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E Ink and LTS Develop Smart Patch to Improve Medical Management

Smart patch offers simpler way for patients to administer, monitor medicine intake.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The Smart Patch prototype is a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS), which delivers medication to patients in a convenient, controlled and comfortable manner and features an E Ink display to deliver and to convey relevant information about patch performance.   According to a report conducted by the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI), poor medication adherence is a pervasive problem that costs $290 billion a year in the US. Forgetting to take medication and not understanding administration...

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