Healthy Living
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Go with the glow: a handy way to remember your prescription
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It sounds simple enough. Your doctor gives you a prescription to
take one pill a day. But by day four, you realize you've
forgotten one of those daily doses. So do you take two pills? Call
the doctor? Wish you’d used the
Vitality GlowCaps system?
It’s estimated that half
a million people take at least one pill a day, and adherence is a
common issue. Busy parents, business travelers, seniors living
alone, and kids -- we all forget at some time or another. GlowCaps
can help you remember. These battery-operated caps fit standard
pharmacy vials (tightly), and when it's time to take your
medicine, the cap will glow for an hour. After that, a melody will
play for another hour as a gentle but persistent reminder. If you
still don’t get the message, Vitality’s system can initiate an
automated telephone call. GlowCaps can even remind you to order
refills from your pharmacy.
The issue of medication
adherence is a personal one for David Rose, CEO of Vitality and a
GlowCap user himself. He and his father (pictured here on the left)
depend on these Internet-connected pill caps and each other to
stick to their prescription regimen.
In today's busy world, who needs more to remember?
Buy Vitality Glowcaps medication reminder system
here..
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Posted by gazingaman Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:54am PDT
I can see all seniors living on social security and hog tied to a crappy Part D program rushing out and dropping $100.00 for this product. Get real!!!
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Posted by SHELLY Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:55am PDT
What an excellent idea, thank you.
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Posted by jd Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:55am PDT
why do u need to connect to the internet ?
why not have a timer and make it pulse ?
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Posted by Sara Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:55am PDT
I think it should have sound too.......what if you're in the other room??
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Posted by DrtyStv Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:55am PDT
Great idea, but price point is way to high. Should be around $35
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Posted by charles Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:58am PDT
I think this is a stupid idea the internet does not help with any of that. That's why the prescription bottles come with nurses, pharmists, and instruction labels right on the bottle to aid in anyway to prevent any problamatic situations
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Posted by Chad S Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:59am PDT
Nice, but.... how many old people have internet capabilities.
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Posted by Kevin m Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:59am PDT
yeah if i took pills in got that spun out of my mind every day I would need something to remind me to take the m to thats funnyest thing iv ever seen
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Posted by AIDA Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:59am PDT
I WILL LIKE TO BUY IT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE AD DRESS. IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME, I AM FORGETTING TO TAKE THE PILLS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. AIDA
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