Medications

The dashboard organizes today's doses so you can see what needs attention:

• Due Now — time to take now

• Not logged yet — past doses you haven't recorded

• Earlier Today — doses you've already logged

• Due Soon and Coming Up — upcoming doses later today

Each dose shows the medication name, scheduled time, and whether it is due or overdue. Tap Log when you're ready to record it.

Important Notes:

• Medications automatically sort by time

• Status updates in real-time

• Missed doses remain visible for tracking

• All changes sync across your devices using iCloud

You add a new medication by tapping the plus button in the upper right corner of the screen, or if opening the app for the first time, tap the Add Medication button on the screen.

When tapped you are presented with this view:

Medication Name:

Enter the name of your medication in the text field

Dosage:

• Amount: Enter the numerical value

• Unit: Select from:

• tablet(s)

• mg (milligrams)

• mcg (micrograms)

• ml (milliliters)

• Route: Choose how you take the medication:

• Oral

• Injection

• Topical

• Inhaled

Track On/Off Times:

• Toggle switch to enable/disable tracking

• When enabled, you'll be prompted to record how well the medication worked each time you log it

Controls:

• Cancel: Discard changes and return

• Save: Store the new medication

My CareCycle helps you remember when to take your medications. You can set up a schedule when you first add a medication, or update it anytime later.

Choosing a Schedule Type

Under SET SCHEDULE, pick one of three options:

Specific Times
For medications you take at the same times every day. Add one or more times — for example, 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM.

Recurring
For medications you take only on certain days of the week. First tap the day circles (S M T W T F S) for the days you take it, then add your times below.

As Needed
For medications you take only when needed. No times or reminders are set. You can log these anytime from Today's Medications.

Adding Medication Times

1. Under Times, tap Add Medication Time.

2. On the time screen, tap the time to open the picker, then scroll to choose the hour and minute.

3. Tap Add Medication Time to confirm.

4. Repeat for each dose time you need.

Your times appear in a list, sorted from earliest to latest. To remove a time, tap the red trash icon next to it.

When first adding a medication, you cannot tap a time to change it. To adjust a time, delete it and add a new one.

Tips

• You cannot add the same time twice for one medication.

• If a new time is close to another medication's schedule (within 30 minutes), My CareCycle will show a Schedule Overlap warning. You can choose Schedule Anyway or Cancel to pick a different time.

When it's time to take your medication, My CareCycle: Parkinson's helps you stay on track.

Getting to the Log Screen

• From the dashboard
  Open Today's Medications from your Check-in screen. Find your dose — it may appear in Due Now, Not logged yet, Due Soon, or Coming Up — and tap Log.

• From a reminder
  When you receive a notification, tap it to open Today's Medications. Tap Log on the dose you want to record.

• From medication details
  You can also tap Log Medication on a medication's detail screen.

• As Needed medications
  These appear in the As Needed section. Tap Log, then choose how many doses you took. The app records it automatically — you won't see the full log form.

Tap Log to open the logging screen. At the top you'll see:

• Your medication name

• The scheduled time (or As needed for PRN medications)

Recording Your Status

Choose one of three options:

• Taken — you took the medication

• Missed — you did not take it

• Delayed — you took it later than scheduled

Recording the Time

For Taken and Delayed, My CareCycle records when you took the medication.

By default, the app uses your scheduled time when you log on time.

If you took it at a different time or on a different day, turn on I took it at a different time. A date and time picker will appear so you can enter when it actually happened.

Logging late? If you save more than five minutes after the scheduled time, or log a dose from a previous day, you may see a prompt: Did you take it at the scheduled time?

• Tap Yes to keep the scheduled time

• Tap Select Actual Time to enter the real time

For Missed, no intake time is recorded. You can optionally note when the dose was due by turning on the time toggle.

Adding Notes

Tap the notes field to write anything you'd like to remember. Notes are optional — you can leave this blank.

This field is for your own observations. It is not specifically for side effects or effectiveness (see below).

Saving Your Log

Tap Save when you're done.

You'll see a brief Saved! message, then return to Today's Medications.

If something goes wrong, you'll see Unable to save. Please try again.

Record Effect shows:

• Your medication name

• A short explanation: 

• "Track how well this medication worked and how long the effects lasted."

Rate the Effectiveness

Choose how well the medication worked using five options:

😢 = Not Effective

😕 = Slightly

😐 = Moderate

🙂 = Very

😄 = Extremely

Tap the option that best describes your experience. Moderate is selected by default.

Record How Long It Worked

Tell My CareCycle how long the medication's effects lasted.

Quick presets: Tap 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h, or 6h.

Fine-tune: Use the stepper (+ / −) to adjust in 30-minute steps, from 30 minutes up to 24 hours.

Your current duration appears next to the label Duration: (for example, 2h or 2h 30m).

My CareCycle uses your logged dose time as when effects began, and calculates when effects wore off based on the duration you select. You don't need to enter those times separately on this screen.

Update Your Daily Diary (Optional)

If your dose has a recorded intake time, you may see Update your Daily Diary for this dose.

This mini grid covers the 3 hours before you took the medication. For each 30-minute slot, you can record your motor state (On, Off, Dyskinesia, or Asleep). This helps connect your medication timing with how you were feeling beforehand.

You don't have to fill in every slot to save.

Add Notes

Tap Add any notes about effectiveness... to write anything you'd like to remember.

Notes are optional. Use this field for observations that may help you or your care team later.

Note: Saving effectiveness notes will replace any notes you entered when logging the dose.

Save or Cancel

• Save — stores your rating, duration, and notes. You'll see Saved!, then return to your previous screen.

• Cancel — closes the screen without saving effectiveness. Your dose log is not affected.

Important Notes:

• Regular tracking can help optimize your treatment

• Be consistent in recording times

• Add detailed notes for better tracking

• All data syncs automatically