Samsung Announces New Medications Tracking Feature for Samsung Health – Samsung Global Newsroom

Customers can now make the most of the Samsung Well being app to conveniently monitor medicine regimens and obtain helpful tips on consumption

Samsung Electronics right this moment introduced a brand new Drugs monitoring characteristic¹ that can be added to the Samsung Well being app² to assist customers handle their well being extra comprehensively. The brand new characteristic will assist customers simply hold monitor of each their prescription and over-the-counter drugs and supply necessary, related data and tips on these drugs. Particularly, it might probably help those that take drugs often and people taking dietary supplements for normal well-being.

“Samsung Well being goals to assist individuals higher perceive and handle their well being by way of a holistic platform by connecting units, providers and folks,” stated Hon Pak, Vice President and Head of Digital Well being Group, MX Enterprise at Samsung Electronics. “With the addition of the brand new Drugs monitoring characteristic, we imagine customers will be capable to extra conveniently handle their drugs, enhance adherence and finally preserve higher well being total.”

Upon getting into the identify of a choose medicine into Samsung Well being, the Drugs characteristic will present customers with detailed data that features normal descriptions in addition to attainable unwanted side effects. Opposed reactions that would happen from drug-to-drug interactions or if taken alongside sure meals and substances reminiscent of caffeine and alcohol, are additionally supplied. One instance of that is, if a person is taking the prescription drug Simvastatin, Samsung Well being will warn the person that the drug has been linked to severe unwanted side effects when mixed with grapefruit juice. Customers may even log the form and shade of their drugs, permitting them to simply differentiate between the capsules they’re taking. Dosage, time of consumption and different particulars can be added to keep away from any potential confusion.

Customers can arrange alerts that remind them each when to take their drugs and when they need to take into account refilling them. These alerts are fine-tuned to the person person so the Drugs characteristic is ready to prioritize drugs relying on their significance, with Samsung Well being sending reminders starting from “light” to “robust” relying on how necessary or pressing a given prescription is. For essential drugs, customers can set a “robust” reminder that can show a full display screen alert on their smartphone accompanied by a protracted tone. For dietary supplements like nutritional vitamins, a easy pop-up reminder will seem that won’t disturb the person. Galaxy Watch customers may also obtain reminders proper on their wrist to allow them to keep on high of their medicine schedules, even when away from their telephones.

The Samsung Well being app supplies a variety of superior well being choices spanning sleep administration,³ mindfulness applications and irregular coronary heart rhythm detection⁴ capabilities. With the addition of the Drugs monitoring characteristic, Samsung Well being delivers a very holistic wellness expertise that helps customers preserve more healthy life whereas protecting on high of their medicine regimens.

The Drugs monitoring characteristic will first be accessible on Samsung Well being app within the U.S. by way of the app updates rolling out later this week.

¹ Samsung Well being Drugs characteristic is meant to assist customers handle their medicine checklist and schedule. Data supplied is evidence-based content material licensed from Elsevier, a world chief in data and analytics.

² Requires smartphone with Android 8.0 or later and Samsung Well being app model 6.26 or later. Availability for the options might differ by gadget.

³ Sleep options are meant for normal wellness and health functions solely. The measurements are on your private reference solely. Please seek the advice of a medical skilled for recommendation.

⁴ The IHRN characteristic is barely accessible in choose markets. Obtainable on Put on OS units model 4.0 or later. It isn’t meant to offer a notification on each episode of irregular rhythm suggestive of AFib and the absence of a notification isn’t meant to point no illness course of is current. It isn’t meant for customers with different recognized arrhythmias. The options are supported by way of the Samsung Well being Monitor app. Availability might differ by market or gadget. As a consequence of market restrictions in acquiring approval/registration as a Software program as a Medical Gadget (SaMD), it solely works on watches and smartphones bought within the markets the place service is at present accessible (nonetheless, service could also be restricted when customers journey to non-service markets). This app can solely be used for measuring in ages 22 and over.