1. Med-Ready vs. MD2 Choosing the best medication dispenser for your clients.

2. Similarities Audible Alerts Visual Alerts Ability to lock
Early Dose Capabilities
Daily Confirmation Reports
Med-Ready doesn’t when it is connected directly to the Care Center.
Potential for Jams

3. Easy Accessibility for those with dexterity issues.
Similarities
Easy Accessibility for those with dexterity issues.
MD2 via drop down cup
Med Ready via slots

4. Multiple Med-Ready Days Approx. Cost of Med-Ready $150, MD2 $800.
Differences
Dispensing of Medications
Med-Ready 4 x a day
MD x a day
Medication can be dispensed more times a day
Capable of holding more pills per dose
Dosing/Day
MD2 Days
Med-Ready Days
Multiple Med-Ready Days
# Units
1 x
60 * 28 1
2 x 30 14 2
3 x 20
9 * 3
4 x 10
7 *
14/28
2/4
5 x
- *
3/5
6 x
* Best buy considering number of doses per day, number of days can be held and number of units needed.
Approx. Cost of Med-Ready $150, MD2 $800.

5. Differences Battery Backup Med-Ready: 72 hour battery back up
MD2: 9 hour battery back up
Total Unit Power Down:
Med-Ready
Keeps programming just reset the clock to the correct time and you are ready to go
MD2
Needs to be completely reprogrammed

6. Differences Reload Alert Med-Ready – No MD2 – Yes VoIP Reliable
Med-Ready – Yes
MD2 – No
Dosage Change
Med-Ready
Requires Modification
MD2
Requires Reloading

7. Differences Intermediary Transmission Med-Ready
Signal comes straight to the Care Center
MD2
Signal goes to a website that then sends it to the Care Center. If the website is down the signal can be lost

8. Differences Repair Cost Med-Ready Low repair cost MD2
High repair costs
Test and Clean
You can test and clean 3.5 Med-Ready’s in the time it takes to clean 1 MD2

9. Questions Darren Torrence, Director darren@monitoringcare.com