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A reminder device for notifying a user when to take a dosage of medication. The credit card size device includes a first time counter for maintaining an elapsed program time and a second time counter for maintaining a current interval time. An alarm notifies the user of the expiration of the current

A reminder device for notifying a user when to take a dosage of medication. The credit card size device includes a first time counter for maintaining an elapsed program time and a second time counter for maintaining a current interval time. An alarm notifies the user of the expiration of the current interval. The user takes a dosage of medication in response to the alarm. A switch is provided for resetting the second time counter after the user takes a dosage of medication.

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A method of reminding a user when to chew a piece of gum as part of a smoking cessation program, the program being of a fixed length having a predetermined program end point and including a plurality of predetermined intervals, the user chewing a piece of gum upon the expiration of an interval, the

A method of reminding a user when to chew a piece of gum as part of a smoking cessation program, the program being of a fixed length having a predetermined program end point and including a plurality of predetermined intervals, the user chewing a piece of gum upon the expiration of an interval, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a timing device having an elapsed time counter for continuously maintaining the length of time that the user has been taking part in the smoking cessation program, an interval time counter for maintaining a current interval time, a comparator for determining the expiration of an interval and the expiration of the program, an alarm for notifying the user of the expiration of an interval, and a first switch for resetting the interval time counter and determining a new interval time; (b) initiating device operation by starting the elapsed time counter and the interval time counter; (c) actuating the first switch in response to the alarm notifying the user that an interval has ended, thereby disabling the alarm, resetting the interval time counter and determining a new interval time, the user chewing a piece of gum in response to the alarm; and (d) repeating step (c) until the comparator determines the expiration of the program, thereby signifying that the program has ended.