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Medication packaging is designed with one or more of a container, cap, or externally applied ring which fits over the container having a polygonal peripheral side surface. Edges of the polygonal peripheral side surface assure that the packaging lays flat on a flat surface or is attached flat to a me

Medication packaging is designed with one or more of a container, cap, or externally applied ring which fits over the container having a polygonal peripheral side surface. Edges of the polygonal peripheral side surface assure that the packaging lays flat on a flat surface or is attached flat to a metal surface by magnetic forces. Indicia on one or more of the container, cap or externally applied ring is positioned when the user places the packaging on a flat surface such that at a predetermined location the previous dose or last dose is viewable by the user. Each indicia is associated with one edge of the polygonal peripheral side surface. A disk or sleeve member can be used to occlude indicia that is unrelated to the previous or next dose, and the disk or sleeve member can be operated by gravitational or magnetic forces without manipulation by the user.

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I claim: 1. A method for providing an indication of a next or a previous dosage time for medication, comprising the steps of:securing a cap to a container which stores medication with at least one dose of said medication within said container,wherein at least one of said cap and said container has a

I claim: 1. A method for providing an indication of a next or a previous dosage time for medication, comprising the steps of:securing a cap to a container which stores medication with at least one dose of said medication within said container,wherein at least one of said cap and said container has a polygonal peripheral side surface,wherein at least one of said cap and said container having a plurality of indicia each of which is associated with no more than one edge of said polygonal peripheral side surface, each of said indicia indicating a next or a previous dosage time and wherein indicia on adjacent side surfaces of said polygonal peripheral side surfaces are different from each other; and thenplacing said container with said cap secured thereto on a flat surface such that a selected edge of said polygonal peripheral side surface rests on said flat surface so as to display indicia indicative of said next dose or said previous dose at a predetermined position on at least one of said cap and said container.