Vitality Launches AT&T Connected Pill Bottle Caps on Amazon

Healthcare Packaging
February 1, 2011

Vitality, Inc. and AT&T* announced today that AT&T wirelessly connected Vitality GlowCaps are now available on Amazon. The intelligent pill caps are designed to help patients take medications regularly by sending reminder calls, weekly email reports and monthly updates sent to your physician...

Each year millions of people fail to take medications as prescribed by their physicians; the World Health Organization estimates that adherence to daily medication averages 50 percent for those suffering from chronic diseases. Numerous studies demonstrate that poor-adherence reduces the effectiveness of medications, jeopardizes patient health, and increases health care costs. Recent research, including work by the New England Healthcare Institute, calculates the costs resulting from non-adherence at $300 billion annually.

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