Seventy percent of American adults report taking at least one medication. Consider the following tips to streamline your medication management process.

Making Medication Management Easier

Managing medication is a part of most Americans' daily routine. Seventy percent
of adults report regularly taking one medication, over fifty percent take two,
and twenty percent of individuals take five or more medications at once
[www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130619132352.htm]. Although many use a
system to ensure they take their prescriptions as scheduled, health events and
hospitalizations can result in medication and dosage changes that disrupt one's
regular routine.

Streamline your medication management process with the following solutions:
 1. Written reminders
 2. Pill container organizers
 3. Pill bottle timers
 4. Medication management apps
 5. Medication sorting services

Written Reminders
Pick a location in your house that you pass by often. Use sticky notes, a white
board, a calendar, or other means to place highly-visible reminders to take your
medication. You can set digital reminders on your smartphone or computer as a
recurring alarm or calendar event to help stay on track.



Pill Container Organizers
Especially important for those managing multiple medications, a pill organizer
allows you to sort all of your prescriptions for the week in a clearly-labeled
container. Multi-level organizers
[https://www.amazon.com/GMS-Organizer-Removable-Supplements-Medication/dp/B07NX1YCD9/ref=sr_1_13?crid=IT53YR1VGIHI&keywords=morning+noon+night+pill+organizer&qid=1578784527&sprefix=morning+noon+night+pill+%2Chpc%2C187&sr=8-13] 
include days of the week and times of the day for prescriptions taken on an
hourly basis. Devoting one day to filling your organizer for the week will save
you time and mental energy.



Pill Bottle Timers
Pill timers [https://www.epill.com/timecap.html] allow users to set alarms for
when medication is due, sounding a notification right from the pill bottle
itself [https://www.gadgetking.com/2016/01/26/rx-timer-cap/]. These timers also
track when the bottle was last opened, so users can calculate when their next
dose is due.

Medication Management Apps
Take digital reminders one step further and download a medication management and
tracking app to your smartphone. Choices including Medisafe
[https://www.medisafeapp.com/], Dosecast [http://www.montunosoftware.com/], and 
MedHelper [http://medhelperapp.com/] are available for both Android and Apple
products, allowing you to add prescriptions by name and set personalized alerts
for when medications are due.

Medication Sorting Services
Using a service that pre-sorts your prescriptions into daily dose pouches or
blister packs can be especially valuable for indivdiuals with complex drug
regimens. Many retail pharmacies including CVS
[https://www.cvs.com/content/multidose] can package your medications in this
manner at your request. Otherwise, consider an independent pharmacy like 
PillPack [https://www.pillpack.com/how-it-works], which offers medication
sorting and delivery to customers nationwide after insurance qualification.



Why is medication management important?
It is imperative to manage medications correctly, as errors in taking
prescriptions can be life-threatening. Ask others for help as needed or discuss
solutions with your doctor if taking your prescriptions at the right times seems
difficult. Ultimately, adopting a personal medication management system is a
short-term investment with long-term health benefits.