The ipill
A digital, biometrically-controlled mobile app that dispenses pills only as prescribed.
The Opioid Crisis
Pain was declared the 5th vital sign and the pharma industry said opioids were not addictive. Everyone was able to get opioids. “Uncontrolled” access to “controlled” substances resulted. Opioid prescriptions soared. The death rate from opioid overdoses increased by double digits for the last 19 years. The government fix to limit opioid access have caused a very deadly Heroin/ Fentanyl crisis. 135 people now die a day from opioid overdoses.
In hospitals, opioids are securely stored and dispensed by nurses. Respiratory depression, the deadly opioid side effect is closely monitored and rescuers are close by. For home, doctors write opioid prescriptions and patients receive a bottle full of pills to store in their unsecured home where children can get to the drugs. Absolutely nothing prevents or controls whether a patient takes one pill, 20 pills or gives pills to family or friends. Absolutely nothing monitors patients at home for respiratory depression and death in the event of accidental overdose. No rescuers are nearby.
In fact, only 10% of patients are rescued with Narcan in the field.
135 people die each day from an opioid overdose (2017 FDA)
1 in 5 people know someone who abuses drugs
We can prevent someone you know from dying of an opioid overdose
90% of opioid drugs are orally abused
Getting a bottle of pills is like getting a handful of pills: nothing prevents 1 pill or 10 pills from being taken
Pain management, not elimination of opioids, will save lives
Passive Control like REMS, PMDP monitor pills don't work
No other devices monitor the patient for opioid side effects like respiratory depression
The iPill App + iPill Dispenser
Promotes safe pain management
Enforces prescription adherence
Prevents diversion
Safely stores unused opioids
Detects respiratory depression (and alerts emergency services)
4 point Biometric Authentication
BlockChain transaction records
EMR compatibility
Remote physician control
Tamperproof and inexpensive
DeNovo Class 2 FDA approval pending
Our Solution
The iPill App uses a biometric authentication process to operate a portable tamper-resistant device to ensure patient treatment for pain, prevent overconsumption and diversion of opioids.
Upstream controls employ blockchain to allow bidirectional remote physician control and integration with EMR. Downstream controls monitor respiratory depression to prevent further opioid access, ring the patient or automatically contact emergency personnel. Cognitive behavioral therapy are integrated with the iPill App to deter overconsumption.
The real power of the iPill app is in collection of overdose death and opioid usage data for real time application of analytics to manage population health.