THE NEW

“Rex” Disposable Talking Medication Bottle

APPROVED PRODUCT THROUGH
ABLE HOME AIDES
The product below has been tested and approved for ABLE HOME AIDES through the Olmstead Approved Program . The test was conducted by a independent person with a disability.

The test was conducted by a independent person with a disability. The person used the Rex Talking Medicine Bottle and Recorder Kit to record the name of meds and the instructions for 4 different medications for a blind woman living along. She told us that, "I had no trouble recording the instructions, and my client could hear the pill bottle and carry out instructions. I am no longer afraid to leave my client along to take her meds." I wish all persons with sight problems and learning disabled people could have this Talking Med Bottle."

This product may become Olmstead Approved which means that insurance providers, state rehabilitation departments and Medicare / Medicaid may purchase it for their clients.

For more information about this product, or other Olmstead Approved Products, please call 708-344-9021.

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Product Overview
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The Product
The “Rex” Disposable Talking Medication Bottle verbally identifies bottle contents and educates people about how to properly use their medication. Application of the bottle is not limited to persons who are visually impaired, but is also ideally suited for people with cognitive disorders, reading difficulties, and for those whose language differences can make accurate comprehension of medication instructions problematic.
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How It Works
Microelectronic technology is embedded in the base of each bottle. A special bottle recorder microphone allows the user to record the medication use information directly into the bottle. The “built-in-the-bottle” technology permits only the user to record or change the prescription information. To playback the recorded information, users simply press a button on the side of the bottle and listen to the message.
“Rex” Talking Bottle Features
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 One button easy – just press to play message
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 Speaker and record function built into each bottle –
no additional playback hardware required
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 Multilingual – voice chip accepts all spoken languages
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 No additional software required to dispense
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 Single use – no chance for cross contamination
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 Low cost, disposable bottle – mail order friendly
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 Users enjoy increased confidence in their ability to
manage their medications


Who Can Benefit
Recorded instructions can be played as often as needed giving more independence to those who are:
Visually Impaired visually or cognitively Illiterate
Non-English Speaking Elderly Cognitively Impaired


Significant Statistics
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 Medication errors and/or adverse drug events kill an estimated 100,000 persons annually and represent the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. The first three are heart disease, cancer, and stroke. (1)
   
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 There are more than 9 million visually impaired people in the United States. The leading causes are 5.3 million with diabetic retinopathy; 1.6 million with macular degeneration and 2.2 million with glaucoma. (2)
   
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 There are more than 1 million visually or cognitively people in the United States today, 1.8 million will be visually or cognitively by 2020, and 3.4 million will suffer from impaired vision that could threaten their way of life. (2)
   
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 There are 20.5 million Americans today affected by cataracts. (2)
   
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 More than 90 million adults have a limited ability to read or understand instructions on prescriptions or medicine bottles. (3)
   
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 People aged 16 or older that have low  skills consume more health-care services. (4)
   
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 Additional health expenditures related to low health-literacy skills total about $73 billion (in 1998 health-care dollars): the same amount that Medicare pays for physician, dental, home health, prescription drug, and nursing home services combined. (4)
   
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 Estimated annual cost of visually or cognitivelyness to the federal government is $4 billion. (5)
   
  REFERENCES:

(1) JAMA; 1998; 279, 1200-5. IOM, November 1999
(2) National Eye Institute
(3) Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. and National Academy on an Aging Society, "Low Health Literacy Increases Expenditures," U.S. Medicine, May 1999
(4) National Academy on an Aging Society
(5) Prevent visually or cognitivelyness America 1994

Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How is a message recorded in the bottle to make "Rex" talk?
A. You may ask your pharmacist to put your prescriptions in a talking bottle and he/she can record the instructions or you can buy your own recorder and bottles and record your own instructions or identifying messages.

Q. Can "Rex" be used in other ways as well?
A. Yes. MedivoxRx Technologies hopes to eventually make "Rex", and the recorder needed to give "Rex" his voice, available for other purposes. Consumers could then use the bottles for spices and other small items by having someone record what is stored inside the bottle.

Q. Can the Disposable Talking Bottle be refilled?
A. "Rex" was developed as a disposable bottle to avoid cross-contamination of medications. In some cases, however, an identical prescription might be refillable for a second allotment of a prescription, but the built-in battery's life span would be less reliable.

Q. How long will the Disposable Talking Bottle keep "talking"?
A. "Rex" is designed to play a complete message approximately 300 times. Under most circumstances, "Rex" will continue to "talk" for around six months.

Q. Are there places where "Rex" can't be used?
A. "Rex" can be placed in the refrigerator, however DO NOT place it in the freezer.

Q. How should the Disposable Talking Bottle be discarded?
A. It is safe to discard "Rex" with regular household trash.

Q. Why not make Braille labels for people who are visually or cognitively impaired?
A. Braille takes up too much space and would not fit within the size of the bottle. In addition, many people who are visually or cognitively or visually impaired don't read Braille.


Instructions
Talking Bottle Instructions (PDF)
Talking bottle instructions in PDF format. Best if you want to view the information on your computer screen or print out a copy.

Talking Bottle Instructions (html/text)
Talking bottle instructions in text format. Best for use with text-to-speech software or where there is a need for editable text.

Bottle Recorder Instructions (PDF)
Bottle recorder instructions in PDF format. Best if you want to view the information on your computer screen or print out a copy.

Bottle Recorder Script Instructions (PDF)
Bottle recorder script instructions in PDF format. Best if you want to view the information on your computer screen or print out a copy.





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