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U.S. citizens are taking more medications than ever before. In fact, 81% of adults in the U.S. take at least one medication during a given week, and 27% take at least five medications. Busy lives can interfere with regular medication schedules. Long meetings, travel, overscheduled days, and even the weekend soccer game can create obstacles to following a regular medication schedule.
In spite of healthcare provider's best efforts, patients forget to take their medication, take the wrong dosage, or take their medication at the wrong time. Even with explicit instructions at the doctor's office, or in the hospital, detailed medication review at the pharmacy counter, and home management methods, medication noncompliance occurs.
According to a 2005 Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health Care Poll, one in three U.S. adults who had been prescribed drugs to take on a regular basis reported that they did not follow the doctor-recommended course of treatment, with two-thirds reporting that they simply forgot to take their medication.
More than ever, easy to use medication reminders are needed.
Medication Reminders Help You Stay Healthier
Taking medications the wrong way is an extremely costly and dangerous problem. It increases the chances of severe medical complications, or even death. A recent study estimated that in one year, incorrect use of medications resulted in more than 9 million hospital admissions and more than 18 million emergency room visits.
Medication Reminders Can Help Control Healthcare Costs
Studies show that drug noncompliance costs the country billions of dollars each year as a result of re-hospitalization, complications, disease progression and even death. The annual costs of drug-related illness and death in ambulatory care settings in 2000 alone were estimated at more than $177 billion. The most common types of medication misuse include:
Electronic medication reminders help patients to take the right medication, in the right amount at the right time and help to control the costs of drug-related illnesses.
Medication Reminder Options
Thanks to growing adoption of the Internet and smart phones like the Applie iPhone, patients and caregivers have more options for electronic medication reminders.
Text messaging, push messages on smart phones, beeper alerts, and electronic voice reminders are all recent medication reminder options. New mHealth solutions seem to be announced every day.
Many of the early electronic medication reminder services offered basic functionality - the ability to set simple reminders. However, receiving a medication reminder is only part of the challenge of managing medications. Keeping an up-to-date current medication list, as well as a complete medication history is important. Many patients want to be able to print their list of medications, or share with health care professionals. Tracking prescription information is also important, along with reminders to reorder.
When you are considering medication reminder services, think about your overall health management needs. The solution you select should empower you to take control of your health. This is especially important if your take a number of medications, see different healthcare providers, and track you health statistics.
RememberItNow! Medication Reminder Service
RememberItNow! is designed to improve patient compliance. Patients that use RememberItNow! for medication reminders and appointment reminders can more easily follow instructions, reducing the number of calls or follow up visits to clarify medication instructions. Doctors can have access to a patient's complete medication history, view actual medication schedules, and review wellness statistics to get a more complete picture of the patient's health.
RememberItNow! goes beyond basic medication reminders to empower patients to take control of their health. Designed from the patient's point of view, it is easy to schedule medication reminders, build a personal health record, and create a care community. RememberItNow!