Pill Boxes & Organisers

Pill boxes are very useful aids for people who need to take different medications at once or on the same day. They help you to avoid missing any medication doses safely and conveniently.

You can safely store most pills in the same compartment of your dosette box with other pills without them interacting, but you should check with your GP or pharmacist to make sure.

For someone with dementia, the best type of pill box or dispensor would be one that has an alert when it is time to take a pill, and locks other compartments if it is not time to take a tablet. It is common for people with dementia to forget when to take their pills or if they, what day it is, and whether or not they have already taken their tablets. We would therefore recommend the Medelert Automatic Pill Dispenser.

Yes absolutely. In fact it is often easier for someone with arthritis to use a pill dispenser than to take tablets directly from the packet. Using a pill organiser allows someone else to take all the tablets out of their packets in one go and decant them into a dispenser which would be easier for the taker to take them when they need them.

The most common problem people have with pill boxes rises when they take medication from the wrong compartment by mistake. This disrupts the week or month’s schedule and can be problematic, especially for people who suffer from memory loss.

You can indeed get pill box organisers for travelling, whether you are going for a short trip or up to a month. You can even get cases in which to store the organiser.

Be sure to read the storage requirements on your medication prescription to choose the best container. Usually it will need to be airtight to protect your medication from moisture.