Unified ingestion package and process for patient compliance with prescribed medication regimen

Techniques for reducing non-compliance of medication use are described. The techniques involve generating and storing an identifier for a specific dosage instance of a specific patient, and creating a package that includes a mechanism for conveying the identifier. Once the package is created, a set...

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Main Authors SUBRA ANAND, RAMASUBRAMANIAN NARAYANAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.05.2010
Subjects
BABY COMFORTERS
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES
CONVEYING
COUNTING
DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY
DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
STORING
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
UNPACKING
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Summary:Techniques for reducing non-compliance of medication use are described. The techniques involve generating and storing an identifier for a specific dosage instance of a specific patient, and creating a package that includes a mechanism for conveying the identifier. Once the package is created, a set of one or more medications that are prescribed to be taken by the specific patient at the specific dosage instance are placed in the package. The set of medications within the package in a manner that prevents the identifier from being perceived from the mechanism until the package is opened. Once opened, the identifier is perceived and communicated back to an automated compliance system.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050140012