Cape Town — A local doctor has developed a pill bottle that uses cellphone
technology to remind patients to take their medicines and warns them if they
are about to take an extra dose by mistake.
The SIMpill device is aimed at patients on long-term medication for
diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), HIV, epilepsy, diabetes and asthma, for
whom missing even a few doses can have potentially life-threatening
consequences.
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