Medisafe Meds & Pill Reminder

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An app aimed at anyone wanting to keep track of their medicines, including when to take them.

Medisafe Meds & Pill Reminder	By Medisafe
	Features Medicine list with shape and colour identification feature Medicine tracking history Medicine reminders and alerts Repeat or refill reminder Notifications can be shared with other people Reports can be generated for sharing Can include measurements such as blood pressure, blood test results, pain scores, mood, weight and temperature or general notes Get the app from
Clinical review
User reviews	(2 reviews) Rate this app
Privacy and security	Does the app: collect medical information? Yes require a login? No have password protection? Yes have a privacy policy? Yes require internet access? Yes Read more safety tips around health apps
Cost	Free (basic) In-app purchases (has additional features) For more details on pricing see the app website Learn more about app charges

What does the app do?

This app helps you keep track of your medicines. It allows you to create a medication list and set reminders or prompts to remind you when to take a particular medicine. The app also allows you to record medical tests, measurements and results, add medical appointments to a dairy, and record how you are feeling.

For the complete app description, go to Google Play (Android) iTunes (Apple) and, for a detailed review, see Reviews.

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PROS	CONS
✔ Can select appearance of medicine – the app has provision to record the shape and colour of medication ✔ Allows user to keep count of medicines left and prescription number ✔ Easy to use ✔ Can share reports with others ✔ Can keep track of appointments ✔ Can include measurements such as blood pressure, blood test results, pain scores, mood, weight and temperature or general notes	✘ The medication list is based on medications available in the US – some medication brands may not be relevant in New Zealand

PROS

CONS

✔ Can select appearance of medicine – the app has provision to record the shape and colour of medication

✔ Allows user to keep count of medicines left and prescription number

✔ Easy to use

✔ Can share reports with others

✔ Can keep track of appointments

✔ Can include measurements such as blood pressure, blood test results, pain scores, mood, weight and temperature or general notes

✘ The medication list is based on medications available in the US – some medication brands may not be relevant in New Zealand

Review details

April 2020: Version: 8.76.09159, Apple
September 2016: Version: 7.00.02219, Android

References

The following references relate to articles about apps for medication adherence.

Haase J, Farris KB, Dorsch MP. Mobile applications to improve medication adherence. Telemed J E Health. 2016 Jun 1.
Nguyen E, Bugno L, Kandah C, et al. Is there a good app for that? Evaluating m-health apps for strategies that promote pediatric medication adherence. Telemed J E Health. 2016 Apr 12.
Davies MJ, Kotadia A, Mughal H, et al. The attitudes of pharmacists, students and the general public on mHealth applications for medication adherence. Pharm Pract (Granada). 2015 Oct-Dec;13(4):644.
Becker S, Brandl C, Meister S, et al. Demographic and health related data of users of a mobile application to support drug adherence is associated with usage duration and intensity. PLoS One. 2015 Jan 28;10(1).
DiDonato KL, Liu Y, Lindsey CC, et al. Community pharmacy patient perceptions of a pharmacy-initiated mobile technology app to improve adherence. Int J Pharm Pract. 2015 Oct;23(5):309-19.
Heldenbrand S, Martin BC, Gubbins PO, et al. Assessment of medication adherence app features, functionality, and health literacy level and the creation of a searchable Web-based adherence app resource for health care professionals and patients. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2016 May-Jun;56(3):293-302.
Lindsey Dayer, Seth Heldenbrand, Paul Anderson, et al. Smartphone medication adherence apps: Potential benefits to patients and providers. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2013 Mar-Apr; 53(2): 172–181

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Credits: Health navigator Editorial Team. Last reviewed: 05 Jan 2018 Page last updated: 27 Aug 2020

Clinical review

Reviewer: Angela Lambie, Pharmacist, Auckland
Date of review: April 2020
Comments: This is a great app to help users to remember appointments and when to take their medicines. If users select 'when medicine taken', it can produce a report of medicines taken. Users can also include other data such as their blood pressure and blood test results, weight, mood and adverse effects.
Safety concerns: None.
New Zealand relevance: Some of the medicines on the drop down lists are not available in New Zealand, but medicines can be manually added if they don’t list the New Zealand brand.

Clinical review

Reviewer: Sarah Bannerman, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand.
Date of review: September 2016
Comments: This app is useful for patients who want to keep track of their medication. Within the app there is a video that provides additional support on how to use the app to manage your medicines.
Safety concerns: The app does not have provision for the user to record both the brand name and the ingredient name of the medication.
New Zealand relevance: The brands of the medicines are US based. These may not be applicable to New Zealand.

User review

Reviewer: Member of the public, Porirua, Wellington
Date of review: February 2020
Comments: I’ve been using Medisafe for a few years. It has a great range of features, scheduling, refills and appointment reminders, can share alerts if a carer is involved, can export reports. I never have a problem with it.

User review

Reviewer: Member of the public, Wellington
Date of review: July 2019
Comments: I like that you can schedule all your medication that you take regularly plus have the ones that you take as required.

User review

Reviewer: Anonymous, Auckland
Date of review: January 2019
Comments: The app is easy to use, you can customise what each med looks like, if you miss a dose you can specify why and the refill reminders are great. However the app is not New Zealand based, so most of the saved meds are other brands, but it just means it takes a little longer to input manually.