Medication entry is pretty straightforward. Patients start by typing in a drug name.
Tag: medication compliance
DoseSmart Mobile App and Dispenser Makes Medication Adherence Easier
DoseSmart is a medication reminder device
CardioSmart Med Reminder app is a great resource for your patients
The ACC’s free Med Reminder app is an excellent choice to recommend to patients
Recent investments in health startup aim to bring “digital” pills to the mainstream
Proteus receives funding boost to make ingestible sensors embedded with pills standard.
Mobile phones helping to control AIDS in Uganda
Uganda is at the forefront of fighting AIDS in Africa. According to the article, Uganda has been widely praised for its effective AIDS policy, which saw condom use promoted and disease rates slashed from over 15 percent in the early 1990’s to less then half, at around 6 percent.One of the reasons for the decrease in disease rates is through the use of targeted educational campaigns that remind people to take their medication. Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) need a compliance rate of 95% or greater to have maxium effectiveness, so programs aimed at increasing awareness and medication adherence are driving the decrease in AIDs rates.
