Talking Pill Bottles: Boom or Bust in the Digital Health Era?

Today's blog features an exciting new product that starting to take on the health care industry. Talking pill bottles ("TPB") are designed to provide verbal information in conjunction with the traditional pill order in order to provide more adherence to the drug.

The main idea with this new innovation is that a healthcare professional would record verbal instructions and cues for patients with a TPB so that the patient had a better understanding of the medication that they were taking. Although in a recent study 70% of patients found the TPB helpful, many wished that the bottle reminded them when to take the medication in addition to the instructions. As to whether the TPB is actually providing more adherence has not been confirmed.

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