Startling facts:

• It is estimated that only 50% of patients suffering from chronic diseases in developed countries follow treatment recommendations
  • 9 out of 10 outpatients are taking prescribed medications improperly
• Out of all prescriptions written:
  • 1/3 take the medicine as directed
  • 1/3 take the medicine some of the time
  • 1/3 never fill the prescription
• 10% of all hospital admissions are the direct result of prescription noncompliance

Why is compliance so important?

• For the Patient
  • Health benefits by improving/maximizing the therapeutic benefit of the prescribed medications
  • Less sick days, more productive work, better quality of life
  • Empowers the patient to take a more active role in their health
• Healthcare system
  • Less of a healthcare burden
    • Less hospital admissions
    • Less ER visits
    • Less waste of valuable medical and human resources
  • Less of a health insurance burden
    • Allows for cheaper premiums
    • Allows for more benefits
    • Allows for more coverage of the uninsured
    • Ensures the efficacy of certain classes of antibiotics for use in future generations
• Our Society
  • Decrease the emergence of drug resistant organisms
  • Helps decrease and contain communicable diseases from spreading (i.e. Tuberculosis, HIV, etc)

How can PrescriptionAlarm.com help?

Our service aims to address one of the main culprits of medicinal noncompliance… forgetfulness. By using mobile technology already found within your cell phones, an elegant and non-intrusive solution is in place to ensure that you take your medication the way it was intended/prescribed. It takes the worry out of remembering so that you can direct your efforts to more important things, like living your life!

Who would benefit from using PrescriptionAlarm?

• Anybody taking three or more daily prescriptions
• Anybody with a hectic and busy lifestyle who are taking prescription medication
• Anybody using medications for the following conditions:
  • high blood pressureheart disease
  • diabetes
  • cancer
  • hormonal therapy
  • asthma
  • rheumatioid arthritis
  • allergies
  • Neurologic conditions
  • AIDS/HIV
  • Psychiatric conditions
  • Oral contraceptives
  • Prenatal vitamins
  • Etc.