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A compliance aid for medication including electronic circuitry to remind the patient when the next dose is due, in which removal of a dose of medicine interrupts individual conductors within the medication package and resets a timer and alarm. The electronic circuitry may be integrally housed within

A compliance aid for medication including electronic circuitry to remind the patient when the next dose is due, in which removal of a dose of medicine interrupts individual conductors within the medication package and resets a timer and alarm. The electronic circuitry may be integrally housed within an original medication package or the electronic circuitry may be housed so as to be added to an existing medication package. Additionally, a radio telemetry linkup may be established between some electronic circuitry associated with the medication packaging and other electronic circuitry including the timer and alarm system. The compliance aid may be particularly adapted for use with a medication packaging system conventionally known as a blister package, which is a multi-layered strip packaging technique.

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A medication dispenser, comprising: multi-compartment container means for housing an individual dose of medicine in each compartment, and for permitting random access to said compartments and dispensing of their contents; timer means for timing a desired time period between dispensing of said doses

A medication dispenser, comprising: multi-compartment container means for housing an individual dose of medicine in each compartment, and for permitting random access to said compartments and dispensing of their contents; timer means for timing a desired time period between dispensing of said doses of medicine, and generating a signal at the end of said desired time period; alarm means for sounding an alarm in response to said signal from said timer means; and scanning and memory means for scanning said compartments and recording whether said individual doses of medicine have been dispensed: said dispenser further including setting means for setting said desired time period for said timer means, thereby establishing a dosage interval; safety means to prevent unauthorized or accidental control of said setting means; said safety means being engaged by the installation of a battery in said medication dispenser.