66
Participants
Start Date
June 4, 2019
Primary Completion Date
April 17, 2020
Study Completion Date
April 17, 2020
Smart About Meds (SAM)
"SAM generates a patient-friendly list of prescribed and dispensed medications and offers several features:~* Drug information: Patient-friendly monographs that describe treatment indications and the harms/benefits of medications.~* Adherence alerts: Alerts users to non-adherence, such as when they fill prescriptions that were stopped at hospital discharge, don't fill prescribed medications, or buy medications at the incorrect dose.~* Side-effect checker: Provides a list of side effects associated with individual medications and the patient's overall drug profile.~* Rate my med: Allows patients to rate medications and describe experiences with a medication. Patients can view ratings given by users.~* Caregiver connect: Provides patients' caregivers with access to the app.~* Pharmacy connect: Allows patients to connect with their hospital pharmacist to ask questions regarding their medications and adherence alerts.~* Other: pill images, daily pill reminders, weekly dosing schedule"
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Montreal
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
OTHER
McGill University
OTHER