Memory aids are tools to help patients remember to take their medications. They include pill organizers with compartments for each day or time of day, alarms that remind patients when to take medication, and medication reminder apps on phones. Pill organizers are multi-compartment boxes that separate doses by day of the week. Alarms can be set on calendars or medication dispensers. Apps alert patients when it's time to take prescription drugs, OTC medications, or supplements. Placing medications in a highly visible location is another reminder method. Memory aids help the elderly, those with memory issues, and people taking multiple medications to adhere to their medication schedules.

1. Memory aids for medication
adherence
-Dr Anjali Goyal

2. Table of Content
• Memory aids for Medication adherence
• Pill Medicine Organizer Reminder Storage Box
• Alarm
• Medicine Reminder Apps
• Visibility

3. Memory aids
• Memory aids are tools for reminding patients to take medicines to reduce
medication errors by patients
• There are various ways in which a patient can be reminded to take medications

4. Pill Medicine Organizer Reminder
Storage Box
• Pillbox is
multicompartment compliance aid for
storing scheduled doses of medications.
• There are square-shaped compartments
for each day of the week
• Other versions-cylindrical and pen-
shaped cases. Some organizers have
sections corresponding to times of the
day.
• They are used to prevent or reduce
medication errors

5. Use
• All types of patients including elderly, those who have memory deficiencies
• Those taking multiple medications as an aid in remembering to take proper doses of their
medications in compliance with their doctor's recommended dose
Various features for special need-patients
• Color-coding,
• Braille for the blind,
• Locking mechanism to prevent double dosing,
• Diabetes patients - sections for insulin and hypodermic syringes

6. Digital Calendar Alarm Day
Clock
• Calendar alarm is great for individuals with
decreased orientation to day/time and who
need cues
• For individuals needing more assistance with
medication reminders, medication dispensers
with alarms dispense the medications and
have alarms to remind users when it’s time to
take medication.
• There are basic alarms that can be set for
routine times, as well as more advanced
options.

7. Medicine reminder applications
• Medicine reminder applications alert
patients when their prescription
medication, OTC medication, or
daily food supplements must be taken.
• These devices have been credited with
saving lives and saving money in the
health care system.
• Advanced models can be linked via the
Internet to a medical facility, to aid in
monitoring and reminding a patient to
take his/her medications.

8. Visibility
• This method uses placing medical products in a highly visible place.
• So, the patient will notice the medications and be reminded to take them.
• For e.g., you may place your medications on top of a night stand, in the middle of
the kitchen table, or next to a dinner plate.
• The visibility of this location is important, not the location

9. References:
• Boron JB, Rogers WA, Fisk AD. Everyday memory strategies for medication
adherence. Geriatr Nurs. 2013 Sep-Oct;34(5):395-401. doi:
10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.05.010. Epub 2013 Jun 27. PMID: 23810198; PMCID:
PMC3788075.

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