# App-Controlled Pill Boxes Qualife's Pillgo is a Smart Pill Box Alerts Users of Side Effects By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2019-05-28 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-pill-boxes References: [prnewswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/better-adherence-better-health-the-pillgo-places-biometric-analysis-and-drug-interaction-alerts-into-an-already-advanced-smart-pillbox-300856838.html) & [indiegogo](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pillgo-your-smart-health-partner--3#/) Those who want to take even more control over their health are turning to smart pill boxes like Pillgo, which is paired with an app to streamline a user's long-term medication plan. Pillgo by Qualife is user-friendly and boasts the ability to manage a user's medication information. The smart pill box is capable of integrating a user's biometric data with medication data, offering alerts for possible side effects of drug interactions and customized pill sorting. The app-paired pill box even gives users the ability to capture prescription medication labels with a camera, thanks to optical character recognition technology, to ensure that entered medication data is accurate. Qualife is introducing is innovative Pillgo to the public on [Indiegogo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emeterm-smart), offering an easier than ever way for people to set [medication schedules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/m7-pill-organizer), be reminded to take their pills, read their biometrics and observe their progress over time. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.5/10 - Popularity: 91% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Smart Pill Boxes:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Develop advanced smart pill boxes that integrate biometric data, offer alerts for side effects, and enable customized pill sorting. - **App Integration for Medication Management:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Create apps that seamlessly integrate with smart pill boxes to streamline medication schedules, provide reminders, and track user progress. - **Optical Character Recognition Technology in Healthcare:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Apply optical character recognition technology to healthcare by developing tools that capture medication information accurately from labels and digitize records. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Healthcare Technology:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Innovate in the healthcare technology industry by developing smart pill boxes and associated apps for medication management. - **Pharmaceuticals:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Collaborate with healthcare technology companies to optimize medication packaging and labeling for integration with smart pill boxes and OCR technology. - **Digital Health Solutions:** Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Create comprehensive digital health solutions by combining smart pill boxes, medication management apps, biometric tracking, and data analysis tools. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Integrated Smartwatch Pillbox Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-watch-pillbox.md) - [Design-Led Pill Organizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-stylish-pill-box.md) - [Creative Medication Reminders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medication-reminders.md) - [Friendly Medication Dispenser Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mymemo-pill-dispenser.md) - [Connected Medication Dispensers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-health-manager.md) - [Connected Medication Reminder Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ownum-pod.md) - [Aging-Focused Connected Clock Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/connected-clock.md) - [Medication-Holding Bedside Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatic-pill-organizer.md) - [Dosage-Managing Medicine Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medeasy.md)