Development and Application of Handheld Intelligent Medication System

OBJECTIVE To improve the medication correctness and compliance, and to ensure safe, effective, reasonable and economical use of drugs for patients. METHODS Architecture, designing and workflow of palm intelligent drug-using system developed by the Affiliated People's Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was introduced. Function and application of four modules including add new medication plan, medication alarm, dosage confirm and report post-medication effect was discussed in detail. RESULTS With the help of mobile application, the system constructed intelligent medication information with pictures and texts, which could remind patients to take medicine on time, identify drugs correctly, and improve medication compliance and correctness. CONCLUSION Information construction is beneficial to promote the rational application of drugs and ensure the safety of patients' medication, which has become an indispensable and important part of pharmaceutical services at the present stage.