Would it be easy for an older person to use who needs to take medication every 6 hrs.
350999
Once the times are set, the vibrator or beep sounds periodically until the pill cover is rotated to disable the alarm. The cover might be difficult to rotate if the person has trouble with grip but otherwise it is simple to use as the 5 alarm times are automatically reset every day. 6 hours would only require 4 time settings.
351000
Probably not. The only problem I could see is opening it. You have to twist it. It's a little hard to grip. If you're not careful the pills can fall out
351001
Once it's set up, the alerts will notify the individual. It's easy to use. Just rotate clockwise and take out the pills. No more than 4 pills fit in each compartment. FYI, mine worked for a few months and then stopped. Changed batteries. Nothing.
351002
Well, I'm 80 years old but I don't have any Arthiritis in my hands but the unit takes quite a bit of hand work to program initially. Once it's programmed, it's easy to use but of course it has to be refilled daily.
351003
I would agree that an older person could use it - I am an older person who takes medication every 3 hours, and I find this alarm helpful. I agree that you have to have the dexterity to be able to grip the device and twist to open the compartments, so if that is a problem for you, this would not be a good choice. Just hold it with the pill side up as you twist and you should have no problem with the pills falling out.
299056
Yes I found it very easy to use and I am 78 so hopefully your mother will cope too.
739398
My Dad is 81 years old and uses it. It works well for him. He likes it and isn't terrified by it. I would compare it to a watch alarm.
306966
This pill container is intended to be used by people who need to take several doses of medication each day at different times. The pill box is alarmed to go off as many as four times daily. My husband need 8 doses daily so I actually have two and use one for morning reminders and the other for afternoon reminders.
305973
We use this on our 70 lb Boxer mix. She does fairly well with it and has to take the max dosage allowed. Her arthritis is pretty bad so when my hubby remembers to give it to her on a daily basis she moves around more easily. However; when he skips days I can tell by looking at help get up and walk around. She needs the stronger dosage and she is about 6 - 7 years old. She was adopted so I am not sure of her exact age. In GREAT health otherwise.
263134
Yes I am 70 and have been using regularly but it might be good idea to check with you Dr
1947156
I bought two of these, one each for my dad (93) and my mother-in-law (85). The light and sound alarms go for about 30 minutes. They DO NOT go on indefinitely or until you dump the pills out, so if the user sleeps through the entire 30-minute alarm, he missed it. I feel the alarm should continue indefinitely until the pills are dumped. The manufacturer was probably concerned about battery life. Just make sure the unit is in an area frequented by the user (near the bed in the morning and the easy chair during the day). Good luck.
1439532
You can set four different alarms for any time, they do not have to be in intervals. These alarms will go off at the same time every day. You can always change your alarm if your medication schedule is altered. Thank you for your interest!
392627
I loved it. Yes, you can, sort of. You'll need to set two alarms at specific 12-hour intervals. Like one at 7am and one at 7pm. I take my meds at 6am because I have to have an empty stomach and can't eat for an hour. So the alarm goes off, I take it with water on my nightstand, roll over and go back to sleep. Sometimes I wake up an hour or two later and can't remember if I really took it. That's the best feature of this--I can look at the lid and it will confirm for me that I did indeed open the lid, and then confirm that I took it.
1095963
Not really. I am 89 years old and it seems like whatever I did was pretty simple. No problem!
1924377
It is really very hard to say, I have never had to use it more than twice in a 24 hour period. I do not think that there is any better product available with out a prescription.
2234866
Yes, however, an older person may have trouble getting the lid off without spilling the pills. The lid fits fairly snug.
1797761
7 different times a day is quite a bit. This device has 28 slots for pills, basically 28 days. You can set 4 alarms on it so I don't think this would be good for you Dad unless you buy two of them. I have it set up to dispense pills for my dad twice a day so I'm able to load it up for two weeks at a time. Depending on how many times per day you have to dispense pills, they include different templates for the dispenser based on the schedule you need. To dispense pills 7 times a day, you would need two of these. For your Dad's situation there may be a better solution out there.
1949008
yes, we never had any problems with that. I bought this for my father who had Alzheimer's. And the only problem we ever had was getting him to remember to slide the compartment door closed after getting his meds. If you do not close the sliding compartment door - it will not rotate to the next compartment and open when the next dose is due.
1235166
Yes, just don't give it with medication or withing an hour of giving any medication or supplement. It's powerful and will negate effects of medicines and supplements.
124544
Yes. Set your three hours, then touch Memory, then Start/Stop. When the timer goes off, touch Start/Stop and take care of your father. Then touch Memory again, which will recall your first setting. Touch Start/Stop to start the next 3-hour cycle. To clear the Memory, touch that key and hit Clear. It would probably be easier, however, just to reset the 3 hours each time. This assumes you will be there to assist your father in taking his meds or that he is capable of following these directions himself. If you merely wanted to have the timer sound each 3 hours without just by hitting Stop and Start, it would not work.
639362
The compartment rotates to the open spot on the wheel and stays available until the next alarm (how long depends on if you are dosing once, twice, or three or more times a day). Not getting up at the same time isn't the problem. If they don't hear the alarm they have to REMEMBER to look at the pill dispenser. My mom had Alzheimers so if she slept through the alarm she had no idea pills were waiting for her.