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04-19-2016, 11:37 PM
PillDrill blends habit and tech for 21st century medicating
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We are a nation of pill takers.
Roughly half of all Americans have taken at least one prescription drug in the last 30 days (21.8% have taken three or more), and almost three-quarters of all doctor visits result in a prescription, according to the Centers for Disease Control (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-use-therapeutic.htm). Managing those pills takes work and, increasingly, tech**logy.
SEE ALSO: Device claims to 'turn off' cramps: Hoax or hope? (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/livia/)
PillDrill is, potentially, the kind of medication management you’re looking for. The blue and white, $199 product comes with a roll-sized hub that features a largish, mo**chrome screen and a few buttons, a Mood Cube, two pill strips and a dozen NFC tags (and a free app). All of this combines for what PillDrill CEO Peter Havas calls a medicine management system that “does **t require you to change habits.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/pilldrill/)
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We are a nation of pill takers.
Roughly half of all Americans have taken at least one prescription drug in the last 30 days (21.8% have taken three or more), and almost three-quarters of all doctor visits result in a prescription, according to the Centers for Disease Control (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-use-therapeutic.htm). Managing those pills takes work and, increasingly, tech**logy.
SEE ALSO: Device claims to 'turn off' cramps: Hoax or hope? (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/livia/)
PillDrill is, potentially, the kind of medication management you’re looking for. The blue and white, $199 product comes with a roll-sized hub that features a largish, mo**chrome screen and a few buttons, a Mood Cube, two pill strips and a dozen NFC tags (and a free app). All of this combines for what PillDrill CEO Peter Havas calls a medicine management system that “does **t require you to change habits.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/pilldrill/)
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