Smart containers, sensors, and methods for medication management

A system for medication management, the system configured to communicate with an apparatus for medication management, the apparatus comprising:

• a housing for a packet of medication, wherein the housing includes a base and a top;
• a sensor coupled to the housing for sensing whether the packet of medication has been removed or is likely to have been removed from the housing, wherein:
• the sensing being based on a state of a top of the housing relative to a base of the housing during a particular duration, and
• the packet of medication includes a plurality of projections arranged in a grid format of multiple rows and columns;
• and
• a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting data regarding a reading of the sensor to a remote computer, the data representative of whether the packet of medication has been removed or likely to have been removed from the housing.

A system comprising:

• a housing for medication, the housing having an open end and a closed end opposite the open end;
• a sensor coupled to the housing for sensing a quantity of medication within the housing;
• wherein:
• the sensor comprises a plurality of conductive electrodes arranged in an interleaved pattern for sensing the quantity of medication within the housing;
• the sensor is provided proximate to the closed end;
• and
• the sensor is provided in the housing in a substantially horizontal position in a state of the housing in an upright position.