Discover the solutions offered by Fagor Healthcare to help patients remember their medication

Nowadays, medication reminders have become essential. Many family members are concerned about their elders and their medication management. One out of two chronic patients does not follow their treatment correctly. As a result, they can trigger a series of health problems that will reduce quality of life, worsen the disease or require additional medicines.

What is the solution? At Fagor Healthcare they offer 3 innovative systems to improve adherence to treatments.

1. Personalized Dosing Systems (PDS)

An SPD is a hermetically sealed medication organizer where medication is collected. It is something like a weekly pill box that the pharmacy prepares and organizes by days and doses. In this simple way, patients can take their medication as they need it. In addition, if they don’t know whether or not they have missed a dose, they can check it quickly.

In addition to the great advantage of having a pharmacist managing the medication, these benefits stand out:

• The patient has everything he/she needs in a single container, which avoids errors and forgetfulness in the different doses.
• It improves adherence to treatment, which reduces both emergency room visits and hospital admissions.
• It contributes to family peace of mind and increases coordination when there is more than one caregiver. In this way, the patient takes what he or she needs at all times.
• It is prepared by a qualified person, who can detect duplications and incompatibilities in treatments.

Despite all these advantages, the biggest drawback is that this service is still not known in pharmacies. Neither patients nor their families are aware of it, and many healthcare professionals are even unaware that they can recommend this service, which is very beneficial for improving medication reminders. Although it can be used by any patient, it is most useful for chronic and polymedicated patients, who are the most likely to make mistakes when taking their medications.

2. Digital warning system

Another home care solution offered by Fagor Healthcare for medication reminders is WhatsApp alerts.

How does it work? The patient does not have to write or configure anything, just confirm the intake. In addition, the responsible family member or caregiver will receive an alert when medication intake is not confirmed.

On the other hand, the designated person also receives a daily or weekly report on compliance with the treatment. In this way, adherence to treatment can be checked and improved.

3. Circutrack device

Thirdly, we must mention the Circutrack device as a solution for not forgetting to take medication. As the previous alternatives, this one is also a safe, simple and effective system.

This device is also lightweight, which is essential for the elderly to be able to use it without any problem. To give them greater control over their medication intake, an alarm is activated every time they have to take their medication.

When it sounds, the patient has to press the central button, thereby stopping the alarm and, at the same time, dosing the medication. Then, the circular pill dispenser must be rotated to collect the medicine in its extractor. With this simple gesture and thanks to the acoustic signal, the necessary information is received in real time to facilitate the intake of the pharmacological treatment.

Medication organizers can be found in many pharmacies. If you need more information, you can contact the Fagor Healthcare team here.