Each pill is physically dispensed via a button. The date and time each pill is ejected is recorded.
This data can be extracted automatically in real-time.
The Smart Dispenser attaches to your bottle, with no impact on the primary packaging supply process.
1. Participants attach a Pill Connect Smart Dispenser to their bottle.
2. To dispense, participants press the button to eject 1 pill. The bottle records the date and time.
3. Data from the dispenser is read via a mobile app throughout the day, sending this onto clinical platforms for real-time adherence monitoring
4. Dispensers can be removed and attached to new bottles at refills
The dispenser records events such as dispenses and bottle swaps. This data can be read by a smartphone so that it can be sent to remote monitoring platforms.
The standard dispenser works with capsules size 0 to 5 and many different tablet sizes.
The standard dispenser fits to neck finishes 33-400 and 38-400. If your bottle is different, we can customise the dispenser to it.
Yes. A standard cap with a CRSF feature fits on top of the dispenser and the dispenser itself attaches to the screw thread of the bottle using a push and twist mechanism. Pill Connect has tested products which are certified to ISO8317:2015.
18 months in dispensing mode.
The dispenser is powered by an internal battery that cannot be changed. During shipping, the product is in sleep mode using hardly any power at all, extending the life until it is activated by a participant attaching it to their first bottle.
We use FDA compliant food grade materials for the entire dispenser. Specific certificates will be provided on request.
Aardex Group
The collaboration between Aardex and Pill Connect represents a significant advancement in reporting and impacting medication adherence within clinical trials.
Pill Connect, an innovative smart pill dispenser, has been uniquely developed to seamlessly report medication adherence among trial participants in real-time. Leveraging the integration with MEMS AS®, the partnership offers clinical teams immediate access to real-time data on participant adherence rates.
This capability enables continuous monitoring of medication consumption patterns throughout the duration of the trial, facilitating a deeper understanding of evolving medication-taking habits.
For more information visit: Aardex Group
University of Groningen
Medicine Adherence Centre of Excellence
MAECON is an interdisciplinary team from the University of Groningen working to raise awareness of and promote adherence among professionals and patients.
The group runs adherence research with smart packaging and can provide consultancy services to MedTech and Pharma companies. The team are independent senior researchers and represent a wide range of sub-specialisms related to medication adherence.
We have conducted usability and pilot clinical trials with MAECON.