These are the instructions for use for , software version . Read them before you use the app. You can come back to this screen at any time from the menu.
MediTime Pro is standalone software intended to record the times at which doses of over-the-counter paracetamol and ibuprofen are given, for up to five named individuals, and to display the time remaining until the next dose would be due together with the number of doses already recorded against the maximum stated on the product labelling.
Its purpose is to help the user avoid giving a dose sooner than the labelled interval allows, or giving more doses in 24 hours than the labelling permits.
It applies limits on the timing and number of doses only. It does not determine, recommend, check or display the amount of any dose.
The first time you open the app you will see five buttons, labelled Person 1 to Person 5. Press one and you will be asked for a name. Use a name each person recognises, because everything the app shows afterwards is grouped by that name. To change a name later, choose Edit Names from the menu.
Press the person's button to open their screen. There are two trackers, one for paracetamol and one for ibuprofen. Press Take Paracetamol or Take Ibuprofen at the moment the dose is actually taken. Not before, not later from memory.
When you press it, three things happen: the countdown starts, one of the blocks above the countdown fills in, and the doses-left line goes down by one. Tapping a filled block tells you when that dose was recorded.
The app only knows what you tell it. If someone gives a dose and does not press the button, the app will show a longer gap than there really was, and the next dose will look due when it is not.
If more than one adult is looking after the same person, agree who is recording doses before you start. The app does not share records between phones or tablets.
While a countdown is running, it is showing the time until the next dose would be due under the standard packet limits, based on what has been recorded. It is not telling you whether a dose is safe. That depends on things the app cannot see.
The doses-left line counts down from four for paracetamol and three for ibuprofen. These are the standard over-the-counter limits in a 24-hour period, and they apply whether the medicine is for an adult or a child.
What the app does not track is how much is in each dose. For a child that depends on age and weight, and it is on the packet. The app counts doses; it never checks the amount.
The button is never locked. If you press it while a countdown is running, or after the 24-hour limit has been reached, the app asks you to confirm before it records anything.
Say yes if the dose really was taken. A dose that has been given is better on the record than missing from it, even when it should not have been given. The app will show the extra doses in red and mark the tracker as over the 24-hour limit.
If you press the button by accident, go to UNDO button in the menu straight away. Undo reverses the most recent recorded dose only, it works for a limited time after the press, and it cannot be used twice in a row. There is no way to edit a dose time by hand.
The app deletes each dose automatically once it is more than 24 hours old. It does this so the doses-left count stays correct. It means there is no history to look back on, nothing to export, and nothing to show a doctor or pharmacist.
If you need a record over a longer period, write it down separately. Do not assume the app is keeping one.
If you record doses of the same medicine over more than three days running, the app shows a message suggesting you speak to a doctor. It repeats on every dose after that. It is a prompt, not a limit, and it does not stop you recording.
Everything is stored in the browser on the device you are using. It never leaves the device and we cannot see it. That also means:
Once installed the app works without a connection. Timing uses the device clock and is unaffected by time zones or the clocks going forward or back. If the device clock is set wrongly, the timings will be wrong.
The full list of warnings, along with the situations where you should not rely on the app, is on the Device information screen. Read it.
Report it to the manufacturer using the details on the Device information screen, or to the MHRA through the Yellow Card scheme.