PRESCRIPTION COMPLIANCE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING DEVICE

摘要

A prescription compliance device which aids patients in complying with instructions given by a physician for taking prescription medication. The device reminds a patient when the next dose of medication is to be taken and indicates whether a specified dose has been taken. The device includes a microcontroller (9), a display (3), a program memory (20) for storing pre-programmed medication-taking regimens, a real time clock (7), a selector for selecting one of the regimens and for programming the device as to the time and day on which a first dose of medication is to be taken, a display which alternately displays the current time and a time at which a next dose of medication is to be taken, and an alarm.