Med Time Technology has teamed up with Rexam Plastics, a US-based manufacturer of plastic prescription vials, to offer The Pill Timer, a packaging solution, to help patients take medication on time.
The Pill Timer is a form of medication management system built into a prescription vial cap designed to be programmed by a pharmacist.
Rexam Pharma and Med Time said that The Pill-Timer is easy to use and dosage times may be designated by the pharmacist or patient.
The Pill Timer incorporates 100 medication commands and audio and visual alerts, the LCD screen flashes if dosage is missed and presents vital pre and post medication Information.
Additionally, The Pill Timer also has a built in hourly reminder alarm that is expected to activate every hour after a dosage has been missed.
Rexam sales director Mike Vanderpol said that the strategic alliance enables customers to help patients with chronic illness and life threatening diseases by managing a medical condition with proper medication management.
Med Time CEO Shendale said the goal of Rexam was to select a partner who could supply a single, harmonised platform that presents interactive medication alerts.
The Pill Timer co-creator Craig Schreiber said that pharmacists will be able to dispense prescription medicine in vials the pharmacist programs to remind patients to take their medication. The prescription closures beep and flash when it’s time.
Rexam Pharma and Med Time stated that The Pill Timer addresses the serious problem of poor medication management and adherence, a principal cause of treatment failure, adverse drug events, and emergency room visits, hospital readmissions due to careless or neglectful over dosing or under dosing of medicine.