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?
Vitality GlowCapsIt'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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