Enrichment · Life Skills

Three bottles,
one pickup day.

When one person takes several medicines, they run out on different days and one always has no refills left at the worst time. Copy each label once and see the run-out dates side by side, what to request now and which prescriber to call before the weekend.

Add a medicineWhat you get

Your medicines

The worked example is made up: one person’s three daily medicines, filled on three different dates, with the statin out of refills. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A record per medicine with who takes it, the dose, prescriber, pharmacy, regular or controlled, the days’ supply, the last fill, refills left and the expiry date, plus five habits that keep refills on time. Works out each run-out date and the day a refill is usually allowed, lists every medicine by run-out date and suggests one sync day; flags a medicine about to run out, no refills left, a prescription that expires first and the rules for controlled medicines.
Who it is for
Adults managing their own prescriptions, family caregivers keeping track for a parent or child, and students living away from home for the first time.
Format
Browser calendar with a saved record per medicine. Prints one medicine, a table of every medicine (handy at appointments) or a blank form; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Life Skills space in Caveat Enrichment.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Copy the days’ supply, fill date and refills left from each label.
  2. Read the run-out list at the left: the top line is the one to handle first.
  3. Request refills once the flag says now, not on the last day.
  4. Call the prescriber early for any medicine with no refills left.
  5. Ask the pharmacist to sync everything to one day.

Add a medicine

Lining refills up

Three run-out days, then oneBEFORE: 3 PICKUPSAtorvastatinLisinoprilLevothyroxinetodayAFTER SYNCING: 1 PICKUPAtorvastatinLisinoprilLevothyroxinetodayTo sync, the pharmacy fills some medicines once with a short supply so everyrefill lands on the same day.Three run-out days, then oneBEFORE: 3 PICKUPSAtorvastatinLisinoprilLevothyroxinetodayAFTER SYNCING: 1 PICKUPAtorvastatinLisinoprilLevothyroxinetoday
Synchronizing is a pharmacy service, not a rule change: the medicines and doses stay the same and only the fill dates move.

When a refill is allowed

Plans usually pay for a refill once most of a supply is used, often around three-quarters of the way through, so a 30-day fill can often be picked up about a week early. Each plan sets its own point; the pharmacy will tell you if a request is too soon. This page shows that day as an estimate.

Controlled medicines

Under federal rules, Schedule II medicines (many strong pain and ADHD medicines) need a new prescription for every fill, and Schedule III to V medicines can be refilled at most five times within six months of the date written. State rules can be stricter.

Sources

  1. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division. Pharmacist’s Manual (refills of controlled substances, 21 CFR 1306) (deadiversion.usdoj.gov).
  2. American Pharmacists Association. Medication synchronization (pharmacist.com).
  3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Are you taking medication as prescribed? and Keeping a medicine list (fda.gov).
  4. Transportation Security Administration. Medications (tsa.gov).

The worked example is made up. Refill timing is set by each plan and pharmacy, and the label count is an estimate if doses change; follow the prescriber and pharmacist. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.