The Pill That Reminds You When It's Time to Take Your Next Dose
The Independent
August 14, 2010
A new era of "intelligent medicines" is heralded today with the disclosure that the NHS is about to begin trials of pills that contain a microchip, reminding patients when to take them...
If successful, the system could improve patients' well-being while reducing costs by avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions...
Research suggests that between a third and a half of patients do not take their medicines as instructed, leading to worse health, more hospital admissions and wasting $290bn (£186bn) a year in the US, according to a report by the New England Healthcare Institute published last year...
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