Yunfu Defu Rural Mutual Service Center for the Aged

The probability of elderly individuals forgetting to take their medication, taking repeated doses, or taking the wrong medication reaches 95%, which is closely related to the elderly person's life and family stability, as well as the improvement of the entire medical system. In particular, the issue of medication among rural elderly people includes problems such as inadequate dosages, low scientific application, and significant waste of medication. Poor medication adherence not only affects the individual but also causes problems for many institutions and even society as a whole.

By incorporating IoT-enabled smart medicine cabinets and data systems, along with community education on medication safety and scientific usage, medication adherence among the target population can be improved. Through data analysis provided by these systems, family members can feel more at ease knowing that their loved ones are taking their medication properly. This approach can also lead to more efficient and cost-effective drug trials for pharmaceutical companies. It can help tackle issues such as patients forgetting to take their medication, taking repeated doses or incorrect medication, poor patient efficacy, and high costs associated with new drug development and testing due to lack of medication adherence.

Reducing management and trial costs is of great value for medication users, especially the elderly, their caregivers, health management companies, pharmaceutical companies, and the protection of social medical resources.