Family medication schedule: who takes what, and when
When one person keeps track of everyone's medicines (your own, a child's antibiotic, a parent's morning and evening tablets), the hard part is not the list. It is knowing what is due today and whether it was already given.
What to write down for each medicine
- Who it is for.
- The name and strength, exactly as on the label. Copy it; do not convert it.
- When it is taken. Morning, evening, every 8 hours, weekdays only, or as needed, as the prescriber or the label says.
- Who prescribed it and which pharmacy fills it.
- The refill date, if there is one.
Keep a log, not just a list
A list says what should happen. A log says what did: the time each dose was given or skipped. That answers "did she already have it?" and "when was the last one?" without guessing.
A copyable template
- Person
- Medicine and strength, as on the label
- Times
- Prescriber, pharmacy, refill date
- Log: date, time, taken or skipped, by whom
How Pillfolk does it
Pillfolk keeps each person's medicines with their schedule and lists what is due today by time and by person. Take or Skip records the time you acted, and as-needed medicines get a "Log a dose" button. It never calculates a dose, suggests a time or checks interactions: it stores what you type.
The web version is a list and a log and sends no reminders, so do not rely on it alone for a dose that must not be missed. Reminders come with the iPhone app.
Price: Free for one person. $14.99 once to add everyone else. No account, no subscription.
Pillfolk stores what you type and shows it back as a list and a log. It never calculates a dose, suggests a timing, checks interactions or gives medical advice. Strength is shown exactly as you entered it. The web version sends no reminders.