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 Willowbell does it

Willowbell 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 iPhone app reminds you at the times you set. Treat reminders as a help, not a guarantee: a phone can be off or silenced, so do not rely on it alone for a dose that must not be missed.

Price: Free for one person. A one-time in-app purchase adds everyone else. No account, one price, no renewal.

• Willowbell for iPhone is coming soon to the App Store.
• More about Willowbell

Willowbell 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.