[tri-med] FYI - Talking Rx

I am forwarding this article or URL for your information (FYI) as I believe
it may be of interest and is from a reliable source. As always, check the
information with your own doctor or health care professional before starting
or changing any treatments.

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> CONTACT:  JOHN DOBBINS 860-426-0542
>
> INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
>
> THE TALKING Rx TM
>
> On February 26, 2002, the Select Committee on Aging held a
public
> hearing in Hartford, CT.  Among the testimony presented was a
bill by
> Representative Ann Dandrow (R-Southington), which would
provide
> insurance coverage for the Talking Rx for the vision-impaired in
> Connecticut.
>
> The Select Committee on Aging heard testimony from the Lions
Low Vision
> Center, Millennium Compliance Corporation, the Library for the
Blind and
> Physically Handicapped in CT, and blind individuals, several of
whom are
> diabetics and on 10 or more medications.  Members of CCB and
BESB (Board
> of Education and Services for the Blind) submitted written
testimony in
> support as well.
>
> On March 5, 2002 the Select Committee on Aging voted
unanimously to pass
> Senate Bill No. 277, AN ACT CONCERNING TALKING
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
> BOTTLES, by a vote of 12-0.  The bill has made it out of the
Legislative
> Commissioners' office and has been referred to the Human
Services
> Committee.
>
> The Talking Rx is a digital voice recorder packaged in a base,
which is
> attached to the bottom of a pill bottle.  Then, either the
pharmacist,
> physician, caregiver or even a family member can record
customized
> prescription information - how many pills to take, identifying the
> medication, when and what for and any special instructions.
>
> Standard prescription labels and information leaflets are of little
use
> to the Blind and vision-impaired.  Pharmacist John Dobbins
developed the
> Talking Rx after watching his patients struggled with reading
> prescription labels and identifying their medications. Dobbins, a
> Connecticut resident and pharmacist of 22 years, is now
President of
> Millennium ComplianceR Corporation.  For more information go
to the
> website www.talkingrx.com or phone 860-426-0542.

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