Alchemy, a US company that builds in-house pharmacies for safety net clinics, announced on Thursday that it has collaborated with PatchRx, a developer of medication adherence technology, to tackle HIV medication adherence.

The partnership addresses this issue by combining Alchemy's comprehensive pharmacy infrastructure with PatchRx's smart pill bottle technology. Safety net clinics that serve large HIV positive populations will be provided with real-time medication adherence data through PatchRx's patented smart pill bottle caps, integrated directly into Alchemy's pharmacy OS.

This combination offers providers and pharmacists greater visibility into patient medication adherence, enabling personalised intervention, and ultimately improving HIV medication adherence rates and health outcomes.