How do you handle medications that are only taken "PRN" or as needed.
These can be prescription (Rx) medications for pain or Over-the-Counter (OTC) products that you take for a headache or for allergy symptoms, Everyone keeps a few of these around to be ready whenever the need arises.
Should they be included in your MyMeds list in OnTimeRx? Of course. Doctors always need to know about ALL medications you may be taking, including PRNs and OTCs.
Simply enter the drug name, strength and dosing information as found on the package or Rx label. In this case, there's no need to set a dosing schedule or a repeat, beause you won't know ahead of time when you're going to need to take these meds.
On the Schedule tab, simply select PRN instead of Routine and the Repeat tab will be grayed out. The drug name will appear in a regular font on the MyMeds list with a Take button. You simply tap the Take button to log a dose anytime you need to take a one.
This provides useful dosing information. It helps you and your health care provider track how often you're needing certain types of medications. It may be appropriate to ask your doctor to prescribe a different drug or suggest a better product if you're not getting adequate relief.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Medication Reminders and Notifications
OnTimeRx medication reminders are the main reason for using this mobile app. Automatic snooze reminders are built into the OnTimeRx software, just as it has been on all other platforms. However, some things work a bit differently in iOS, including how OnTimeRx reminders are handled.
When scheduled doses are due, the user will hear an alarm sound and see a notification displayed on the locked screen. After unlocking the device, a notification will also display as a pull-down at the top of the screen
At any time, it's easy to drag the notification stack down to see what was due and when. .These will pile up until the user decides to clear them.
Here's a really cool feature: Simply tap on the notification stack and you are instantly taken to the PillTime display. This allows you to see which specific meds are due. Those that are within the accepted 1 hour before or 1 hour after the scheduled dose time will have a Take button. Tap on the button to log the doses as you take them. What could be simpler?
If you see that the notifications are stacking up, you might want to check the Log to see if any doses have been missed. There will be an M on the Log. If this happens, you can correct the Log to maintain your days supply and compliance rate more accurately..
The user must decide whether to take doses late or wait for the next scheduled dose. It's always best to talk to your pharmacist or doctor to get professional advice if you're not sure what is appropriate for a specific medication.
When scheduled doses are due, the user will hear an alarm sound and see a notification displayed on the locked screen. After unlocking the device, a notification will also display as a pull-down at the top of the screen
At any time, it's easy to drag the notification stack down to see what was due and when. .These will pile up until the user decides to clear them.
Here's a really cool feature: Simply tap on the notification stack and you are instantly taken to the PillTime display. This allows you to see which specific meds are due. Those that are within the accepted 1 hour before or 1 hour after the scheduled dose time will have a Take button. Tap on the button to log the doses as you take them. What could be simpler?
If you see that the notifications are stacking up, you might want to check the Log to see if any doses have been missed. There will be an M on the Log. If this happens, you can correct the Log to maintain your days supply and compliance rate more accurately..
The user must decide whether to take doses late or wait for the next scheduled dose. It's always best to talk to your pharmacist or doctor to get professional advice if you're not sure what is appropriate for a specific medication.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Getting Started with OnTimeRx on your iPhone
Hello, and welcome to our new blog!
We'll tell you about how to use OnTimeRx on various mobile platforms. Today, we'll begin with the new and long-awaited iPhone version.
Many of our loyal OnTimeRx users, who have moved away from Palm and Windows Mobile devices, have been asking us to develop a version they can use on their new iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices.
We're pleased to tell the world that we've done just that and the iOS app comes in two flavors.
OnTimeRx Lite v3.0 is a free version with ads that is fully functional. The freebie is simply limited to 4 medication records. All of the other familiar OnTimeRx features are available.
OnTimeRx v3.0 is the full application with no limits and no ads. It sells currently for an Introductory price of $2.99. Some of our users have told us they'd be willing to pay 10 times that amount. Very nice to hear that.
When you first start using OnTimeRx, you will add a medication record. Simply tap the Plus sign in the upper right corner of the MyMeds screen and follow the prompts. The drug name will appear on the list and if you should want to delete it, simply swipe from left to right to display a Delete button. Tap the button and the drug is removed from the list.
Tap on Settings to select some preferences. Choose an alarm sound you can hear easily and then set the times for your normal first and last doses of the day (Start of Day and End of Day). These times will prepopulate your new drug schedules to save time. You can always adjust the times as necessary at any time in the future.
Once you've added and scheduled 2 or 3 drugs, you will see Take buttons on your PillTime schedule. These Take buttons only display when the doses are within a 2 hour window, either 1 hour prior to or 1 hour after the scheduled dose time. Anytime during that active window is considered "on time" and accepted as valid medication dosing.
We'll discuss more of the OnTimeRx features in our next post, so stay tuned. And enjoy using your OnTimeRx pill reminder.
We'll tell you about how to use OnTimeRx on various mobile platforms. Today, we'll begin with the new and long-awaited iPhone version.
Many of our loyal OnTimeRx users, who have moved away from Palm and Windows Mobile devices, have been asking us to develop a version they can use on their new iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices.
We're pleased to tell the world that we've done just that and the iOS app comes in two flavors.
OnTimeRx Lite v3.0 is a free version with ads that is fully functional. The freebie is simply limited to 4 medication records. All of the other familiar OnTimeRx features are available.
OnTimeRx v3.0 is the full application with no limits and no ads. It sells currently for an Introductory price of $2.99. Some of our users have told us they'd be willing to pay 10 times that amount. Very nice to hear that.
When you first start using OnTimeRx, you will add a medication record. Simply tap the Plus sign in the upper right corner of the MyMeds screen and follow the prompts. The drug name will appear on the list and if you should want to delete it, simply swipe from left to right to display a Delete button. Tap the button and the drug is removed from the list.
Tap on Settings to select some preferences. Choose an alarm sound you can hear easily and then set the times for your normal first and last doses of the day (Start of Day and End of Day). These times will prepopulate your new drug schedules to save time. You can always adjust the times as necessary at any time in the future.
Once you've added and scheduled 2 or 3 drugs, you will see Take buttons on your PillTime schedule. These Take buttons only display when the doses are within a 2 hour window, either 1 hour prior to or 1 hour after the scheduled dose time. Anytime during that active window is considered "on time" and accepted as valid medication dosing.
We'll discuss more of the OnTimeRx features in our next post, so stay tuned. And enjoy using your OnTimeRx pill reminder.
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