Patent ID: 7773460

Claim:
A method for communicating a medical regimen to a patient, the method comprising: providing a scheduling device comprising a scheduling graph fixed to a supporting substrate, a reference chart positioned on the substrate in close proximity to the scheduling graph, the scheduling graph having a shape corresponding to a clock face representing at least one of a 12-hour, circular, analog clock and a 24-hour, circular, analog clock, the scheduling graph, further comprising markings spaced to divide an area thereof into regions corresponding to hours of a day, the scheduling graph further being fixed to be non-rotating with respect to a support underlying the scheduling graph, the reference chart further comprising a plurality of fields sized and shaped to receive therein labels affixed thereto, the reference chart, wherein each field of the plurality of fields further comprises an information region and at least one frequency region corresponding thereto, the information region and frequency region being distinguished from one another by at least one of size and shape, providing a sheet comprising a plurality of sets of labels, each set thereof comprising members, each being a label selectively removable from the sheet and comprising a material adherent to at least one of the scheduling graph and the reference chart, a visual feature unique to the each set and shared by the members of the set, the members, further comprising an information label having a surface prepared to receive an identification of a medication, and shaped to match the shape of the information region of a field of the reference chart, the members, further comprising a plurality of frequency labels, each specifying at least one day, being shaped to match the shape of the frequency region of a field of the reference chart and distinct from the shape of the information label, the members, further comprising a plurality of timing labels, each timing label being distinguished from both the information label and each of the frequency labels by at least one of size and shape; and providing instructions to a caregiver of the patient, effective to prepare the sheet, imprinted with information, reflecting the medical regimen, on at least one of the sets of labels.