Built by a Pharmacist Who Wanted Drug Names to Stick

The idea for DrugSpot came from Ashley Anderson, a clinical pharmacist with more than 20 years of experience — in her own words:

After decades of noticing the struggle to memorize generic drugs and brand names among my friends and coworkers who were studying to become pharmacy technicians, I thought there must be a way to make this easier. I began with writing songs about the Top 200 drugs, creating lyrics to learn drug classes or suggesting acronyms. But none of it stuck.

I began exploring gamified learning. Personally, I've always found brain teasers and written puzzles to be fun for all ages. When my long-time friend Andrew reached out to ask if I might have any educational app ideas, I told him what had been brewing in my mind and he made that app idea come to life!

— Ashley Anderson, R.Ph., MBA

That hunch became the core of DrugSpot: word search puzzles, spaced repetition flashcards, and multiplayer challenges that turn hundreds of drug names into something you actually want to study.