One of the most common challenges faced during outpatient care is medication non-adherence. The gap that is formed between the doctors prescribing the medicines and patients taking them correctly leads to issues such as avoidable complications, readmissions, and even strain on the medical system.
However, non-adherence isn’t just an issue caused on the part of just the patients, but a system-level concern. It could be multiple doses of different medicines, or the shared responsibility of administering medications amongst various people, or other such reasons that cause missing or overdosing. Meticap, a medication adherence cap, offers a sustainable and effective solution to this problem without technologically overburdening the users. Healthcare professionals and hospitals have reported an improved adherence, meaning a decline in related negative consequences.
Unlike most pill reminders and alarms, which require a level of technological expertise, Meticap is a simple solution designed to improve medication adherence. This mainly owes to its mechanical design, which can be easily used by people of all ages, with minimal patient education. You need to simply ‘Take, Twist, Turn’. This also supports the introduction and maintenance of the habit into your daily routine. As a visual reminder, it works to track your last dose taken or the next dose, which can be set each time you take your dose. The cap easily fits onto the standard 1-Clic cap threads, which are used by major pharmacies of the world, including chains like Walgreens and Walmart.
These factors enable it to work as the most optimal solution for dealing with medication non-adherence.
In line with its advantages, Meticap can be easily incorporated by hospitals and pharmacies into their regular operations and work to reduce the chances of relapse. These can be easily done through various means. One such way is by distributing it with outpatient prescriptions or using it in discharge planning and patient education. Healthcare professionals, such as clinicians, nurses, interns, and residents, can also use Meticap for healthcare as standardized patient instruction.
The greatest advantage is that it works really well for patients suffering from behavioral issues or focus-related concerns, making it a suitable ADHD medication reminder. They can be easily used without mental fatigue or recall-related problems, and do not require any system integration or IT support.
A Practical Step Towards Better Outcomes
Meticap is a low-effort, high-impact medication adherence cap that improves recommended adherence. It helps to support safer use of medication, which goes beyond clinical visits and stays with the patients post-discharge. Rather than replacing your provider's instruction, it complements it. So, you don’t have to add anything to your routine, but rather it becomes a part of it, removing reliance on additional elements. This reinforces the goal of improving medication adherence at scale.
Take the first step to improve medication adherence with Meticap and support better patient outcomes. Contact us today and integrate this simple, effective solution into your care workflow.
It is a simple, regular Meticap that attaches to your 1-Clic vial. It can be used to display the day and time for the last dose taken or the next dose to be taken. All you need to do is flip the detachable red top ring to the required text to be displayed. Each time after the medicine is taken, the dials needs to be rotated to keep the record. Being very easy to use, it requires minimal patient education.
No, Meticap is completely mechanical. You need to twist the dial and vial manually to set the day and hour. The day dial is turned via the external top ribbed rim. The internal hour dial is indexed by turning the actual vial itself. The time dial is optional if only a daily dose needs to be recorded. The hour dial also includes a blank setting indicating no time, a sunshine icon for daytime, and a moon icon for nighttime.
Yes, much better. Apps require a device such as a phone or tablet which require daily charging. Apps rely heavily on the user’s technological expertise; however, caps like Meticap are manual and need minimal technological expertise. Secondly, apps remind via alarms and notifications, which can be missed or even result in alarm-fatigue after some time, making it easier to miss your dose. Alarms and notifications start to blend in with additional alarms such as calendar appointments or text notifications.
Absolutely, you can add personal branding to the cap. If you wish, you may also install QR codes for providing instructional information and videos.