Pill box
The pill also Medikamentendispenser , Pill Box , Pill , tablet case, medication dispensers, Medikamentenbox , drug cassette , pill box , Pilmate , Medikamentendosierbehälter (ch) or drug pusher named facilitates patients timely medication . Unlike the Pill Box, in which similar tablets are kept, it comes in pill different "is a solid assortment of pills ."
species
Initially, it was a matter of simple small boxes made of wood or sheet metal, in which a supply of tablets could be transported hygienically and safely from loss. Historically, works of art of the silver and goldsmith's trade can be proven. The shapes could be round, oval, heart-shaped, or square. The locking mechanism had to prevent the can from jumping open on its own. Later these tins were given an interior division so that portions could be formed for the different times of the day. In the age of plastic, it is also available as a rotating pill box with a through-colored or transparent lid, with 4 or 7 compartments, which can be rotated in one direction to open it. More elaborate forms have a child safety device, a lettering with Braille and a compartment for the package insert. In the electronic age, the Pilmate with a multiple alarm system is, so to speak, the pill box with a short-term alarm or game clock effect .
There are also containers for the entire weekly supply, which reduces the need to adjust the medication to once a week (7-day pill box or weekly planner). However, due to its many opening mechanisms, it has reached the limit of simple and safe handling. In the area of professional nursing, the medication tray for dispensing to all patients in a ward can also be found.
The reason for the development of ever more comprehensive doses lies in the multiple intake of different drugs. In addition to the multimorbidity of an aging society , there was the multiple prescription of drugs for these different diseases in one person. Since the doctor can assign different dosing instructions to the medication (forms), the intake regiment had to be ensured by the patient. With more than an average of five medications for the geriatric patient, the medication list and the medication supply were difficult to remember and at the same time to be carried everywhere in a handbag.
See also
- Drug (also for various drug preparations, pharmacy), compliance , overdose
literature
- Josef Hoffmann: Vienna, Art Nouveau and Twenties, Exh. Cat., Kunstgewerbemuseum und Museum Bellerive , Zurich, 1983, (p. 76, No. 82 pill box by Josef Husnik for the Wiener Werkstätte )
