1. Benchmarking MSD-P09321

2. Current Medical Industry 32 million Americans are taking three or more medications daily. Almost 29% of Americans stop taking their medicine before it runs out. 22 % of Americans take less of the medication than is prescribed on the label. 23 % of all nursing home admissions are due to patients failing to take prescription medications accurately. Up to 59 % of those on five or more medications are taking them improperly. In 2000, 43 % of those who ended up in hospital emergency rooms from drug overdoses were there because of misusing prescription drugs More than 17 % of adults over 60 abuse prescription drugs. The No.1 problem in treating illness today is patients' failure to take prescription medications correctly, regardless of patient age.

3. Current Home Drug Use Prescription is filled at drug store Instructions are printed on label Medication is placed in a medicine cabinet User is responsible for taking medication at appropriate times

4. E-Pill MD.2 An automated medicine dispenser Pros –Automatically dispenses medicine at preset times –Has a reminder system –Calls emergency contacts in case the medicine has not been taken Cons –Zero security

5. Medready An automated medicine dispenser that rotates at preset intervals to provide a new dosage Pros –28 doses –Reminder system Cons –Limited security

6. MSD P09321 An automated medicine dispenser with high levels of security and reporting capabilities. Our main goal is not to provide the ultimate ideal of medicine dispensing, but to provide a method of dispensing far safer than the technology used today. X/ Security xXX Reminder System XXX Automatic pill dispenser XXX Reporting services MSDE-pill Medre- ady

7. References http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml ?identifier=107http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml ?identifier=107 http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/prevalert/v 6/4.aspxhttp://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/prevalert/v 6/4.aspx http://www.medreadyinc.com/ http://www.epill.com/md2.html