Figures & data
Figure 1 Unit-of-dose pouches with prepacked oral solid medication from front (A) and back (B).
Note: Patient’s name and date of birth were concealed for privacy reasons.
Figure 2 Remote-controlled, electronic dispenser, Medido®, used in this study as specific electronic medication management aid for the unit-of-dose pouches.
Notes: Height × width × length: 140 mm × 140 mm × 225 mm. Weight: 1,486 g. The inset shows the power cord.
Table 1 Description of the six patients completing 14 days of medication management with prepackaged pouches and an electronic medication management aid and individually set intake times
Table 2 Attributes of medication management aids judged important and participants’ votes on applicability to the electronic dispenser trialed