A medication-tracking device includes: a storage mechanism adapted to securely store a plurality of doses of a medication a dose distribution mechanism adapted to dispense a dose of the medication a time identification mechanism adapted to identify the time for which the dose distribution mechanism dispenses a dose of the medication an absolute location identification mechanism adapted to identify the absolute location at which the dose distribution mechanism dispenses a dose of the medication and a communication mechanism adapted to report the time and absolute location information identified by the time and absolute location identification mechanisms. A medication-tracking system may include a medication tracking device, an associated device, and a central system, wherein the central system collects and analyzes the data.
