Free Medication Reminders App: Dr. Redona Hafizi, TOM Medications

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You just start using the app so you don’t forget to take your meds.
Wait, what?
In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• a free medication reminders app
• why people don’t adhere to therapies
• how patients control what they share and even earn money
• and how pharmaceutical and insurance companies can listen better to patients and support them with real-world data in cardiovascular, alimentary tract, metabolic diseases such as diabetes, nervous system conditions such as depression, and more

My guest, Dr. Redona Hafizi is a co-founder and Head of Pharma at TOM Medications. With a PhD in industrial pharmaceutical science, she’s an expert in pharmaceutical insights. And guess what, they’re absolutely fascinating.
TOM Medications is a Swiss startup that developed an app – for patients and with patients–to remind them to take their medications. The app is free. And already now, there’s a plethora of real-time patient data, valuable to pharmaceutical and insurance companies.
Here’s when you can learn more about TOM:
https://www.tommedications.com/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Dr. Redona Hafizi and TOM Medications

00:01:14 The Actual Profits of Using the App

00:02:28 Setting Up the Medication Reminder App

00:13:41 What Medication Adherence Means

00:27:03 Iterating and Growing the App by Listening to Users

00:32:27 Helping Pharma Be More Patient-Centric: Real-World Data, But Faster

00:41:52 Checking for Double Medication with Insurance Companies

00:47:20 Scaling Up to Make the Healthcare System More Patient-Centric

00:50:58 Thank You, Follow TOM Medications

00:52:08 Follow the X-Health.show, Disclaimer
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1. Dr. Redona Hafizi and TOM Medications (00:00:00)

2. The Actual Profits of Using the App (00:01:14)

3. Setting Up the Medication Reminders App (00:02:28)

4. What Medication Adherence Means (00:13:57)

5. Iterating and Growing the App by Listening to Users (00:27:37)

6. Helping Pharma Be More Patient-Centric: Real-World Data, But Faster (00:33:01)

7. Checking for Double Medication with Insurance Companies (00:42:26)

8. Scaling Up to Make the Healthcare System More Patient-Centric (00:47:54)

9. Thank You, Follow TOM Medications (00:51:32)

10. Follow the X-Health.show, Disclaimer (00:52:42)