Pill Time Pill Management System Concept Automated System Helps You Mind Your Meds

For many people suffering with chronic health problems, taking
medications is something they have to deal with often several times a
day. This seemingly mundane task can prove quite challenging, especially
with the older citizens of our planet. Couple this with having to
remember the correct time and dosage of several medications and you can
see how easy it could be to miss something with sometimes dire
consequences. Industrial designer Vincent Berkeley Chen has created a
concept for an automated, easy-to-use pill management system that will
give its users something else to think about besides their medication.

The Pill Time Pill Management System appears to be a concept for a
user-friendly medication management system that provides help to people
that are taking 10-20 pills a day for whatever ails them. This
innovative system actually consists of three individual products: a pill
bottle/bottle rack device, an automated personal medication assistant
(PMA), and a loading station.
The PMA is the portable, rechargeable unit that is pre-loaded with the
required dosing times (by the doctor or pharmacist) and contains three
pill cartridges for dispensing throughout the day. The loading station
has three sections, one for releasing a required dosage of pills for a
given hour, one for loading the PMA, and one for releasing larger
amounts of pills for extended periods like when you are on the road. The
individual pill cartridges are color-coded and printed with easy-to-read
graphics and basic prescription information.
While this one may not be out on the market just yet (looks like he is
headed to Target with this one), I would expect that it has piqued the
interest of quite a few people in the healthcare field. Not only does it
help people get their pill-schedule under control, but I would also
imagine that it would cut down on lawsuits that result when a patient
accidentally takes the wrong meds or mixes those that should be taken
separately. No price or time to market was available.