They beep and text you if you forget to take your medication.
"You have to take your medication; you have to get your blood checked regularly so that you can be monitored".
GlowCaps – pill bottles that know when you're supposed to take your medication – are on sale in the US.
In the old days, that probably meant locking you up; now, it could mean that you are forced to take your medication.
Take your medication; drink enough fluids – whether it's oral rehydration solution, or water or juices – but don't keep your system empty.
I don't want to say you never get better, but with any chronic illness you can sleep well, take your medication, but sometimes you're going to have a relapse.
She said she had told the girls, "I would rather you stay out of the hospital and take your medication than buy you a little toy right now because I think your health is more important".
'Oh, you didn't stay out of trouble, you're back in the hospital.' 'You didn't take your medication or do what we told you to do and now you're here again.' Almost the assumption of some kind of weakness or guilt on the part of the patient for being in need, for being sick.
The app will send notifications on times when it's necessary to take your medication, and present graphs on how well you're adhering to your prescriptions so far.
Once you're all set up, the Hero device will automatically alert you when it's time to take your medication and dispense the pills accordingly.
Rather than think of Echo as simply bringing convenience in the Uber sense of the word for people who don't like visiting the doctor or local pharmacy — which it does — the app also has the potential to remove stress and anxiety related to the possibility of running out of or forgetting to take your medication.
