iRemember and Medical Professionals
A Comprehensive Solution
Medication nonadherence costs the health care system billions annually and results in hundreds of thousands of deaths per year. iRemember can be recommended to patients to improve adherence and prevent under or overdosing, helping to alleviate both problems.
Patients and Nonadherence
Nonadherence to medication therapies can result in more
care requirements, new medical problems, and extended
treatment. Missed, over or under-dosed medication can
lead to a resistance to treatment or a need for longer
medication regimens to acquire the desired efficacy. Pain
management nonadherence may result in drug reliance,
overdosing, and even complications that are pain
medication-related.
Billions Lost in Medication Adherence
According to an published in 2018 by Timothy Aungst, PharmD, examining studies over the previous
years, the costs to the health care industry range from $495.3 billion to $627.7 billion annually. The solution? A medication management system that is comprehensive and involves the health care providers, pharmacists, and patients working together to improve medication adherence. iRemember fits seamlessly into this solution as
an affordable, portable medication management option.
The iRemember 7-day talking pill organizer can be an
integral tool in medical professional’s toolbelts that helps to decrease nonadherence, lowers the annual cost of
medication-related problems, and reduces the
consequences in patients.