Automatic Pill Dispenser with 28-Day Electronic Medication Organizer, 6 Dosage Templates, Easy-Read LCD Display, Sound & Light Alerts & Key for Prescriptions, Vitamins, Supplements & More

It has made helping our family member with dementia a lot easier. Very rarely forgets meds now.Easy to use. Goes through a lot of batteries though.

After writing the review below the Lock for the container broke. We are trying another one but unsure of how it will hold up. We only had the first one for one month.We bought this for my 99 year old mom who lives alone. She has short term memory problems. She was always dropping her pill containers or playing with the pills and mixing them up. It took a week or two for her to get in the rhythm of using it and also a few tears because change is hard but it works great. So impressed with it. It is on the kitchen counter with instructions taped to the cupboard. At first she read the instructions but it is getting more routine now. Our instructions are: alarm sounds, open window, tip pills into your hand, swallow pills. Because of her short term memory problems she constantly goes to check to see if she has taken her pills. If there are no pills in the window she has taken them. Highly recommend this. Hope this is helpful. The only concern is the key. It is a bit difficult to lock and unlock and I am concerned the threads will wear out. But would not hesitate in recommending this to others.

My mom is doing much better at taking her meds Since we got this gadget. She is only occasionally missing a dosage Instead of going days and days without taking her medicine. She sometimes sleeps through the alarm if she is taking a nap. The only thing that could be better is, if the alarm would stay on until the medicine is taken. I guess it would have to be a plug in machine instead of battery operated for that though. It was a little bit complicated to set up, but not too bad. My mom still thinks that she should be in the one in charge of putting the pills in but I know she is not up to it.

This product has helped me tremendously. The first one I received had a defective lock, which made it useless for my situation, but customer service quickly responded, and shipped me a new one as soon as I could prove the defect with a photo, and let me keep the busted one. For that, I am very grateful. This is a great product for many situations. It is great for making sure elderly don't accidentally double dose. It's great for keeping others locked out from your medications. Great for stopping addicts from abusing their prescriptions. That is, if someone they trust holds the keys. Now, that being said, this is not a steel safe that can keep out anyone, you could easily break the plastic lid if someone were determined enough to get to your medications, but this is a great tool to deter others or yourself from taking medication in a manner other than is prescribed. Overall I am extremely happy with this product, and was well worth the money I spent on it.

the instructions were clear and set-up was not difficult. However, at the first set alarm time, the device displayed an "Err" on the screen, green lights around the device lit up, and there was no way to clear it or reset it. I "power cycled" it by pulling the batteries out and placing them back in (fresh, new batteries, not the generic brand batteries that were included with the device). Reseating the batteries allowed the device error to go away, but it was only temporary. The next "alarm" time arrived and the device blinked green and displayed the same "Err" message on the screen. For a contraption this expensive to fail immediately out of the box, I have no faith in the product quality and will be returning it. Additional concerns regarding quality is that the device must be locked in order for the door to be closed (it does not snap or click closed). Overall, the concept is great, but the quality and execution is horrible. 1 star is generous.

We have been using this with my mother for over a year without any problems. This unit is secure, but not tamper proof. If someone wanted to get in, I think you could pry it open with a table knife or similar. But for anyone just confused about timing, this works like a charm. We got this when mom started taking pills from the wrong “box” in her standard pill organizer. As described, there are 28 slots for pills. Mom takes pills 4 times a day, so we can fill it for the week. When it buzzes and flashes, she takes the pills from the opening…the only ones accessible at that moment. We have always been very careful to make sure the locking lid is full closed and the latch is FULLY turned until you feel the stop. We have never had problems with small pills moving. When it beeps, you do need to remove the pills before the next dispense time…if you don’t, the carousel turns and you can’t access them without the key. Batteries seem to last a long time. We switched them after about 9 months, but we probably didn’t need to…it was working fine. I gave it 4 stars for ease of use because some people have struggled with the latch. I gave it 4 stars for sturdiness because it’s plastic and you could break it open with a thin pry. But a product that aced those things would cost considerably more, and this item works VERY well. As I said, no problems for more than a year (none) and we couldn’t get by without this.