e-pill Medication Reminders Station - Locked Automatic Pill Dispenser with Tipper Base - Clear Lid

I don’t know why they charge over $400 for this, but it works! I tried another method which was a voice alarm pill organizer and my mom couldn’t grasp how to use it because there were too many moving parts. My mom has MCI and this is the perfect answer.It’s easy to set up because the manual was written extremely well which doesn’t leave room for error. Don’t lose the instructions! There are 28 little pill compartments and there are a few different tones to choose from for the alarm. There’s a max of 6 alarms per day. The only thing my mom struggled a little with in the beginning was that you need to pull the lever ALL the way down for it to drop the pill in the stainless steel cup below. But I explained how it worked over the course of a couple of days PLUS added a couple of how to use reminder notes on the dispenser itself and it’s been smooth sailing since. I just bought a 2nd dispenser because I’m going on vacation and just one dispenser doesn’t have quite enough pill holders. I 100% recommend this dispenser. My advice is to have lots of patience while your loved one is getting used to it. It’s a good system.

This is such an awesome product! My grandfather has been struggling to take his medication on time, because whenever he takes a nap, he wakes up and thinks it's a new day, and tries to take his medication early. naturally this is a substantial problem, since taking multiple days' worth of meds in one day is very bad indeed.This has absolutely solved this problem!The alarm is fantastic too. it's loud and persistent, but not painful. it will absolutely wake my grandfather up, even when he's wearing his headphones, and helps him take them right on time.The only complaints are that the paper date wheel does indeed move around but a drop of glue fixes that easily. The other complaint is that while there's lots of room for his daily prescriptions, there isn't room for his supplements as well. If the person you're getting this for needs lots of those as well, the wells for the pills might not be quite big enough.All in all, this is an amazing machine, and it gives so much agency back to someone who needs help with their meds, but still wants to be in control of their life.

I purchased this for my elderly father to use. He has increasingly been confused about his medication and he lives alone. My brother and I (or our spouses) check in on him a few times a week, and this pill dispenser has been helpful. Initially my father was a little confused about which way to pull the handle (a symptom of the dementia, not a product design issue). Pulling the handle requires almost no effort (my middle-school daughter had no difficulty figuring it out). We set up the alarms without the audible noise because the exact timing of his meds is not critical and his sleep is irregular. We have the peace of mind knowing he cannot unknowingly take too much of his blood pressure medication (which could cause him to faint or fall).We ordered additional keys since there’s four adults involved in caring for him.Gel caps stuck in the tray, but the user manual suggested using a little flour to keep them from sticking. We used corn starch and the problem is solved.The pharmacist had packaged his pills in blister packs to reduce the risk of unintentional overdose. The first day, my dad tried to put a pill still in the blister pack into the dispenser (again, not a product design issue, just my father’s dementia) when it rotated to his next dose, it jammed up and we got an error message. But it was easily removed and reset. All this to say is that the device is well designed and not easily broken.

My husband has alzheimer's and is able to use this machine easily. One drawback however is that the alarm set @ its highest level often times does not wake him so he ends us late with his meds. Even given that this machine exceeds the one we had before it that was very hard for me to fill and program for him.

The unit itself works well, but since it is designed primarily for the elderly and those with disabilities, it needs to be LOUDER. If they are concerned about it being too loud for those who don't need it, they can build in a volume contro. I have great hearing and could barely hear it over my Mom's T.V. She would often sit and ignore it due to not hearing it, which defeats the purpose of spending so much for a pill reminder.