| The first ever programmable computer
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| | more closely monitor their patients'
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| device that allows professional
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| | medications between office visits."
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| caregivers to monitor how frequent a
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| | According to the FDA,
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| patient takes their medication was
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| | EMMA consists of a medication delivery
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| approved Thursday by the FDA.
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| | unit and two-way communication software
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| EMMA, the Electronic Medication
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| | that allows a health care professional to
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| Management Assistant was created in order
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| | remotely manage prescriptions stored and
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| to reduce the number of drug dosing and
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| | released by the patient-operated delivery
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| identification errors. It will prove very
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| | unit. The delivery unit is about the size
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| useful to those who suffer from memory
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| | of a bread box and plugs into a standard
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| loss due to old age or disease, those
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| | power outlet.
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| with HIV, and others who have very
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| | EMMA stores prescription medications,
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| complicated and rigid medication
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| | emits an audible alert to the patient
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| regiments.
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| | when the prescribed medications are
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| In 2006 a study from the Institute of
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| | scheduled to be taken, and releases them
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| Medicine cited by the FDA stated that
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| | onto a delivery tray when activated by
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| medication errors harm some 1.5 million
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| | the patient at the appropriate time. It
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| people each year in the United States.
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| | uses a Web-based application for a health
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| Daniel Schultz, M.D., director of FDA's
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| | care professional, such as a doctor or
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| Center for Devices and Radiological
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| | pharmacist, to remotely schedule or
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| Health said, "FDA's clearance of the
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| | adjust a patient's prescribed
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| INRange remote medication management
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| | medications, and provides the health care
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| system puts an important safety tool
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| | professional with a history of each time
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| directly in the hands of patients and
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| | patients access their medications.
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| their health care providers. It will help
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| take away some of the confusion patients
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| | ordering prescription medication from
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| can experience when taking prescription
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| | online pharmacies.
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| medications, and allow care providers to
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