Medication organizer system

Abstract

A medication organizer system includes an arrangement of day of the week containers with each container divided into separate time of the day compartments. Each time of the day compartment has pictorial indicia which readily signifies a specific respective time of the day. A medication dosage instruction sheet is provided with medication/pill identifying pictorial indicia and an imprinted grid which tracts the container and compartment arrangement; the grid having juxtaposed imprinted pictorial indicia corresponding to the compartment pictorial indicia. A sheet of adhesive backed peel-off numerals is provided, whereby a peeled-off numeral corresponding to correct number of prescribed pills is adhesively inserted onto the medication dosage instruction sheet juxtaposed to the grid. The peeled-off numeral signifies the prescribed number of pills are to be taken.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A medication organizer system comprising; 
 a day of the week container, each container comprising a plurality of separate compartments for containing pills for dispensing from each compartment, each compartment comprising respective pictorial indicia which is readily cognizable as representing a particular respective time of the day, said containers being arrayed according to the days of the week so that said compartments are in an arrangement; and    a display comprising a grid comprising spaces corresponding to the arrangement of the compartments, further comprising pictorial indicia corresponding to the compartments' pictorial indicia, said display pictorial indicia being juxtaposed to the grid, and means for inserting a numeral in the display, said numeral corresponding to the prescribed number of pills for a specific medication, whereby the prescribed number of pills for the prescribed time of the day and day of the week is readily discerned and the pills correctly organized in the respective compartments.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the pictorial indicia comprises one or more selected from the group signifying, morning, noon time, evening and nighttime.  
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , said display comprises a sheet, said sheet further comprises means for identifying the specific medication, said means for identifying the specific medication being juxtaposed to the grid.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , said means for identifying the specific medication comprising from pictorial means.  
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a frame, said frame having a recess, and said containers being removably disposed in the recess, said frame further comprising detent means comprising short projections contactingly engaging the containers for securely holding the containers in the frame, whereby when one container is removed the other containers are held in place by the short projections.  
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , said display comprising at least one imprinted sheet.  
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , said means for inserting a numeral comprising a sheet comprising a plurality of adhesive backed peel-off members bearing numerals, whereby the user peels off the member bearing the numeral corresponding to the number of prescribed pills and adheres the peeled-off member with the numeral in the display juxtaposed to the grid.  
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , said sheets comprising means for visually distinguishing one prescribed medication and corresponding pill from another prescribed medication and corresponding pill.  
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , each said container comprising indicia identifying the respective day of the week.  
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising wall means wherein the compartments are separated from each other.  
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising a tray having a recess for removably receiving of the containers.  
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the tray and containers are cooperatively formed so that the containers are separately removable from the tray, whereby the user removes one particular desired day of the week container.  
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , said pictorial indicia comprises one or more pictorial indicia selected from, a house, the sun, the moon, the horizon and the stars.  
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , said sheet further comprising indicia for visually identifying at least one selected from the shape and the color of a prescribed pill.  
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , said indicia visually identifying the shape of the prescribed pill comprises pictorial indicia.  
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , said indicia for visually identifying the color of a pill comprises pictorial indicia.