Improve medication adherence and safety
with virtually no additional staff time.
Send them home with EZ Read™
with virtually no additional staff time.
Send them home with EZ Read™
… there were an estimated 99,628 emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in U.S. adults 65 years of age or older each year from 2007 through 2009. Nearly two thirds of (those) hospitalizations were due to unintentional overdoses.
New England Journal of Medicine
What is EZ Read™?
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EZ Read™ is the magnifier made to improve medication safety at home.
It's the only low cost, easy-to-use magnifying device designed to be attached, removed for use and reattached to the caps of the most commonly used prescription bottles. It gives your customers magnification when and where they need it, making medication labels and inserts easy to read. |
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Why EZ Read™?
Adherence and Safety.
If customers can't read the prescription label they can't be adherent.
If they can't read the directions and warnings, they are at a much higher risk for making a mistake.
EZ Read™ is a simple, common-sense solution that every pharmacy customer can use and best of all, it requires virtually no additional staff time.
The Problem.
- Medications with hard to read labels, caused by print that is too small, are resulting in medication errors at home .
- Reading small print on medication labels and inserts is a problem for everyone, but especially for seniors who almost universally struggle with the problem of presbyopia.*
- Medications for children and babies are especially dangerous due to smaller dose amounts and the need for careful measuring.
The Solution is EZ Read™
- It improves adherence by enabling customers to read the prescription label and instructions.
- It improves medication safety by making even the smallest print readable.
- It makes opening prescription bottles 10% to 60% easier without reducing child safety.
- And... because it conveniently stores on top of the most common prescription bottles, it’s right where it’s needed when it’s needed to protect your customers and their loved ones.
*Presbyopia: Presbyopia is when your eyes gradually lose the ability to see things clearly up close. It is a normal part of aging. In fact, the word "presbyopia" means "old eye" in Greek. You may start to notice presbyopia shortly after age 40. (American Association of Ophthalmology)
Who should get EZ Read™ ?
- Anyone taking prescription medications, especially those whose adherence and safety is being most closely monitored by CMS, which include those taking:
- oral diabetes medications
- cholesterol medications
- medications with high risks of side effects.
- Adults administering medicine to children.
- Caregivers who assist other adults with their medications.