Apple’s Medication Feature is a Step in The Right Direction

Apple isn't inventing anything new with its medication tracking feature for the iPhone and Apple Watch, which the company announced as part of watchOS 9 at WWDC 2022. But getting people to take their medications regularly is a significant problem in health care, and about half of people prescribed medications for chronic conditions don't take them as directed. That non-compliance costs the health care system hundreds of billions of dollars a year because people get sicker when they don't take their medications correctly. And while the tool doesn't have everything on experts' wish lists for the ideal drug app, a tech company like Apple entering the ring could be a helpful development."

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Apple is trying to address one of the biggest problems in health care, which is that people aren't taking their medications on time. Apple’s medication tool doesn’t have everything on experts' wish lists, but it could be a step in the right direction.

Apple is trying to address one of the biggest problems in health care, which is that people aren't taking their medications on time. Apple’s medication tool doesn’t have everything on experts' wish lists, but it could be a step in the right direction.