Apple’s new medication tracker
Medications is an app that’ll automatically appear on your phone if you download the iOS 16 update in fall 2022, and it’s also a part of the OS9 update on Watch. There are other free medication tracking apps available, such as top-ranked Medisafe Medication Manager, but Medications will appear within the Health app.
Apple executives explain that your health information is private when you use Medications. “A lot of people think that Apple has a lot of data on them,” says Williams. “But the reality is the data is encrypted on the device.”
In the Health app, you’ll be able to browse and select Medications, then start entering the drugs and supplements you take. You can start typing the name to search, or you can take a photo of the medication’s label or box for the app to look up for you.
Next, you’ll indicate how often you take the medication, and can set up reminders if you’d like. If you have an Apple Watch, you’ll be able to get reminders there, and set up your Watch face to see your medication schedule easily.
When you take a medication, you can log it, so that you can easily look back and see your medication history. Follow SpotLife Asia for the latest news and updates.
Medications allows you to input prescription and OTC meds, as well as vitamins and supplements. When you add a new medication (in the U.S. only), you can receive an alert if there is a critical interaction with medications you’ve already entered. This feature will show you interactions between prescription meds as well as among prescription meds, OTC medications, and many common supplements.
