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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Opinions on medications health iOS app?
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 21:35:13 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> On 2024-08-31 05:27, Chris wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Looking for actual experiences of helping older relatives with taking their
>> medications. Have you tried the in-built iOS medications app with them? Do
>> they find it helpful or annoying?
>> 
>> Are there other apps that are better? And why?
>> 
>> My relative has a good system for managing which tablets to take morning
>> and evening, but sometimes forgets or forgets whether they took them or
>> not.
> 
> While on a course of drugs last year I used it.  Glad I did as I don't 
> remember sporadic stuff like that well.
> 
> That said, the Reminder app could have been used as well - though it 
> doesn't log the events as the meds app does.
> 
> Of course the main issue is that for the app to work, the person has to 
> work with the app: set up the course(s), and confirm taking the drug (or 
> skipping).
> 
> Short version: it's the user that makes this a success or not.

That's what I suspect. The tech might be very good, but if the user doesn't
engage with it then it's useless. 

I've tried it myself today and it works as expected 

>> Also does anyone know of an app or other system for managing when to top up
>> tablets that are running out? Here tablets are provided in different sized
>> packs (e.g. 16, 28, 30) which means they run out at different rates and is
>> difficult to keep up (for my relative).
> 
> Can't help you there, but this would be a nice thing for the Apple app 
> to have.  I'll put in the request.

That's a particular issue I have here as my relative has several boxes of
one medication and is completely out of another. When they're out of one
they get the whole prescription renewed rather than just that particular
one. Sigh.