Medication

Apple Watch support has been added to notify customers when prescriptions are ready, making it easier to refill prescriptions and check information at a glance.

The startup will use the funds to disrupt chain pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS, while fighting new players in the market such as Zipdrug and PillPack.

The new version comes with a number of changes based on the user feedback, and will additionally allow the company to expand its reach outside of the U.S.

The dr Poket PillBox syncs with a cloud-based service using which medication adherence can be monitored and managed by patients, their family and care givers.

A product of China-based Xiaohe Intelligent Technology, the device will boast infrared sensors that accurately organize and track daily medication intake.

Thanks to the new feature, users will benefit from localized coupons integrated into Medisafe's app for more than 80 percent off list prices.

After participating in Bayer's accelerator Grants4Apps, the company is heading to the US, with the first pilot starting early next year with a major hospital.

The New Zealand-based company got $3 million from AstraZeneca with which it recently signed a long-term commercialization agreement.

The company initially launched the medication import functionality on its iOS app, with Android version to follow in a couple of weeks.

Part of the Physicians' Desk Reference suite of services, the application -- available for iOS and Android -- features timely updates to all drug information.