It is not uncommon for a patient to forget to take their medication at their prescribed time intervals. For many patients, it is difficult for them to remember to take their medication or even remember if they have already taken their dosage. This problem of under or overdosing threatens the health of these patients. For seniors, approximately 1 out of 10 hospital admissions are because of incorrect use of medications. Not taking medication correctly or forgetting to take medication can have serious consequences, such as increased discomfort, inadequate disease prevention, and possibly death. Patients who forget to take their medication can jeopardize their health because their body is reliant on the prescribed medication to function properly.
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The current medication dispensing models on the market like, e-pill Medication Reminders, MedMinder, and Philip Automated Medication Dispensing Service have flaws and lack progressed technology. The basic dispensers do not provide a smart, app operating dispenser that will ensure people are taking medication safely. An app and advanced dispensor will allow people to save time in a worryfree mater. However, these models do not alert people to take their medication on any programmed app. The current models are more manual which could cause mistakes in dispensing the medication. The only technological aspect they provide is an alerting system and a regular dispensing process. Also, some models only allow medication to be dispensed on doctors orders. This type of technology means that patients would need a passcode to access the medication. However, a patient's health can be endangered if they are not able to remember a passcode. With most of these models, everything has to be set up with a doctor or caregiver, since the system is too complicated. Manually setting up a pill dispenser will increase the chance of human error. Also, this could make a patient feel like they have little control. Giving them a simple to use, Smart Pill Dispenser would make people feel more independent. Finally none of these models have a way to educate patients on the drug they are taking. For example, providing drug interactions and side effects in taking the drug. Most importantly, this sort of education could prevent people from overdosing and
The current medication dispensing models on the market like, e-pill Medication Reminders, MedMinder, and Philip Automated Medication Dispensing Service have flaws and lack progressed technology. The basic dispensers do not provide a smart, app operating dispenser that will ensure people are taking medication safely. An app and advanced dispensor will allow people to save time in a worryfree mater. However, these models do not alert people to take their medication on any programmed app. The current models are more manual which could cause mistakes in dispensing the medication. The only technological aspect they provide is an alerting system and a regular dispensing process. Also, some models only allow medication to be dispensed on doctors orders. This type of technology means that patients would need a passcode to access the medication. However, a patient's health can be endangered if they are not able to remember a passcode. With most of these models, everything has to be set up with a doctor or caregiver, since the system is too complicated. Manually setting up a pill dispenser will increase the chance of human error. Also, this could make a patient feel like they have little control. Giving them a simple to use, Smart Pill Dispenser would make people feel more independent. Finally none of these models have a way to educate patients on the drug they are taking. For example, providing drug interactions and side effects in taking the drug. Most importantly, this sort of education could prevent people from overdosing and