Webstercare earns praise

MEDICATION management group Webstercare has been recognised as one of the most innovative companies in Australia and New Zealand in a ceremony last week.

Webstercare was ranked fourth on the Health Industries list out of more than 800 nominated organisations for its Websterpak Adherence Monitor (WAM) prototype, an interactive device (pictured inset) that stores a patient’s Webster-pak medication pack and reminds them when their medications are due.

Patients, carers and loved ones can also receive reminders and alerts through customisable visual and audio cues from the device itself as well as a mobile app.

When it is time to take their medications, the patient removes the Webster-pak and takes their medicines as usual, before returning the pack to the holder.

The WAM then records the date, time and location of the broken blister bubble, using sensors and patented infra-red technology to detect that the medications have been taken at the right time.

Importantly, this can give carers and loved ones peace of mind knowing that they will be alerted directly via SMS in the event of a medication misadventure.

The WAM is currently being trialled by a select group of users, the company said.

The annual innovation list is published by the Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine and the judging process is managed by innovation consultancy, Inventium.

Pictured are Webstercare MD Gerard Stevens and wife Effie.