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The demand for home care continues to rise. The new project - home delivery of medications - wants to address this need. By means of this service, the pharmacist can have medications (prescribed as well as over-the-counter) and medical aids - by appointment - delivered to the home.

Individual Medication Preparation (IMP) is a process whereby a pharmacist prepares medication, individualized per patient, on the basis of a current medication program. The "IMP for the vulnerable person needing care who lives at home" project intends to semi-automatically conceptualize this process. In this way, IMP can be utilized in ambulatory healthcare in a flexible, cost-effective and reliable manner and can extend the self-reliance of the person in need of care by means of proper use of medication and increased therapy compliance. The project mainly aims at patients with type 2 diabetes and informal caregivers of demented persons needing care who live at home.

Among seniors, heart failure (HF) is the most significant cause of hospitalization. Furthermore, life expectancy is unfavorable. The prognosis for HF patients can be improved to a significant extent through correct medicinal treatment. The CARDICOACH project, by making use of ICT, wishes to offer caregivers the opportunity to continuously monitor patients' medical parameters, symptoms and side effects at a distance and to also adapt the therapy to the care needs of the patient. Additionally, the patient is supported by a smartphone application, the objective being to encourage therapy compliance and patient involvement.