Eisai Receives IT Business Award for Medication Administration Support Device e-OKUSURI-SAN
2017年11月20日 - 3:50PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that it received an "IT Business
Award" for its medication administration support device
e-OKUSURI-SAN at the fiscal 2017 (35th) IT Awards held by the Japan
Institute of Information Technology (JiIT).
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Front of e-OKUSURI-SAN
The IT Awards are given to companies, organizations, other bodies
and individuals in recognition of results from notable efforts made
in "business innovation through high-level use of IT" by the JiIT,
whose designated aim is to promote improvements in productivity in
the activities of Japanese industry and government bodies as well
as implementation of effective management systems. The "IT Business
Award" received by Eisai was awarded based on the verification of
notable results in realizing a strategic advantage as well as
contributing to management via expansion and creation of business
through the effective implementation and use of IT in business
activities.
e-OKUSURI-SAN supports treatment administration for patients,
families, pharmacists, nurses and caregivers, by ensuring that the
prescribed dosage of medicine is administered at the scheduled
time, thus helping to prevent patients from forgetting to take
medicine or overdosing. The device is also equipped with a function
to support looking after patients by allowing those concerned,
including family and pharmacists, to remotely confirm a patient's
record of medicine administration via an exclusive cloud website
system.
In the demonstration experiments conducted ahead of the launch of
e-OKUSURI-SAN as well as hearings post-launch, various benefits
were observed, including an increase in administration rates,
contribution to prevention of overdosing, a reduction in the burden
on families, pharmacists, nurses and caregivers to support
patients, and an enhancement in interprofessional collaboration
through the provision of administration information.
In the selection for this award, the results of the new value
provided by e-OKUSURI-SAN to home care patients as well as families
and medical and nursing care professionals supporting the
rehabilitation activities of patients were assessed, and selected
for the "IT Business Award."
Eisai has been engaged for many years in activities for "creating
communities where people can live with peace of mind." In carrying
out these activities, Eisai has identified real world needs and
issues. By providing solutions to these needs and issues in
cooperation with stakeholders including local governments, medical
institutions and pharmacies, Eisai seeks to make continued
contributions to address the diverse needs of, as well as
increasing the benefits provided to, patients and their
families.
About e-OKUSURI-SAN
Up to four doses can be scheduled per day (morning, middle of the
day, night, before bed), with a week's worth of medicine able to be
set in the device. At the scheduled time, a tray with a medicine
case slides out, with simultaneous audio and visual prompts. If the
case has not been taken from the tray, the snooze function can be
used to replay the audio prompts. If 40 minutes have passed without
the medicine case being taken from the tray, the medicine case will
be automatically retracted into the device. As a general rule,
medicine cases cannot be retrieved until the next scheduled
administration time to prevent patients from overdosing.
Information on medicine administration is encrypted and managed
individually on an exclusive website on the cloud. It is possible
to have an email sent to registered individuals such as family
members or pharmacists whenever a medicine case has been taken or
if a medicine case was retracted without being taken.
Monthly data can be viewed as a line graph or table, making it easy
to see if a patient is regularly following administration times or
not. Eisai Co., Ltd. markets e-OKUSURI-SAN in Japan mainly through
pharmacies, medical institutions and care facilities. For inquiries
relating to the device, please visit: http://e-okusurisan.com
(available in Japanese only)
* e-OKUSURI-SAN is not a medical device.
About the Japan Institute of Information Technology
The Japan Institute of Information Technology (JiIT) was
established in 1981 as an "organ for the promotion of management
innovation through the utilization of IT." Conducting survey
research and development into the digitalization of companies and
encouraging the spread and implementation of the results, the JiIT
aims to contribute the healthy development of Japanese society,
economy and industry. Working to select themes in accordance with
the needs of the times and expand its activities, the JiIT is
pushing forward with the sound digitalization of both industries
and companies.
About Eisai
Eisai Co., Ltd. (TSE:4523; ADR:ESALY) is a research-based human
health care (hhc) company that discovers, develops and markets
products throughout the world. Eisai focuses its efforts in three
therapeutic areas: integrative neuroscience, including neurology
and psychiatric medicines; integrative oncology, which encompasses
oncotherapy and supportive-care treatments; and
vascular/immunological reaction. Through a global network of
research facilities, manufacturing sites and marketing
subsidiaries, Eisai actively participates in all aspects of the
worldwide healthcare system. For more information about Eisai Co.,
Ltd., please visit www.eisai.com.
Source: Eisai
Contact:
Public Relations Department,
Eisai Co., Ltd.
+81-3-3817-5120
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