Welcome to the second issue of the Bang & Olufsen Medicom newsletter!

In this edition you can read about:

> Our fourth design award in the past year!

> Bespak and B&OM join forces on next generation inhaler

> Scientific poster and abstract presented during the RDD congress USA

> Wireless data upload and possibilities for the Helping HandTM

> Survey shows asthmatics likely to find their inhaler empty, when most needed

> Free samples of the Helping HandTM - delivered to you!

B&O Medicom has been associated with four international and local design awards in the past year! Two products in particular have won the accolades for their sleek design and intelligent technology - the E3000 electronic stethoscope and the Helping HandTM, tablet reminder device.

Bang & Olufsen Medicom and Bespak have joined forces to offer our pharmaceutical clients the best of both our worlds. With B&OM design and development skills coupled with Bespak's inhaler valve technology and large scale manufacturing expertise we believe we can offer the best inhaler to our clients on the market today.

Click here for more information on this news concerning the AAI - Assist Actuated Inhaler TM - with single increment dose counter.

Increasing Product Utilisation through Improved Patient Communication Strategies: October 23 - 24, 2006 * Brussels, Belgium

Bang & Olufsen Medicom is a sponsor of this event and will be speaking at the event on the topic of "Challenges for successful implementation of adherence enhancing interventions".  Attendees will hear how increasing evidence shows that investing in the behavioural dimension of chronic illness management including the development and implementation of adherence enhancing interventions is an important pathway to improve outcomes in chronically ill patients.         

          The 2006 conference presents strategies for effectively implementing successful compliance programmes where patients take ownership in improving their health and adherence. More information....

At the recent RDD congress in the US, Respiratory Drug Delivery, B&OM was delighted to have had an abstract and poster accepted on its Assist Actuated InhalerTM device.

The poster outlines the benefits of this leading-edge device and the abstract examines how the device actually empowers patients to better manage their medication for the long term. Click here for more information and to download the poster.

Bang & Olufsen Medicom are actively investigating several wireless data solutions for the Helping Hand, tablet reminder device. A collaboration between IBM and Bang & Olufsen Medicom has led to an enhanced Bluetooth-enabled version of the tablet reminder device aimed at helping patients on long-term drug therapy to continue taking their medication at the correct intervals. This device is now working with an online software and it tracks simultaneously the patient taking their medication. Other wireless solutions are also being investigated. Click here to read a recent press release about this subject.

A study of 500 asthmatic families carried out in the United States recently, revealed that the majority of those surveyed found their inhalers empty when they most needed it. A worrisome 8% of those had to call for emergency treatment!

In addition, the FDA  (Food and Drug Administration in the US) has issued a new guidance to the industry "Guidance for Industry: Integration of Dose-Counting Mechansimsims on MDI Drug Products" in 2003. It recommends that manufacturers of metered-dose inhalers for oral inhalation integrate a dose-counting mechanism on their devices.

Read more about the survey...

Download poster from the survey

Bang & Olufsen Medicom thank you for your time in reading our newsletter and would like to offer you the opportunity to have a free sample of our award-winning Helping HandTM tablet reminder device posted to you.

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Bang & Olufsen Medicom designs, develops and co-markets drug delivery solutions to increase patient compliance. Medicom is an award-winning supplier of medical devices that have the goal of helping remind the patient when to take their medication and keep track of the medication in general. We have devised this newsletter to keep you informed about our latest news, product developments and event participation. Follow this link for information on B&O Medicom. 

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