2. Index
1. Recovery Takes Longer Than Expected
2. Resistance to Medicines
3. Drug Interaction
4. Decreased Productivity
5. Increased Healthcare Cost
3. (I) Recovery Takes Longer Than Expected
Doctors not only prescribe medicines, but they also give
detailed instructions, either oral or written, about when the
medicines are to be taken.
If you do not take medicines on time, this can cost you a lot
in terms of delaying your complete recovery.
4. (II) Resistance to Medicines
Some medicines, such as antibiotics, if taken irregularly
can induce resistance in the body’s immune system.
This could cause common infections such as pneumonia to
stop responding to the standard treatment and
complications may arise from this situation
5. (III) Drug Interaction
If we are taking different medicines, we often forget to take
the ones before lunch. We tend to think, ‘What’s the big
deal, after all?
This is a huge mistake! When two different medicines are
taken at the same time, their chemicals cause a reaction.
This is known as drug interaction.
6. (IV) Decreased Productivity
The more you cheat on your medicine schedule, the longer
you remain ill.
With Anandakanda’s Medicine Intake Reminder System
(MIRS), you can get timely reminders about your medicine
schedules.
7. (V) Increased Healthcare Cost
According to statistics, 33%-69% of medicine-related
hospital admissions in the US are due to poor medicine
schedule adherence, with a resulting estimated cost as
high as $100 billion a year.