Patent ID: 6018289
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61J,G04G,G16H

Abstract:
A prescription compliance device comprising:microcontroller;a program memory storing data representing a plurality of pre-programmed commonly prescribed medication-taking regimens;a selector selecting one of said regimens and programming said device in accordance therewith; anda display,said selector including an event switch which is activated in conjunction with a patient taking a dose of a medication corresponding to a respective medication-taking regimen to record the taking of said medication, said event switch causing said microcontroller to effect the display of the time at which a next dose of medication is scheduled to be taken, in accordance with the regimen selected by said selector,wherein at least one of the plurality of pre-programmed medication-taking regimens causes calculation of acceptable times during which said patient is scheduled to take said medication, andwherein the calculated times are based on the following factors:1) a preferred time of day at which the patient is to take a first dose of the medication;2) a regimen specific predetermined interval of time between doses of the medication; and3) a regimen specific predetermined time range during which it is medically acceptable for the patient to take the medication.