The present invention is directed to an instrumented medication dispenser with real-time vital sign monitoring in order to assist patients in managing their medicine intake. It provides various benefits such as assisting patients in maintaining the correct dosing of their medicines, but most important is the ability to monitor the patient's vital signs and provide real time updates to a doctor. It therefore assists patients in the event that a health issue arises, especially in instances where the health issue is related to medicine intake, and providing information and support to health care providers.

Introduced here are containers designed to promote compliance with regimens for administering the medications stored therein. These containers can facilitate the conveyance of information related to a regimen through the use of a non-written medium. A container may include one or more display elements configured to emit/reflect light to indicate when medication stored in the container should be administered. An example of a display element is a light-emitting diode (LED). Emittance/reflectance of the light by the display element(s) may be governed by a different clock signal than the clock signal used to determine whether doses of medication are due to be administered.

A contents passing device according to the present invention includes a passing operation part configured to guide movement of contents, a passing movement part rotatably disposed in the passing operation part and configured to move so that the contents are passed, and a sensing part disposed in the passing operation part and configured to sense contents discharged due to free rotation of one end of the passing movement part, wherein the sensing part detects information on the sensed contents.

The present disclosure provides an intelligent pill box, including a pill box main body, an alarm, and a vibration sensor. The pill box main body is configured to store pills. The alarm is disposed in the pill box main body, and the alarm is configured to remind a user to take the pills. The vibration sensor is disposed on the pill box main body, and the vibration sensor is configured to turn off the alarm when the vibration sensor detects that the pill box main body is rotated. The intelligent pill box may intelligently turn off the alarm, which is convenient for a user to use.

An evaluation device for monitoring the removal of medication from an electronically readable blister pack includes at least the following: an evaluation circuit able to be used to establish interruptions, destructions and/or other damages to electrical conductor tracks of a blister pack, wherein the evaluation circuit for this purpose tests or measures the electrical resistance, the capacitance or another parameter or state of the electrical conductor tracks of a blister pack, and a contact arrangement having a plurality of electrical contacts for contacting and/or otherwise evaluating the electrical conductor tracks of a blister pack, wherein the electrical contacts are connected to the evaluation circuit by electrical lines, wherein the evaluation device is an evaluation device which can be mounted on a wrapping-free and/or unwrapped blister pack.

Computer and mobile device-based systems and computer-implemented methods are described for automated medication adherence improvement for patients in medication-assisted treatments. The computer and mobile device-based systems includes modules and components to help patients in identifying prescribed medications, logging medication events, and to provide patients with personalized and targeted adherence enhancing interventions consisting of short questions, tips, advices, suggestions, strategies etc. by applying data mining and statistical analysis techniques on the individual and population-level data collected primarily from the same system.

Computer and mobile device-based systems and computer-implemented methods are described for automated medication adherence improvement for patients in medication-assisted treatments. The computer and mobile device-based systems includes modules and components to help patients in identifying prescribed medications, logging medication events, and to provide patients with personalized and targeted adherence enhancing interventions consisting of short questions, tips, advices, suggestions, strategies etc. by applying data mining and statistical analysis techniques on the individual and population-level data collected primarily from the same system.

A programmable, refillable medication dispenser with scheduled metered medication unit dispensing, includes a main housing, a powered CPU with countdown timer, a multi-unit medication removable refillable cartridge with a (first) lock, a medication release control gate positioned at a medication outlet and connected to a (second) lock being a gate control mechanism, and an in-chamber medication unit sensor. A pharmacist will insert a medicine cartridge into the main housing, locking it in, and will program the CPU to permit a patient to activate dispensing according to a predetermined schedule, and then only when a medication unit is sensed in the chamber. A patient may receive the dispenser and activate medication dispensing according to the programmed schedule and dispense by the timer schedule, only when a medication unit is sensed in the chamber.

A medicament dispensing container includes a first wall connected with a second wall and defines a cavity therebetween. The walls are movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. At least one member is disposable in the cavity and defines at least one dose receptacle configured for disposal of at least one dose of at least one medication. At least one fixation member connects the at least one member to at least one of the walls such that the at least one member is movable relative to the wall. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.

A monitoring system includes a weight sensor for receiving a vial containing a controlled substance possessed by a patient. A processor receives a weight measured by the weight sensor. A communication circuit transmits the weight measured by the weight sensor to a remote server. The weight sensor may be mounted in a container having a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment has a first lid that is releasable without any lock. A second compartment has a second lid that is secured by a lock. The weight sensor is mounted inside the second compartment.