A Crystal Lake technology firm wants your smartphone to remind you when to take your medications.
For the last three years, Leap of Faith Technologies (www.leapoffaith.com) has been developing a software application, called eMedonline (www.emedonline.com), designed to help monitor your medications by sending you a call to remind you of your next dose.
It then can use a radio frequency identification bar to read whether you're choosing the correct container, said founder and owner Barbara Rapchak.
"It primarily works with a Treo smartphone or it could be used on any smartphone with Windows Mobile operating system," she said.
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Saturday, April 5, 2008
Restrictive Prescription Drug Policies Hurt Schizophrenics
Harvard study found program made patients 29% more likely to stop, disrupt their meds
Restrictive prescription drug policies can cause schizophrenia patients to stop taking their medications, a Harvard Medical School study suggests.
Researchers looked at Medicare beneficiaries with schizophrenia in Maine before, during and after a policy that required patients to use an authorized medication (step treatment) before they were permitted to be prescribed drugs not on the preferred list. They were compared to Medicare beneficiaries with schizophrenia in New Hampshire, where there was no such regulation.
The study found that the Maine patients were 29 percent more likely to stop or disrupt medication when subject to the tightened policy. In addition, the restrictive drug policy -- originally designed to reduce costs -- provided only minimal savings.
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Restrictive prescription drug policies can cause schizophrenia patients to stop taking their medications, a Harvard Medical School study suggests.
Researchers looked at Medicare beneficiaries with schizophrenia in Maine before, during and after a policy that required patients to use an authorized medication (step treatment) before they were permitted to be prescribed drugs not on the preferred list. They were compared to Medicare beneficiaries with schizophrenia in New Hampshire, where there was no such regulation.
The study found that the Maine patients were 29 percent more likely to stop or disrupt medication when subject to the tightened policy. In addition, the restrictive drug policy -- originally designed to reduce costs -- provided only minimal savings.
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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Poor Understanding Called Biggest Barrier to Antipsychotic Drug Adherence
The most common reasons patients don't adhere to antipsychotic regimens are poor insight into the nature of their illness, forgetfulness, and simply deciding to stop, surveyed physicians said....
"The other thing that can happen is that individuals can be lulled into a false sense of security. When they're doing particularly well, they think that perhaps they don't need to take their medication," he said. "One can stop taking medication in an illness like schizophrenia and not necessarily notice a change immediately."
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"The other thing that can happen is that individuals can be lulled into a false sense of security. When they're doing particularly well, they think that perhaps they don't need to take their medication," he said. "One can stop taking medication in an illness like schizophrenia and not necessarily notice a change immediately."
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