Using iPhone Notifications

When an OnTimeRx alarm goes off, there will be a special OnTimeRx Notification at the top of the screen.  (You may have Notifications set up differently on your iPhone or iPad.  

Simply pull the notifications stack down to see when the dose or doses were due.  (Now, 15 min ago, 30 min ago, etc.) Here's a really slick trick...  Tap anywhere on the notification stack and the display jumps to the OnTimeRx PillTime display.  

"Take" buttons are only displayed on the doses that are currently due or are within the 2 hour dosing window.  Simply tap each Take button to log that dose as taken and the button goes away.  

You can take all or part of the doses at that time.  Depending on what you're doing at the scheduled alarm time, it may not be convenient to take certain meds right then.  For example, oral meds can be taken quickly, but you may want to delay logging eye drops until after you wash your hands. 

 If you missed the first alarm, No worries, there will be additional reminders for the remaining doses. We know it's not always possible to hear the alarm when it goes off the first time.  And if that's the only alert you get, it's simply too easy to forget to take the dose with just one reminder. That's why we built in multiple reminders for each dose.  There will be a 1st, 2nd or 3rd reminder - just in case.  Persistence pays off - especially when it comes to managing your medications.  


There is a limit to the number of notifications (set by Apple), and you don't need the notifications after the doses have been taken and logged. It's a good idea to pull down the Notifications stack and tap Clear to remove the stack. 

Let me know which type of notifications set up you prefer and why.  I like the pull-down stack myself.