MementoMed Price Tracker

This project, 'MementoMed Price Tracker,' aims to address the often opaque and fluctuating costs of healthcare consumables and medications for individuals. Drawing inspiration from the 'E-Commerce Pricing' scraper, we'll build a system that programmatically fetches price data for specific health-related items (e.g., common prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, basic medical supplies like bandages or thermometers) from various online pharmacies and retailers. The 'Memento' influence comes into play in how users can set price alerts for items they regularly purchase or anticipate needing, essentially creating a 'memory' for price fluctuations. Users can input a list of desired items, and the system will continuously monitor their prices. When a price drops to a user-defined threshold or within a certain percentage of its historical low, the user receives an alert. This allows individuals to make informed purchasing decisions, potentially saving significant amounts of money on recurring health expenses.

'Nightfall' provides a subtle thematic resonance by highlighting the need for proactive planning and awareness in a complex system. Just as the characters in 'Nightfall' dealt with unexpected environmental changes, individuals in 'MementoMed' can proactively manage their health-related expenditures. The implementation would involve web scraping libraries (like Beautiful Soup or Scrapy in Python) to extract data from pharmacy websites, a database to store historical price data, and a simple alert mechanism (email or SMS notifications). The niche aspect lies in focusing specifically on health-related items, a category where price transparency is often lacking and can have a direct impact on personal well-being. The low-cost implementation stems from leveraging open-source tools and cloud-based, affordable hosting solutions. The high earning potential can be realized through a freemium model: a basic version offering limited item tracking and alerts, with a premium subscription unlocking unlimited tracking, historical data analysis, and perhaps even partnerships with pharmacies for exclusive discounts or a small affiliate commission on purchases made through the platform. This empowers individuals and provides a valuable service in an essential domain.