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A medication bottle includes a container and a closure removably fastened thereto. The closure includes a dial having an exterior surface with a series of indicia imprinted thereon, and an interior surface having a handle that protrudes therefrom. Each indicia represents a time increment at which a

A medication bottle includes a container and a closure removably fastened thereto. The closure includes a dial having an exterior surface with a series of indicia imprinted thereon, and an interior surface having a handle that protrudes therefrom. Each indicia represents a time increment at which a next pill dosage is required to be taken by a user. The exterior surface of the closure includes a window that exposes a particular indicia. Upon removing the closure from the container, the user can rotate the dial via the handle in order to expose in the window the next time increment a dose is required to be consumed. The dial can only be rotated after the closure is removed from the pill container. Upon replacing the closure onto the container, the selected indicator remains immovable and represents an accurate reminder for the next time a dose is required to be taken.

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I claim: 1. A medication bottle, comprising a container having an open end, a closed end opposite said open end and an interior portion between said open and closed ends; and a closure releasably attached to said open end of said container, said closure including a cap having an exterior surface, wh

I claim: 1. A medication bottle, comprising a container having an open end, a closed end opposite said open end and an interior portion between said open and closed ends; and a closure releasably attached to said open end of said container, said closure including a cap having an exterior surface, which covers said open end of said container, an interior surface opposite said exterior surface, a peripheral edge, a skirt extending along said peripheral edge and projecting in a first direction towards said closed end of said container when said closure is attached to said open end of said container, and a dial having a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, said dial being rotatably mounted to said cap such that said first surface of said dial is juxtaposed with said interior surface of said cap, said first surface of said dial including a plurality of indicia that represent selected points of time to dispense a dosage of medication, said plurality of indicia being sequentially visible through said exterior surface of said cap, said dial having an, elongated, fin-like handle formed from said second surface thereof in said first direction, said handle being engageable by a human operator when said closure is removed from said container in order to select one of said plurality of indicia by manually rotating said dial in response to the rotation of said handle, said handle being surrounded by said skirt so as to inhibit said handle and hence said dial from being inadvertently rotated by an object located externally of said closure when said closure is removed from said container, and said handle being positioned within said interior portion of said container and projecting towards said closed end of said container when said closure is attached to said container so as to prevent said handle and hence said dial from being inadvertently rotated by an object located externally of the medication bottle.