Improvement of prescription medicine adherence through the development of an intelligent pill organization and dispensary system "Claire"

Incorrect medication adherence is one of the costliest problems in the United States. In addition to the thousands of people who die each year due to accidental drug administration, the nation spends over $100 billion annually on health care costs directly related to incorrect medication adherence. Most medication non-adherence is caused by unintentional mistakes, especially among the elderly (65+ years old) with multiple regular prescriptions. This thesis describes the design process, preliminary design and test mockups, a preliminary business model associated with a new product concept developed for this costly problem, "Claire." Claire is a Compact, Low-cost, Accurate, Intuitive, Reliable, Easy medication management system that automatically sorts, dispenses, and tracks pills. By simplifying the pill-taking process, Claire will improve medication adherence among elderly patients with multiple prescriptions and reduce anxiety among their caretakers.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Authors dc:creator

• Boswell, Brent R. (Brent Ryan)
• Darby, Jared M
• Iacobucci, Jessica L
• Wilson, Bennett M

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• David Wallace.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/86270

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/86270