliance without oversimplifying content
Scaling search and filtering across thousands of medicines and companies
Result
The Electronic Medicines Compendium transforms complex regulatory data into an accessible, reliable, and user-friendly platform, supporting safer medication use and informed decision-making for patients and healthcare professionals alike.