Miss a Pill…No Worries
MED-Q’s 5 minute alarms will repeat every 25 minutes until the pills are taken. Why a did MED-Q choose a 5 Minute Alarm? Our first Prototype had a very,very loud alarm that went for 1 full hour. Here is what happened:
1) The Loud alarm startled /scared users. They pulled the batteries out and never told anyone.
2) Users knew the alarm would stop in an Hour and routinely “Wait it Out”. The would then take med when they were ready. If your reading this, you know that does not work.
Med-Q had a compliancy rate in the mid/high 70%’s.
When we changed the alarm to get progressively louder and repeat every 25 (30 min total) our complaisance rate went through the roof (High 90%’s with in 1 hour of pill times)
Med-Q genius design makes it easier to take pills then putting it off.
