A medication control device includes a housing defining an interior of the housing and a door movable between an open position and a closed position. A carousel can be rotatably mounted within the interior of housing and is configured to receive a medication blister pack, and an actuator is configured to advance the carousel to move a blister of the blister pack to a dispensing area of the housing when operated by a user. A lock can be configured to selectively inhibit movement of the carousel is permitted. A controller is configured to, upon detecting advancement of the carousel, start a timer for a predetermined length of time and operate the lock to inhibit movement of the carousel until the predetermined length of time has elapsed. A tamper-evident seal is configured to retain the door in the closed position until broken, thereby only allowing destructive access to the medication.

Patients with substance abuse problems may be prescribed regular medication that dulls the positive effects of the substance. However, one of the largest challenges for substance abuse patients is that many do not regularly take their medication as they want to experience the high of the substance. Accordingly, systems and methods have been developed for medication sessions that distract the patient from taking the medicine by incorporating the reminder and other med actions in close temporal proximity.

A pill box includes a box body. The box body includes an accommodating chamber defining an opening and receiving pills. A box closing the accommodating chamber is arranged on the accommodating chamber. A connecting end of the box cover is hinged to a rear end of the box body. An elastic piece and a limiting groove are disposed on the rear end of the box body. A clamping seat is arranged on the connecting end of the box cover. A bending portion is arranged on one end of the elastic piece. A fixing portion is arranged on another end of the elastic piece. The bending portion passes through the clamping seat and is exposed. When the box cover is buckled with the box body, the bending portion is deformed by being squeezed and tightly engages with the box cover, and the fixing portion extends downward into the limiting groove.

Pill pack packaging that monitors and reports on pill compliance is disclosed. The pill pack packaging includes a circuit disposed on the cover of pill receptacles. A processor monitors the changes in electrical signals from the circuit. When the electrical signals change, the processor records the time and date. The processor may also report the time and date of pill receptacle opening to a mobile device via wireless transmission. The device may also be capable of providing alerts regarding lack of compliance or loss of the pill pack.

A pill dispensing apparatus includes a carousel with at least one removable bin for storing pills, a vision system for identifying pills within the bin, a vacuum nozzle for removing one or more pills identified by the vision system, and a dispensing area for receipt of the removed pills.

A medication adherence system for facilitating adherence to a medication dosage schedule is provided, comprising a smart case to receive or adhere to a medication pack, a sensor for detecting a medication event, and a tangible computer readable medium interface for users to obtain feedback regarding their adherence to their respective medication dosage schedules.

A method, and a system configured to perform a method, for customizing user alerts in a medicine administration and tracking system including detecting an alertable condition for which a medicine administration and tracking system is configured to monitor, generating a custom alert for the alertable condition based at least in part on historical data indicating a responsiveness to previous alerts for the same alertable condition, delivering the generated custom alert to a user, determining the user's response to the generated custom alert, and updating the historical data to include the alertable condition, the generated custom alert, and the user's level of responsiveness to the generated custom alert.

The current pandemic due to Covid-19 stresses the importance of effectively treating highly contagious and deadly infections. The described medical device is meant to help the medical community by enabling them to treat patients more effectively. The delivery mechanism focuses on the mucous membrane. It is noninvasive and easy to use by patients directly. The device is hand-held, with incorporated germicidal UVC lights. It has two chambers connected by an internal application tip. The tip connects to a removable container which can be used with the prescribed treatment/therapy, vaccine, or viral testing fluid/reagent, as needed. Due to its versatility, non-invasive nature and germicidal properties, this device supports rapid response to infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. It may also further promote the development and use of different inoculation and drug techniques and delivery systems by enabling easy administration, via the mucous membrane.

A container forming apparatus includes a plurality of forming members that have outer forming surfaces, which are shaped to form pockets in a sheet of material. A plurality of actuators are in mechanical connection with the forming members. The actuators are able to extend and retract the forming members. A controller is in electrical communication with the plurality of actuators. The controller is able to simultaneously extend any one or any combination of the forming members to create a plurality of pockets in a determined pattern in the sheet of material to produce a customized blister pack.

A modular medication dispensing system for managing and automatically dispensing pills from a plurality of portable medication dispensers comprises: a base equipped with rotation means and being removably installed on a plane surface, a circular magazine comprising a plurality of adaptors for receiving a plurality of portable medication dispensers, the circular magazine being rotatably mounted on the base, an actuator for actuating a portable dispenser from the plurality of portable dispensers when the portable dispenser is in the dispensing position, a plurality of autonomous portable dispensers being removably received in the plurality of adaptors and operating autonomously or in synchronization with the modular system, a filling assembly comprising movable means for automatically filling a portable dispenser, and an electronic system comprised in each portable dispenser and in the base for permanently communicating between the plurality of portable dispensers and the base or between the base and a user.