Monday, August 07, 2006

All new talking medecine bottle!

It's a medicine bottle that talks, a medical miracle for the visually impaired. The bottle lets pharmacists record instructions to a patient, making sure they take the right medications at the right time.

The inspiration for the bottle came from a blind man who accidentally took the wrong medication. His idea is now helping 30,000 others prevent the same mistake.

Greg Smith, Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy Manager: "It allows you to record 32 seconds, so we can get all the pertinent information the directions, the name of the drug, the strength, the quantity and also the prescription number, but most importantly, the patients name."

The talking pill bottles are only $4, a small price some say to gain their safety and independence.

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