Poor pill adherence? Tech to the rescue

| | Cardiovascular Business | Patient Care

The Wall Street Journal and its broadcast arm, the News Hub, explored emerging technologies designed to improve medication adherence. The approaches include “digital pills” that include digestible sensors and pill bottles that can alert patients when it is time to take their meds or indicate when a medication has expired.

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