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What is TabSafe, and how does it work?
The TabSafe system consists of three major components:
- The base, or “bedside” unit
- Pill delivery cartridges which are loaded at a pharmacy
- A coordinating system utilizing the internet as a hub.
The base unit is for one user, and is installed at the bedside
(or other convenient location), in the home or in the extended
care facility. It holds nine cartridges.
The medication is loaded at the pharmacy into a cartridge instead
of a pill bottle, one type of medication per cartridge. Its
patented design allows one tablet to be released at a time.
(In the future, TabSafe will introduce the sale of cartridges
directly to individuals who prefer to handle their own medications,
supplements or vitamins. Please watch for details.) A memory
chip embedded in each TabSafe cartridge allows the pharmacist
to interface and enter each customer’s medication information
at the same time a label is generated.
The central control system for TabSafe maintains a database of
information for the medication supplied to each individual
TabSafe unit – the status of each cartridge (which medication
it contains, the quantity remaining, schedule times, and expiration
dates), detailed prescription data, and compliance records. It also
coordinates payment and reordering.
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