Taken, Later, Skip, Not sure — what each button does

Every reminder and every medication card shows a few simple buttons. Here's what each one means and when to use it.

Taken

Tap Taken when you've actually taken the medication.

• Records the dose in your history with the current time.
• Deducts from your inventory (if you track it) by the dose amount.
• Cancels any pending follow-up reminders for this dose.
• Schedules the next dose according to your schedule.

When you tap Taken from the Today view or a past day's detail view, DoseAlert asks "When was it taken?" with a time picker. The default is now. If you actually took it earlier (say, you just forgot to log it until now), set the correct time and tap Taken. The adjusted time is what shows up in your history and any exports.

Later

Tap Later when you can't take the medication right now but will soon.

• Opens a sheet with quick options: 15, 30, or 60 minutes, quiet or noisy.
• Reschedules the reminder for the chosen time.
• Cancels the rest of the current escalation chain.
• The reminder fires again at the new time.

Use Later when you're driving, in a meeting, or simply don't have your pills handy. The medication card in the Today view will show deferred to 3:15 PM so you know it's been pushed.

Skip

Tap Skip when you've decided not to take this dose — for example, if you're about to have a procedure and your doctor told you to skip, or you vomited the last dose and don't want to double up.

• Records the dose as skipped in your history.
• Does not deduct from your inventory.
• Cancels the follow-up reminders.
• Schedules the next dose according to your schedule.

Skipped doses count against your adherence ring because the dose was scheduled but you didn't take it.

Not sure

Tap Not sure if you honestly can't remember whether you took the dose.

• Records the dose as uncertain in your history.
• Does not deduct from your inventory.
• Cancels the follow-up reminders.
• Does not schedule a replacement — the next dose runs as normal.

Use Not sure rather than guessing. It gives your doctor a more accurate picture of your adherence, and it stops the reminder nagging you.

All taken (groups only)

Groups have one extra button: All taken. It marks every medication in the group as taken at once, with one dose record per medication. Useful for your morning or bedtime pill stack.

Cancel (on the time picker)

When the "When was it taken?" dialog appears, the Cancel button backs out without recording anything. Tap it if you opened the dialog by accident.

Lock-screen buttons

All of these buttons also appear directly on the reminder notification, so you can tap Taken or Later without opening the app. DoseAlert will briefly bring the app to the foreground to record your choice; you don't have to enter a passcode or unlock the app first.