Recently, Samsung announced the Medications feature for its Samsung Health application. With this feature, Samsung Health will remind users to take medicine on time and track prescription and non-prescription medicines. A special feature is that the Medication feature also provides users with information and advice about the medication they have added to the application.
The medication tracking feature on Samsung Health
According to Samsung, the medication tracking feature will be available on the Samsung Health app for Galaxy Watch phones and watches. When users enter a drug name into Samsung Health, the Medication feature will provide users with general information about the drug as well as side effects that may occur after they use it. For example, if a user is taking the drug Simvastatin, Samsung Health will warn the user that the drug will cause some side effects if they drink grapefruit juice. In addition, Samsung said, users can add drug shape, color, dosage, and other information to Samsung Health.
Hon Pak, Vice President and Head of Digital Health, MX Business at Samsung said: โSamsung Health is aiming to help people better understand and manage their health through a global platform. interface by connecting devices, services, and people. With the addition of the new Medication tracking feature, we believe users can conveniently manage their medication intake and maintain better health.โ
In the announcement, Samsung said the Medication tracking feature will be available on the Samsung Health app in the US through updates later this week.