Errors in drug order entry or inappropriate prescriptions have endangered the health of patients in recent years. In some cases, the consequences have been fatal. This study therefore proposes a Content-Based Image Retrieval System which integrates image capture, media streaming and image retrieval technology to improve drug safety and public access to drug information. The system enables a user to quickly retrieve drug information by transmitting an image of the drug or its packaging via web camera for comparison with an image database. Hence, this system not only improves text-based drug identification, it also quickly provides accurate drug information to and from any location.