A Smart Pillbox Integrated with an eHealth Platform

The current solutions imagined for medical compliance, either comprised of physical devices or software programs, still leave a lot of room for improvement. This work starts by presenting current developments and reviewing their capabilities. Next, we describe the implementation of a smart pillbox as part of a e-health platform capable of monitoring several physiological parameters. The pillbox has a modular design with detachable compartments which can be easily replaced and cleaned. A proprietary Android application is used for controlling the time and date of the pill administration while also generating reminders in order to ensure adherence to the prescribed medication. The integration with the e-heath platform is implemented at central server level which stores the events associated with the pillbox. Data integration with the monitored health parameters will provide evidence to the clinicians regarding the efficiency of the prescribed treatment.