However if for some reason Martha forgets, or is away from the device - a notification gets sent to KarenВ alerting her which medicine Martha has missed. If she takes the pills within the appropriate hour, Martha'sВ app gets updated without a notification. The MedMinder rings a small alarm everytime MarthaвЂ™s medicine is due, and when she approaches the device it opens up the appropriate drawer for her to retrieve her pills. She then enters the schedule into the MedMinder app on her phone, so that it can alert Martha to take the medicine in time. She enters the pills into the device, splitting by dosage and in the right order for Martha to take. Martha speaks to the pharmacist and gets the recommended dosage, timing and pill information. It is hard for him to call her and remind her every time during work hours, so he purchased MedMinder, a pill storage, dispensing and reminding device that helps her with medication. John helps Martha with her doctors appointments, refilling medicines at the pharmacy, and ensuring that she knows what pills to take when. Martha has high cholesterol and blood pressure problems, and needs to take 4 different medicines at various times in the day.

Her mother Martha, 77, lives by herself in Athens. Karen works full-time at a law firm as an accountant.

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