Medication dispensing

There are a lot of responsibilities that come with being a caregiver, especially when the person you are caring for requires medication various times throughout the day. Remembering precise doses and pill regimes can be tough, and mistakes in dosing can lead to accidental ADRs (adverse drug reactions), or worse. In fact, errors in medication management can lead to up to 25% of annual U.S. hospitalizations.

Taking the right medications at the right times can be important – even essential – to your health and wellbeing. If this is the case for you, you need to trust that your medication is going to be right every time. One way people manage their important medications is by using an automatic pill dispenser – but can you trust them when it matters most?

Taking daily medications has become a regular part of many seniors’ daily routines. Some medications are meant to be taken at a specific time of the day, while others are intended to be taken with a meal. Some even provide a little more wiggle room, instructing patients to “take every 6 hours” on the prescription label.

Medication management can become a major responsibility as you get older. And while medication can have positive effects on your quality of life, taking the wrong medication at the wrong time or in the wrong dose can have quite the opposite effect.

When medication is taken, it takes a certain amount of time to metabolize, or be utilized by the body. Daily medications are often scheduled to slightly overlap in your body, allowing your system to circulate a steady amount of medication at all times.