Getting patients to take their prescribed medication is an ongoing dilemma that physicians and family members struggle with. While doctors know there are proven results that would benefit their patients’ health, the patients have their own reasons why they don’t take their medications.
The two most common reasons they don’t – intentional and non-intentional adherence.
• Intentional non-adherence stems from people refusing to take their medication, whether due to lack of education, concerns about side effects, thinking it doesn’t really help them or costs.
• Unintentional non-adherence centers around patients basically forgetting to take their medication, having a communication barrier, misunderstanding the importance of taking the medicine or the difficulty in getting the medicine due to lack of transportation.
Here are 5 Smartphone apps for medication adherence – ¬with a list of special features for each:
MediSafe
MediSafe reminds you or your Med-Friend – a family member or caregiver – if you don’t check in.
• Synchronizes the family pillboxes in one place
• Gives you a check off list of medications that need to be taken daily
• Reminds you when you need a refill
• Creates a progress report that can be sent to your doctor
Dosecast
Dosecast gives you flexible ways to take your prescriptions, vitamins or other medications.
• Can be used by multiple patients
• Drug name, dosage, directions and notes appear in each dose reminder
• Tracks dose history and provides refill alerts,
• Shares information with your doctor and the pharmacy
Mango Health
Mango Health rewards you when you take your medications on time, and lets you earn points that unlock the chance to win real-world prizes.
• Schedules medication and supplements
• Checks to see if there are any drug interactions
• Lets you earn points when you take your medications on time
• The points give you chances to get gifts, like store gift cards
MedCoach
MedCoach helps you remember to take your medications and pills at the right time and day.
• Reminds you when it’s time to take your medications
• Logs the pills you took
• Connects to your pharmacy to refill prescriptions
• Creates a list of your medications for your doctor or health provider
Medi-Prompt
Medi-Prompt features dynamic scheduling which gives you a variety of ways to manage your medications.
• Reminds you when to take medication even if the app is closed
• Schedules all of your medications for each dose
• Sets up daily patterns based on dosage
• Warns you if you’re taking doses too close together or too many in a day
Source
http://www.imedicalapps.com/2013/10/medication-adherence-apps/
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