Probably the biggest name in connected pillboxes, Vitality's GlowCaps are cellular-connected caps that fit on regular pill bottles. Here's seven companies using sensors and connectivity to help seniors remember to take their pills: The best thing that could happen to us right now would be a large scale adaption of smart pillboxes and smart pill bottles, so that it becomes something people actually think about." "I think there will be many winners," Josh Stein, CEO of smart pill bottle maker AdhereTech, told MobiHealthNews. "Adherence is such a big space that's asking for technology to help it, and it's a vastly complicated issue. With Vitality GlowCaps going mainstream at CVS.com and new pillboxes debuting at CES in January and since then, the market for smart, connected pill bottles seems poised to explode. Now your pillbox doesn't just remind you to take your pills it can track whether you did take them and report that information back to a doctor or caregiver. But mobile technology has added another component to the smart pillbox: connectivity. Pillboxes have always been the go-to technology to improve adherence, whether it's a simple Monday-through-Friday organizer or a locked pillbox with a daily alarm.
People fail to take the pills prescribed to them for many reasons, but one of the biggest is forgetfulness, especially among elderly patients who take a lot of medications and can easily become confused. Medication adherence is a huge problem, and it's one that seems solvable.