Table 7.

Device shortlisting

Core requirements	eCap	GlowCap	Dosecue	iMPack Health Kraken	LineHealth	MedFolio	MEMSCap	Philips Medication Dispensing Service	MedSmart PLUS	AdhereTech	Med-e-lert	Med Signals	SMRxT	uBox	Wisepill
Smart or connected device	Yes	Yes (via AT&T Cellular Network)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not clear	Connected to remote monitoring service	Connected to remote monitoring service	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to track medication (pill/tablet) adherence	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No timestamp recorded	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portable device	Yes	Yes + plugged into power outlet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes, but must be connected to phone line to send data	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Offline use enabled (store + forward)	Yes	Not clear	Not clear	Yes	Not clear	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not clear	Not clear	Yes
Ability of other services to access monitoring data (near) real time	Not clear	Yes	Yes	Not clear	Yes	Yes	Not clear	No	No	Yes	Not clear	Yes	Not clear	Not clear	Yes
Currently available for purchase	Not clear	Yes	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not clear	No	Yes
Distributed in Ireland	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Compliance with EU regulations	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	Research purpose only	No	Not clear	Not clear	Not clear	No	Yes	Not clear	Yes	No	Not clear	Yes