Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Automated dispensing units ready for American homes

A couple of articles came out a while ago about some new hardware with web controls that you can remotely administer.

FDA Grants Clearance To INRange System's Electronic Medication Management Assistant - EMMA™

EMMA the Magic Medicine Cabinet Approved by FDA to Deliver Medicine with Pharmacy Web Commands

Coincidentally, a vulnerability was found in another Pharmacy program around the same time. This is the first time I've really heard of such a thing. I guess healthcare applications just aren't abundant enough out there accessible on the internet to cause it to be a big deal -- until these automated dispensing units hit American homes, that is. It's going to be interesting to see how long it takes these things to be hacked.

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