PharmRight Introduces Livi - an Easy-to-use Home Medication Dispenser

PharmRight Corporation, a health care technology company based out of South Carolina, has introduced a new technology that deals with medication compliance and management in a novel way.

The Livi dispenser, which will be launched at the end of 2015, comes with a variety of advanced technologies that are controlled from the web and mobile phone-based management software.

The company says that the Livi dispenser will make scheduling and real-time monitoring of medications easy and convenient with its cloud-based applications.

The device can automatically dispense a 90-day supply of up to 15 different pills and supplements. If a dose is missed, the device will send text messages or email to caregivers.

The company says that getting started with Livi is easy and the device can also provide reminders for refrigerated items, creams, liquids and other medications.

Source: Medindia

Medication Compliance in Teen Diabetics may be Increased by Texting

Teen texting habits have been utilized by scientists to increase medication compliance in adolescent diabetes patients.

First Medical Device Cleared By Regulatory Authorities To Measure Medication Adherence

Proteus ingestible sensors embedded in smart pills can transmit data to skin-worn receiver patches that communicates to a smartphones via Bluetooth.

Tamper-Resistant Pill Dispenser Could Help Prevent Medication Misuse

The device is equipped with a fingerprint scanner to ensure that pills are dispensed only to the prescribed patient in correct dosages at the right time.

IdentRx: An Automated Medication-Verification Device with a 99.9% Error Detection Rate

It identifies all imprints, ensuring every single pill dispensed is the right drug given in the right dosage and quantity, and from the right manufacturer.

Anal Warts

Anal warts or genital warts are soft bumps caused by Human Papilloma Virus and are a sexually transmitted disease. Wart removal is done by surgical procedure or application of drugs.