Smart pills: the future of adherence monitoring

Yosef Houmid Al Shammari; Homoud Awade Al Shammari; Talal Muhammad Bin Barak; Bandar Said Alharbi; Saud Tawfiq Alshammari; Saleh Abdullah Alnais; Saeed Awad Aljohani; Abdulrahman Abdullah Alorf; Meshari Abdulmajeed Alnawmasi; Mohammed Awad Alshammari; Majed Farhan Alharbi; Abdulrahman Gobile Al Enazi; Abdulelah Mohammed Mubashir Alamri

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v3nS1.14916

Authors

Yosef Houmid Al Shammari KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Homoud Awade Al Shammari KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Talal Muhammad bin Barak KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Bandar Said Alharbi KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Saud Tawfiq Alshammari KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Saleh Abdullah Alnais KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Saeed Awad Aljohani KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Abdulrahman Abdullah Alorf KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Meshari Abdulmajeed Alnawmasi KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Mohammed Awad Alshammari KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Majed Farhan Alharbi KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Abdulrahman Gobile Al Enazi KSA, National Guard Health Affairs
Abdulelah Mohammed Mubashir Alamri KSA, National Guard Health Affairs

Keywords:

Medication Adherence, Technology Evaluation, Remote Sensing Technology, Telemedicine, Smart Pills

Abstract

Background: The precise assessment and monitoring of patient medication adherence is a worldwide concern due to the lack of universally accepted methodologies for accurately measuring adherence. There has been recent focus on using technology to monitor medication adherence, since they allow for continuous surveillance of an individual's behavior in taking their prescription. Nevertheless, the existing technologies for monitoring medication adherence range in terms of their technological characteristics and techniques of data collection, resulting in variations in their individual benefits and constraints. There is a dearth of suitable criteria to guide the evaluation of medication adherence monitoring devices for optimum uptake and utilization. Aim of Work: The objective of this research is to conduct a narrative evaluation of existing technologies for monitoring medication adherence and to suggest a set of criteria for assessing these technologies, which will aid in the development and implementation of such technologies. Methods: Using the terms medication adherence, measuring technology, and monitoring technology, a literature search was carried out on PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and ProQuest Technology Collection (2010-present). The selection concentrated on research concerning the technology used to monitor medication adherence, as well as its development and use.

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