[NFBP-Talk] ScripTalk

[Steve Cook]

Hi Federation Family & Friends!

ScripTalk!

At Septembers Tec training, we had a discussion on how to distinguish your
different medications. We thought we would set up a webinar that would
assist individuals on a way to do this!

On Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 10:00AM eastern. The Computer Science &
Technology Division will have a representative from En-Vision America  to
tell us all about ScripTalk! 

ScripTalk Talking Labels
If you or a loved one has trouble reading prescription medication labels
then ScripTalk is the solution for you. This is a FREE, easy-to-use service
available at thousands of pharmacies throughout the United States and Canada
that will read all your medication information out loud.

In the United States alone, the Food and Drug Administration estimates that
about 1.3 million people are injured by medication errors each year.  For
those who can't see to read their medication labels, talking prescription
labels can be crucial to ensuring medication safety and adherence.

No ScripTalk users reported experiencing a medication error related to
mixing up medications or taking the wrong medication/dosage since using
ScripTalk.

HOW IT WORKS
A pharmacist programs a small electronic label with all your prescription
information, including drug name, dosage, instructions, warnings, pharmacy
information, doctor name, prescription number, date and more. The tag relies
on RFID and text-to-speech technology.

The pharmacist places the tag on your prescription medication and you can
use a free mobile ScripTalk App to hear all the information read out loud.
Simply download the App from the App Store or Google Play, click the "scan"
button and hold the bottle up to either the front of the screen (iPhones) or
back of the phone case near the camera (Androids).

Alternatively, the patient can use a ScripTalk Station, which is about the
size of an old, portable CD player or phone message machine. Simply place
the pill bottle on the machine and press the "Read" button. The two triangle
buttons on either side of the oval read button can be used to jump forward
or back through the prescription information. There is small wheel on the
right side of the machine which can be moved to turn the machine on and turn
up the volume. 

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Steve Cook
District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC
President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of
SC
President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National
Federation of the Blind of SC
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