MEDICATION
Research by Aston University suggests that about 5,700 people die every year in the UK because of ‘medication- related adverse events’, which includes side-effects and when incorrect medicines, dosages or strengths are administered. The cost of these events is estimated at £750 million.
A service such as
PillTime.co.uk is expected to enhance patient safety in the UK, decrease medication costs, and save nurses working time in primary healthcare. This free service makes life easier for the patient and those caring for them. It is ideal for people taking multiple medication and offers a helping hand for anyone suffering from conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, kidney or heart problems, depression or high blood pressure.
PillTime.co.uk receives prescriptions electronically directly from the GP and delivers the medicines, pre-packed by a team of experienced pharmacists and delivered discreetly to a patients’ door via tracked mail service. The patient’s medication is dispensed in easy to open pouches, organised in the order that you need to take them. Each pouch is clearly marked with the correct date and time of when the dose should be taken, making it easy to remember to take all of your tablets at the right time, every time and providing peace of mind. This service will make the job of any carer easier, reducing medication errors and improving patient safety.
Paul Mayberry, award-winning pharmacist and Founder of PillTime, started the service as he could see his ‘regulars’ constantly feeling unwell. Aſter 20 years running a local pharmacy, Paul got frustrated seeing patients that had become friends feeling constantly poorly. He dug into the root of the problem and discovered it was almost always down to patients not taking their medication properly. Thus, PillTime was born.
Paul Mayberry commented: "Using
PillTime.co.uk pouches makes taking multiple medicines easy. We make taking your medicines less confusing, so you can take them exactly as your doctor prescribed and therefore get the best out of them.
“The potential for people who take multiple medications to make mistakes in timing or dosage is high and this leads to avoidable, but sometimes serious complications. PillTime.
co.uk is a very reliable way to ensure that you take the right medication and at the right time.”
Daven Cassidy lives in the West Midlands and takes 21 tablets a day aſter being diagnosed with heart failure and having a pacemaker fitted. In the past she has doubled up on doses and has found managing her medications difficult:
Daven said: "I have just received my first delivery from PillTime and I must admit I am amazed at how good the service is that I have received. Today when it arrived I checked the pouches in the boxes to find they are 100% correct, much better than my local pharmacy has ever managed.
“The fact that each pouch is dated, has the medication with a description in each listed and a time to take the contents is a real bonus. But the main convenience is not having to weekly make up dosset boxes that could take up to an hour at a time."
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