MEDICATION COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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1. A medication compliance management system, comprising:
- a base station including a first communications interface; and
a pill dispensing cap adapted to replace the cap of a standard pill vial, the pill dispensing cap including;
a pill transfer mechanism operative to load a single pill from the vial and dispense that pill to a user, andan interface configured to communicate with the base station and inform the base station that the single pill has been dispensed.
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Abstract
Methods and systems tell patients when to take their medications, control medication dispensing based on compliance to the prescribed dosage, and determine that the proper dosage has been taken. This system integrates with other devices related to home telehealth by including support for a world-wide web-based medical record associating the patient, his/her medication requirements or prescription, compliance with that prescription, and other associated medical telemetry data that may be used to determine patient response to said medication.
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1. A medication compliance management system, comprising:
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a base station including a first communications interface; and a pill dispensing cap adapted to replace the cap of a standard pill vial, the pill dispensing cap including; a pill transfer mechanism operative to load a single pill from the vial and dispense that pill to a user, and an interface configured to communicate with the base station and inform the base station that the single pill has been dispensed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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