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"Keeping up with when to take different medicines can be a chore, especially if you need to take something at the same time everyday.\nEnter MediSafe, a virtual pillbox that can remind you to take medicines at the right time. If you\u2019re responsible for someone -\u2013 for instance a child or elderly parent -\u2013 then you can also track their medications.\nThe app launched just a few months ago, and reports that users are taking pills on time 81% of the time. That\u2019s 31% higher than the World Health Organization\u2019s estimated average medication adherence rate of 50%.\nPart of its success comes in its reminder functionality, but accountability plays a huge role as well.\nIf your spouse, for instance, forgets to take his heart medication, then MediSafe might alert you on your phone to give him a gentle nudge to do so. Couples can ensure that birth control is taken at the correct time, and kids can stay on top of whether or not an elderly parent is taking important medicines when they're supposed to.\nPills can be added to your virtual box by scanning the barcode on their packaging, and an easy-to-use visual interface lets you see at a glance what you need to take each day and when, with a visual reminder of what you\u2019ve already taken and what you still need to take.\n\n\n\u201CMedication adherence is a persistent and elusive problem, interrupting patients\u2019 wellbeing, costing health providers and insurers billions annually and causing preventable deaths,\u201D said MediSafe Project CEO Omri \u2018Bob\u2019 Shor in a statement earlier this year. \u201CMediSafe Project\u2019s involvement of patients\u2019 loved ones and caretakers is proving itself a breakthrough in reducing the harm that comes from medication non-adherence.\u201D\nMediSafe is available now as a free app for Android [Google Play Link] and iPhone [iTunes Link].\nDo you think an app could help you remember to take medications? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.\nImage courtesy Flickr, e-MagineArt.com\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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