Inventors:
E. Christine Hanson - Chapel Hill NC
David R. Work - Chapel Hill NC
Scott D. Elliott - Cary NC
Michael S. Cobb - Raleigh NC
Assignee:
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill NC
International Classification:
G04B 4700, G04C 2132, A47B 6702
Abstract:
A reprogrammable device for removably receiving a medicine container and for providing audio instructions to a patient for taking a medication. When a medicine container is removed from the device by the patient so that the patient may take the medicine, the device can be activated to play a pre-recorded individualized message from the pharmacist providing the patient audio instructions for taking the medication.