Patent ID: 7317803

Claim:
A medication administration method employing a medication reminder device comprising: turning the medication reminder device on; entering a code that provides access to a recording function; recording an oral message in the medication reminder device that identifies a medication and the dosage to be taken; entering a month, date and time of day schedule in the medication reminder device for taking a medication; saving the oral message and the month, date and time of day schedule; generating a signal to alert an individual that it is time to take a medication; playing the recorded oral message upon activation of the medication reminder device by pressing a play button; recording a warning message instructing a person of the action to be taken when an identified medication is not taken within a predetermined time period following the month, date and time of day schedule for taking the identified medication; playing said warning message when the oral message relating to the identified medication is not played within the predetermined time period; and turning off said signal to alert an individual in response to playing the oral message.