KLRN SciTech Now
Feb. 21, 2019 | Smart pill bottle
Season 4 Episode 7 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Young inventors hope their smart bottle will help elderly on medications
It’s a smart pill bottle that regulates how often a person’s medication is dispensed, and it’s called Patch - the concept is remarkable, but even more so when you consider that two young college students are the brainpower behind patch. They hope their invention will assist in three main areas: the opioid crisis; the elderly on medications and clinical trials within the medical arena.
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KLRN SciTech Now
Feb. 21, 2019 | Smart pill bottle
Season 4 Episode 7 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
It’s a smart pill bottle that regulates how often a person’s medication is dispensed, and it’s called Patch - the concept is remarkable, but even more so when you consider that two young college students are the brainpower behind patch. They hope their invention will assist in three main areas: the opioid crisis; the elderly on medications and clinical trials within the medical arena.
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