Appendix Lets Patients Get Prescriptions from Claude Without Ever Speaking to a Doctor
Appendix lets users have an AI agent draft a medical encounter, then routes it to a human physician for review and a prescription if warranted.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: X
Why it matters
Appendix is an early example of AI agents being pointed at regulated healthcare workflows, where the commercial opportunity depends on keeping a licensed human in the loop.
Benjamin Jack, MD (@bjackmd), an emergency room physician, said in a three-post thread on X that he has built Appendix, a service meant to turn Claude Code or another AI agent into the front end for a prescription visit.