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A portable medication dispensing unit has several compartments for storing pills or other forms of medicine. The dispensing unit is programmed with a medication schedule which causes visual and audio signals when it is time for the medication to be consumed. The medication schedule is optimized to a

A portable medication dispensing unit has several compartments for storing pills or other forms of medicine. The dispensing unit is programmed with a medication schedule which causes visual and audio signals when it is time for the medication to be consumed. The medication schedule is optimized to accommodate the user\s personal habits and to simplify taking two or more medicines. The programming means may be integral with the dispensing unit or a separate unit.

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A programmable medication dispenser system comprising: (a) a dispenser having a plurality of compartments for containing doses of medicine; (b) indicating means on said dispenser corresponding to said compartments; (c) a programmer means associated with said dispenser for utilizing input data pertai

A programmable medication dispenser system comprising: (a) a dispenser having a plurality of compartments for containing doses of medicine; (b) indicating means on said dispenser corresponding to said compartments; (c) a programmer means associated with said dispenser for utilizing input data pertaining to a patient\s medication prescription and personal habits to develop a program corresponding to a timed medication schedule for the patient; (d) a programmable electronic memory in said dispenser for storing said program; (e) means for entering said program into said memory directly from said programmer means; and (f) means in said dispenser acting responsive to the program in said memory for activating said indicating means when the time of day coincides with the time of said medication schedule.