Warning Solution for Medication Administration.

Nowadays more and more people of different ages with health problems face the compliance with the medicine administration program. Besides the diagnosis and the proper treatment received from the physician, one of the most important steps for healing is to follow the schedule of medication administration. This paper describes a warning system which is composed by a pill box and an electronic kit with two functions (acoustic and visual). The first function, based on mini speaker, ensures sound alertness. The second one, involves two elements: a Light-Emitting Diode, which indicates the day of the week, and a Liquid Crystal Display, which informs the patient by a message, regarding the period of the day, that it is time to take the medication. The purpose of this paper is to present the warning mechanism, which is designed for the medical system, having the possibility to be used both at the hospital and at the domicile of the sick person.