What I do about pill organization and consistent maintenance.

I would like to share what I do about pill organization and consistent maintenance. I started out using the "day of the week" organizers pictured, which are sold in drugstores. That worked for a while, but I found that my memory of what medicines I take began fading because each pill was no longer identified, … Read more

Best Automatic Pill Dispenser for You

Which Medication Dispenser?

Caption: Left: MedaCube; Right: Hero; Top middle: MedMinder; Bottom middle: GMS.   It is too simplistic to talk of the “best automatic pill dispenser“. But it is definitely appropriate to talk about the “best medication dispenser for a specific individual or life situation“.     Different Life Situations Need Different Pill Dispensers This is Part 2 of … Read more

Automatic Pill Dispenser Evaluations: Hands-on

Automatic Pill Dispensers under Evaluation

Caption: Variety of pill dispensers and smart pill boxes under evaluation.  |  Back row L-R: Pria, Hero, MedaCube, Philips, Tabsafe, Livi. Front row L-R: GMS, MedMinder, MedReady, CompuMed.   When a person starts having trouble adhering to the medication routine prescribed by their doctor — or when they or their caregiver or spouse start finding … Read more

CompuMed Medication Dispenser

CompuMed Medication Dispenser

The CompuMed is designed to help you improve your adherence to the medication regimen prescribed by your healthcare providers. It does that by helping to organize your medication; and remind you which pills to take and when to take them.

Tabsafe Medication Dispenser

Tabsafe medication dispenser

The Tabsafe is designed to help you improve your adherence to the medication regimen prescribed by your healthcare providers. It does that by helping to organize your medication; and remind you which pills to take and when to take them.

MedReady Medication Dispenser

MedReady, medication management, medication dispenser

The MedReady Medication Dispenser is designed to help you improve your adherence to the medication regimen prescribed by your healthcare providers. It does that by helping to organize your medication; and remind you which pills to take and when to take them.

GMS Automatic Pill Dispenser

GMS Automatic Pill Dispenser

The GMS (Group Medical Supply) Pill Dispenser is designed to help you improve your adherence to the medication regimen prescribed by your healthcare providers. It does that by helping to organize your medication; and remind you which pills to take and when to take them.

Black & Decker, Pria

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The Pria “Smart Healthcare Companion” is a swiss army knife type of product — incorporating an automatic pill dispenser; an artifical intelligence that can talk to you and answer questions; a “check in” capability to engage with you on a daily basis; and the ability to hold video chats with your friends, family, and caregivers.