Short medication courses are fixed-length prescriptions—antibiotics, antivirals, and similar meds taken for days or weeks, then stopped. They are separate from long-term dose routines so a ten-day antibiotic does not clutter everyday scheduling.
Family Care subscribers can add a course when starting care or after care has begun (for example when a GP visit brings a new script).
When setting up a course you can:
- Enter a medication name, or tap a preset (Amoxicillin, Azithromycin, Amoxicillin-clavulanate, Cephalexin, Oseltamivir, Acyclovir) to fill name, schedule, and length.
- Pick how often doses run: 3× daily with meals, twice daily, 4× daily (with bedtime), once daily, or every 8 hours.
- Set course length in days and choose which dose is first today when starting partway through the day.
Reminders run from the start day through the end day, then stop. Mark doses taken in the medication course section; past days can be updated if you forgot to log.
Presets are shortcuts only—always match the pharmacy label and your clinician’s instructions.
When you end care, you can keep course reminders running until the course finishes, or stop everything including reminders.
