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“Medication Reminder”
Android search 217
Free
136
Not relevant 21
Relevant 115
Not free
81
Apple search 86
Not free
64
Free
22
Relevant
20
Both Apple & Android
5
Not relevant
2
Aim To find the best free medication reminder ‘App’ for both Android and Apple
Method Using the term “medication reminder” we searched both Apple and Android store We then selected free ‘Apps’ common to both providers and downloaded onto an iPad Features were reviewed and tested
Materials iPad Post-GCSE student Basic MS Excel skills iTunes and Google play (source of Apps)
Background 144.9 million smartphones sold worldwide last year Half the British population have a smartphone Programmes can be downloaded to these phones (‘Apps’) , some are free, and some are designed to remind people to take medications In the UK, if 20% of people need regular medication and if 10% of these forget to take them, ⅔m people could be helped by reminder Apps
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Conclusion In our opinion DoseCast was best - although it only had a limited amount of functions, it was simple, clear and not over-complicated
In this fast-moving area of IT development is it likely that innovations will be frequent Reminder Apps could be a practical and acceptable tool for people who are forgetful regarding use of their regular medication
