Medication mismanagement is a critical and costly issue in the United States health care system contributing to 100 billion preventable hospitalizations emergency room visits and repeat doctor appointments each year. It's estimated that medication related problems account for up to 10% of all hospital admissions with older adults facing the greatest risks. Medi PillPal® was created to bring clarity safety and peace of mind to families and caregivers by making medication tracking and organization simple effective and reliable.
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Medi PillPal®: A Smarter Way to Mange Medications
Over 50%
of all drug-related health complications are caused by patients failing to adhere to their medication regimens, whether by accident, negligence, or intent.
Up to 58%
of all seniors make some kind of error when taking their medications, with 26% making mistakes with potentially serious consequences.
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FACT:
Family caregiving spans all generations including the silent generation, boomers, generation x, millennials, and gen-z. (AARP)
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66% of American adults are taking prescription drugs. (HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE)
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48 million Americans are providing care for a loved one over the age of 18. (AARP)
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Nearly 7 in 10 Americans take prescription drugs, and more than 50% are on 5 or more.(MAYO CLINIC)
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A child goes to the emergency room every 10 minutes due to medicine poisoning. CNN
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Medication errors are the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in children
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Each year more than 500,000 children under the age of 5 experience a potential poisoning related to medications.
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Half of nearly 3.4 billion prescriptions dispensed each year are improperly taken which can lead to adverse side effects, hospitalization and even death. Each year, in the United States alone, 7,000-9,000 people die due to medication error. (NCBI)
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About 165 children each day are seen in emergency rooms for medicine related treatment in the US, caused by a child ingesting medication while unsupervised….SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE