Higea, the first smart blister connected to the mobile phone

The telemedicine company Flowlab has developed the first smart blister pack connected to the mobile phone that allows more careful monitoring of medication among patients and prevents therapeutic non-compliance..

Flowlab, company specialized in e-health, telemedicine and m-health, presented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) from Barcelona Hygea, a new mobile device that allows you to control the status of the medication blister to ensure the correct treatment of patients.

According to the World Health Organization (OMS), Lack of adherence to treatment and partial or total abandonment of medication is an important problem for patients with chronic diseases and a priority issue due to its negative consequences on health costs., higher rates of hospitalization and treatment failures.

The majority of chronic patients use large pill boxes and devices that require a manual replenishment process by a healthcare professional or caregiver.. These are dispensers that do not respond to the specific needs of patients to improve adherence to pharmacological treatments.. Given this situation, Flowlab has developed the Higea device, a smart medicine dispenser with bluetooth connection and connected to the mobile phone, which helps the patient use medications appropriately, avoiding non-compliance with treatment and, as a consequence, ensuring improved health.

Unlike the rest of the dispensers, which are usually large and heavy and, therefore, for exclusive use in the patient's home, Higea is a mobile device that facilitates the control and monitoring of drug intake both at home and away from home and at any time of the day..

Flowlab's new mobile device, presented at the Telefónica stand at the MWC, has been chosen by the Spanish telephone company as the prototype medication dispenser to be evaluated in an innovation project for patient monitoring at home called Home Nursing.