Med-Q Digital Pill Box with Alarms – Pill Organizer with Flashing Lights & Be...

I have purchase this twice, first for my 96 year old mother who finds it to be an excellent way to be sure and take her medications twice a day. It worked so well that we ordered one for my brother! Setting it up is very easy if you follow the directions on the brochure that's included. You just set the time and day, and then set the times you want the morning and evening alarms to go off. Not only does it sound the alarm, but it lights up the individual pill compartment that you need to take at that time. It's well made, and ensures that no mistakes or forgotten medications occur. Great product!

Easy to use. Great at letting you know when to take medication and no mistaking which medications to take. Works especially well for persons with dementia.

I bought this for my mom who needs reminders to take her meds. I set it up for her and it was great reminding her to take her meds, but it went off at 3:00 AM every night as well and woke her up. I checked the settings…took out the batteries…reset it. Still went off. I exchanged it for a new one and tested it before giving it to her to make sure she wasn’t doing something to cause the extra alarm. Same thing. It worked for me on time, but it also went off in the middle of the night and other random times. I see by the reviews it’s a common problem. Wish I had read them before. I need for my mom to get sleep at night, so I’ll return the second unit and keep looking for a better alternative.

Worked great for several years. Held all my prescriptions & reminded me to take them by the alarm. Pill safety

This is working very well for my mother in law however, it comes with one extra set of clear ones. You cannot even order a second set of the pink ones, I know because I reached out to the company. It’s frustrating because it would be helpful to be able to set up her pills for two weeks at a time and just switch out the pods at the end of week one. You cannot even order purchase extra clear ones but that is just confusing. She knows the pink ones are evening the way hers are set up so changing that to clear would be too much. If I could at least buy them I would be happier. Functionally, it works well but a week goes by very quickly and as caregivers having two weeks set at once would be a great time saver.

Ah, got it—thanks for clarifying! You’re right. A natural flow that includes both the positives and negatives but ends on a strong, encouraging note works best. Here’s your original review, refined just slightly for clarity and tone, with that positive closing added in: ⸻ This was a Christmas gift from my son, and since I started using it, I’ve only missed my meds once—and that was because I was working upstairs and didn’t hear the alarm. The ability to set both morning and evening reminders has been incredibly helpful for keeping me consistent with my medication routine. The alarm is a bit loud and slightly annoying, but that’s actually a plus—it ensures you’ll hear it from most parts of the house and gets you moving when you need it. At first, I found it odd that each pill container pulls out individually, but I’ve grown to appreciate that feature—it prevents spills and makes it easy to take pills directly without fumbling. One of the biggest downsides, though, is the programming. While the device is supposed to support multiple alarms, actually setting them up is not intuitive. I’m generally tech-savvy, and even I couldn’t figure it out without help. There are only a few YouTube videos available, and the included instructions are vague at best—they don’t walk you through setting specific times in detail. My son figured it out eventually, but clearer, step-by-step instructions would make a big difference. Also, the AM/PM day labels aren’t aligned in a straightforward way—when you flip the case, the days don’t line up (Sunday isn’t on top of Sunday, for example). It can be confusing and almost led me to take PM pills in the morning once. This organizer is definitely made for home use, not travel—but despite those few quirks, once it’s set up, it’s made a big difference in helping me stay consistent with my daily medications. It’s a genuinely helpful tool, and I’m glad to have it.

This has been an amazing product. I have struggled with making sure I don't take the same medication twice a day. I have struggled with overdosing accidentally. I have struggled with being able to find my medication. This has been an amazing product. I love that the light flashes longer than the sound after you hit the next button so that I don't have to sit and listen to it while I'm taking it. The light makes it easy to find the medication. There is Braille on each of the medical medication compartments and I love that. If I were to make a recommendation for improvement it would be I'm visually impaired so it would be nice to have some haptic feedback in the compartment with the light. I know this would make it a little more expensive but that would be an amazing feature for the visually impaired and as people get order older they begin to lose their vision. Thank you for such an awesome product. It's really made a difference and how I feel everyday.

A little confusing to set up, but I figured it out in about 15 mins. The YouTube video was very helpful. This works great! The pill boxes are just big enough to hold my many prescriptions and a few large supplements. The alarm and flashing lights make sure I don't forget to take my meds. I take Rx's for day and night. The flashing light makes sure I don't get them mixed up...which I had been doing a lot lately. My whole day is ruined when I do that. It's expensive. I hesitated to spend this much $$$. But it is worth it if it lasts. It requires 2 AA batteries.

This is really good, I recommend it.

Great for a gentle reminder. Peace of mind for caregiver as well and helps maintain some independence for patient. Not simple to program. UTUBE instructions are easier. We take the daily dosages from the pharmacy prepared daily blister pack and move them to the daily MedQ holders in the unit because of the reminder function. . No chance of an error in missing a pill or double dosing in the MedQ individual units. The daily pill units are large enough to hold the prescriptions and vitamins supplements daily. This eliminates the need to remember to take the blister pack as well as separate vitamin dosages. There is a learning curve for memory impaired patients as to resetting to the next alert after taking the current dosage. If this is not done the benefits of the case are void vs the blister pack method. It would be another gentle reminder if somehow the “Next Alert” button could flash ie the pill units as a prompt to advance the alerts to the next programmed alert to keep programming accurate for date and time. Everything else is visual cluing except this vital function. On the whole this does what we need at present. Because the alerts are set for specific times it has had an extra benefit of regulating when meds should be taken vs if and when they are remembered which can be important to maintain a somewhat evenly spaced dosage. Overall this has been helpful for both the patient and caregiver to preserve independence with assistance in the vital area of medication and worth the investment. If the patient is in need of this next level of medication management it most likely they will need assistance with the programming of the alerts to make it beneficial and instructions how to use it. It is working for us at this point in avoiding missed doses or double doses but only if “Next Alert” is activated after taking the current dose. Availability of replacement daily pill boxes would be great if damaged, lost or medication changes or to simply to refresh if used over the long term and to start clean would be nice. Consistency and familiarity is vital to memory care patients.

The containers should all be locked so the individual cannot take a double dose