The device is equipped with a fingerprint scanner to ensure that pills are dispensed only to the prescribed patient in correct dosages at the right time. Mechanical engineering students at John ...

Prescription painkillers have become so widely misused and abused that many doctors now hesitate to prescribe them even to patients clearly in need of pain relief. Controlling what patients do with ...

You can whack it with a hammer, attack it with a drill, or even stab it with a screwdriver. But try as you might, you won't be able to get into this pill dispenser. Which is exactly the idea. You can ...

Medication dispensers have morphed from the old plastic square medication containers, from a few years back, into high-tech, identity proof and tamper-resistant dispensing systems. Along, with ...

Sir, With reference to “Prescribing pain” (The Big Read, July 30): physically or chemically changing a pill to combat the misuse of drugs is not the most effective way. Even facial recognition systems ...

SARASOTA (FOX 13) - A design company in Sarasota believes its new creation can help stop opiate addiction before it starts. Robrady Design is working to get its PILL dispenser on the market so it can ...

Today e-pill Medication Reminders announced that a new device (e-pill Station) is being released for sale in the United States and Canada for patients on chronic medications with limited use of their ...

You can whack it with a hammer, attack it with a drill, even stab it with a screwdriver. But try as you might, you won't be able to tamper with a high-tech pill dispenser designed by mechanical ...

With a fingerprint scanner and internal clock, it gives you the exact number of drugs your doctor says. If you fancy an extra painkiller, one more than what your prescription will allow, good luck ...