Pillsy - Smart pill bottle with automatic tracking and reminders

@jonastwt Nope, but I've got Dutch Heritage!

@kkdub Thanks! Yeah, we've had a number of beta testers using this for ADHD medications and they've had some of the most positive feedback!

@kbclauson You nailed it! Statistically speaking, younger people actually miss way more doses than older people.

@sschannak Yeah, shipping to Russia is 99 USD as well, although if I buy something this size at ebay, shipping is about 10-20 USD. I doubt this is due to regulations. It's just a smart bottle, I might keep my "Hershey's kisses" in it and track how many I eat during a day.

@sschannak Thanks for checking us out and apologies for this! We're only shipping to the U.S. and Canada right now for regulatory. We were disappointed to find that our payment provider does not have a system that enables us to restrict orders based on Country, so we increased the shipping price to try to discourage international orders for the time being. This was primarily for regulatory reasons. We've been working on this and are switching payment systems to eliminate this confusion. Curious though - were you more interested in the vitamin or the medication bottle?

@ruslani Again, apologies regarding the confusion and please see my reply to Sven. We're working on this. We will be able to ship outside of North America soon but we're just being a little cautious about this right now.

@jrlebrun to tell you the truth: i dont really see the difference between the two of them. But speaking in general: I think german people dont really take a lot of vitamin pills - so the medication bottle would be more interesting. And if you are interested: I can connect you with a german company who can help you with the EU regulations.

@sschannak Yes, I'd appreciate a connection! My contact is jeff@pillsy.com. And yeah, it seems like Europeans typically receive vitamins and medications in blister packs, not vials, so we didn't see quite as much of a fit.

@ruslani Thanks for the interest. This iteration of the bottle does not track volume. Pillsy senses when the lid is opened, and if the "open" action corresponds to a preset dose schedule, it records that as a dose taken. It then syncs with the mobile app and shows the action as a dose taken on your dashboard, which is ofcourse editable. Many people have asked if this is fool-proof. We designed Pillsy as a simple tool, which is intended for people who are interested in using it as an aid for staying on top of their medication regimen. Lastly, there is no way to track what pill you've taken if you put two kinds of pills in a bottle --you might have to check with your doc to know if that's safe ;)

@jonmrich Yep, back when Nokia flip phones and ringtones were the rage!

@amin_nazim Awesome! Would love to discuss sometime!

@seyz_ Thanks Sandro! We're actually big fans of Forest too!

@joannmwvc Thanks and and great questions! Right now, Pillsy is really intended primarily for people taking 1-7 medications. You can connect multiple PillsyCaps to the Pillsy app. You can also use the app as a standalone (e.g. without a PillsyCap), or any combination thereof. We don't have anything for birth control *yet* but that is another great use case that you bring up! And yes, we have built this in a way that data can be shared with providers. Lastly, there is no info about this on our website right now but we also have an API and web application that providers can use to help care for populations of patients, when patients opt-in for this type of help.

@jrlebrun Thanks, great answers. Not sure if you've already looked into it, but this might be a cost-effective solution for Veterans Health. Kudos on a very well thought-out product.

@joannmwvc Yes! Great idea - we'd love to find a way to work with Veterans. I think there are a several use cases where it would be a nice fit for Veterans but we'd need to find somebody who could help us navigate the organization itself. We had discussed with somebody working in pharmacy innovation with a regional center awhile ago but they didn't have a resident available at the time to lead a project. Any tips?

@jrlebrun Check out VA's vendor portal for procurement opps, VA's Office of Acquisition & Logistics (OAL), and the VA Innovation website, under the Innovator's Network. Hope this helps.

@joannmwvc Awesome, thanks so much Jo Ann!