Pill dispensers are items which release
medication
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and re ...
at specified times, to assist patients in adhering to their prescribed medication regime. They may also alert the patient that it is time to take the medication.
Some devices can alert a monitoring station if the patient does not take the medication from the device promptly.
See also
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Pill organizer
A pill organiser (or pill organizer), pill container, dosette box, pillcase or pillbox is a multicompartment compliance aid for storing scheduled doses of medications. Pill organisers usually have square-shaped compartments for each day of the w ...
References
Pharmacy
Dispensers
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