October 8, 2009
Pill Bottle Cap Sends SMS: Take your Meds
New pill bottle caps that connect to AT&T Inc.'s wireless network may soon remind you to take your meds. The State.com reports.
If the bottle isn't opened at the appointed time, the cap and night light start blinking to remind the owner to take the medication. If that doesn't serve as enough of a hint, they start playing jingles as well. If the bottle stays unopened, the night light will send a message to Vitality's system, which can then place an automated phone call or send a text message with a reminder.
A price for the new system hasn't been disclosed. Vitality hopes insurance and drug companies will get on board with the system and cover the cost.
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Related: - SIMpill: Medication reminders via SMS - A wireless monitoring and support service for patients on chronic medication sends an SMS to the central server when the pill bottle is opened - allowing to check against a database that the incoming SMS is within the appointed time tolerance set for the patient, or should no message be received, the server can produce a number of responses such as sending a reminder to the patient's handset, a family member, or a healthcare professional.
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