The Apple Health app on your iPhone will help you track your medications. It has a lot of advanced options for all kinds of medicine — you can set up schedules, log your activity and even get advice on drug interactions. If you can connect with your health care provider through the Health app, setting it up is incredibly simple.
Otherwise, you can just scan the label on the bottle using the camera to import it. Let me show you how to get started. To get started, open the app and tap the tab at the bottom right.
Scroll down to and tap . Add your prescription , you can select a prescription from your records. You can also type it in to look it up or tap the camera icon to scan the bottle.
Tap to get started. Hold the bottle inside the square, holding it steady. You want to make sure the part of the label with the name of the drug is visible.
It might present you with a couple different matches — make sure you select the right one. You might need to answer a few questions based on the drug, like medication type or strength. Set a reminder schedule Next, set up a schedule.
Add a time of day and the dosage. Tap if you take it multiple times a day. Tap if you need to change it from Every Day to specific days of the week, a schedule of once every days, or as needed.
You can always go back and edit this later. Next, you can choose a shape to help you recognize the medicine. There are all kinds of tablet shapes in addition to bottles, injections, needles, eyedroppers, powders and .
