Medication management is an important aspect of successful daily living. Taking the correct medications at the correct time can be challenging. There are instant access aids and high tech electronic aids to help.
What kinds of tools are there for managing medication?
Pill Cases
Plastic weekly pill sorters can be found at your local pharmacy or dollar store. There are many types, colors, and sizes. Smart management systems like Pill Drill can also give you reminders. These types of cases are usually easy to open and should be kept out of reach of children.
Daily Dose Packs
Ask your pharmacist for this service. Medications are presorted and placed in a cardboard card with a bubble. To dispense the medications you would push out the medications from the bubble for that day. Delivery of presorted medication is also available from some subscription services.
Medication Dispensers
Electronic dispensers such as MedReady keep your medication safely locked up so that nobody else can access it. This also helps prevent you from taking too much medicine. Automatic dispensers like Hero can even store and sort all your pills for you!