Customized medication organizer

Abstract

A medication organizer system includes an arrangement of day of the week containers with each container divided into separate time of the day compartments. Each time of the day compartment has pictorial indicia which readily signifies a specific respective time of the day. A medication organized worksheet is provided with medication / pill identifying pictorial indicia and an imprinted grid which tracts the container and compartment arrangement; the grid having juxtaposed imprinted pictorial indicia corresponding to the compartment pictorial indicia. A sheet of adhesive backed peel-off numerals is provided, whereby a peeled-off numeral is adhered to the medication organizer worksheet juxtaposed to the grid and another peeled-off same numeral is adhered to the container for the specific medication. A medication organizer instruction sheet containing pictorials is provided to permit a layperson to readily use the medication organizer system.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to a medication organizer system. Specifically, this invention relates to a medication organizer system particularly suitable for use by persons with limited language skills, limited pharmacology acumen and / or advanced age. [0003] 2. Discussion of the Prior Art [0004] It is known in the pillbox art to provide time and day of the week compartments for separately holding pills. The patient or user however requires a certain level of language facility and pharmacology acumen to correctly organize the pills in the appropriate pill box compartments. Such prior art pill box constructions are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,749,085 to Denney, U.S. Pat. No. Des. 393,203 to Saltzman and U.S. Pat. No. 5,558,229 to Halbich. [0005] It is also known in the prior art to provide a pill box holder with separately removable day of the week compartments with each day of the week compartment divided into four separ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0011] The medication organizer system includes a plurality of separable day of the week i.e., Sunday through Saturday medication element containers or pillboxes. Each container or pill box is inscribed with the respective day of the week, i.e. “SUN” through “SAT”. Each day of the week container or pill box has walls separating the pill box into several, usually four, time of the day compartments. Each time of the day compartment cover is imprinted with a respective pictorial, which is readily cognizable as signifying a specific time of the day. The pictorial includes a house, horizon, sun, moon and / or stars. The pictorials are readily cognizable by a lay person as signifying a specific time of day, such as, morning / daybreak, noon / midday, dusk / early evening and late evening / nighttime / bedtime. The separate time of the day compartments have hinged lids or covers. The pictorials are boldly imprinted on the respective compartment covers, and are readily viewable and cognizable by the user.

[0014] In the aforesaid manner of construction, the user is pictorially and numerically instructed as to the correct dosage for each medication at the correct day and time of the day. A professional healthcare provider or user may fill in the medication dosage information sheet and grid, and apply the numerals. The patient, even including one of limited language skills, limited pharmacology acumen and / or advanced age, may then readily follow the pictorial indicia, the numeral(s), and the marked-in grid to place the correct pills in the correct number in the correct day(s) of the week and time(s) of the day compartments. The medication organizer system minimizes, if not eliminates, pill organization errors.

[0015] The user, when traveling, may remove any one or more of the day of the week compartments from a carry tray with the pills contained in the compartments. The unremoved compartments remain securely in place by means of opposed short projections integrally formed in the tray. A fabric carry bag is provided to carry the removed compartments and worksheet (filled in) and if desired, the instructions sheet and adhesive peel-off numerals sheet. This construction provides a practical readily transportable medication organizer travel system.

Problems solved by technology

The elongated ribs hold the compartments in separate spaces, but are not generally sufficient to prevent unwanted removal of the compartments.

These prior art organizers were not generally suitable for use by persons with limited language skills and / or limited pharmacology acumen and / or the elderly.

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