MEDICON: A Microcontroller-Based Medicine Intake Reminder

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

People who are taking maintenance drugs need to take their medicine at the scheduled time to maximize their effectiveness. Due to certain reasons, people tend to forget the scheduled time of their medicine intake. to address this problem, the researchers created a prototype of a Microcontroller-Based Medicine Intake Reminder which will remind people to take their maintenance drugs at the scheduled time.

METHODS

Prescriptive Research Design was used in the creation of the prototype in this study. The researchers designed the hardware and software of the system as well as the flowchart of the execution of the alarm. The prototype was subjected to five test alarms and an audibility test to identify its accuracy and range.

RESULTS

From the conducted tests, the prototype functioned according to its program code. As a result, the system alarms on the scheduled time and it terminates when the button is pushed. The audibility test showed that the alarm can be heard up to five meters of radius from the system.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed that the Microcontroller-Based Medicine Intake Reminder functions properly as a reminder for medicine intake. This system will aid those who take maintenance medicines, the hospital staff who administer the taking of medicines of patients, and those who are fond of electronics and would like to create their alarm.