Samsung adds medication tracking to its Health app

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a new medication tracking feature to its Health app and it's expected to launch in the US when the app updates later this week. Using the new feature, you can set up alerts to remind yourself when to take medications and get reminders for when to request refills from your doctor.

When you enter a new medication into the app, you can log the shape and color of the pill, information about your prescribed dosage and the time you are scheduled to take the medication. The tool, which competes with the likes of
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will give you an overview of a drug’s use and possible side effects, including warnings about potential contraindications.
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says the information found within the app is backed by evidence-based content licensed from Elsevier, a publishing company that specializes in medical content.


To start using the new medication tracking tool when it launches, you need a smartphone with at least Android 8.0 and your Samsung Health app version needs to be updated to version 6.26 or later. The feature’s availability also might
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