By Ian Walker
Koninklijke Philips NV (PHIA.AE) said Thursday it is expanding
its focus on home healthcare with a home medication dispensing
service designed to support chronically ill patients and care
providers.
The new service provides automated, compact dispensers loaded
with personalized pre-packaged medication, and features a dedicated
web-based IT connection to the patient's care giver organization
and pharmacist, the Dutch-based firm said.
Philips will roll out the new service in the Netherlands,
Belgium and Luxembourg.
"By offering the prescribed medication at the preprogrammed
time, as well as monitoring and support, the service aims to
increase medication adherence among seniors and chronically ill
patients," Philips said.
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