Feature Request Samsung Health: Different reminder times for different days on Medications

[Eli1230t2]

I think that you should be able to set a different time for each day that you take your medication when you are setting up reminders within the Samsung Health Medications applet. Anyone else agree??

[AAbbott]

Actually, you can already do that.  It would require entering the medication twice, but you can set up the schedule for specific days and times (choose every week and then tap the days) and if you take certain medications at a different time on a different day (I don't know why anyone would), you would enter the medication name again and set the schedule for the other days.  I also use another app called Medisafe and this is the way you would do it in that app as well.  I know of no app that would let you set different times on alternating days in the same setting.  Of course, programming this feature would set Samsung Health apart from other apps, but I don't think it's likely to happen, since it would not be a heavily used feature.

[Eli1230t2]

I get that, but I can't do that, due to my medications being synced via my health organization. There should be a native way to do it, meaning not having to try to hack a way for it to work.

[AAbbott]

There is no medication reminder app that currently does that.  If your medications are synced by your health organization, then they should have their own app where schedules can be rotated. 

I actually never heard of a health organization syncing medications, must be an HMO.  I also never actually heard of people having to take the same medication at different times on different days - I never even saw a prescription written that way in my considerable lifespan.  That is not to say that it doesn't happen.  If your health organization is monitoring or syncing with the Samsung Health app, you might want to investigate Medisafe, so you can set it up that way.  I'm actually starting to like that app better than the Health App for medications, although I do admit that Samsung health is more convenient and I like the look of it better. The other app has more features though, such as the ability to suspend taking medications for a period of time, which I find to be a necessary tool as there are many reasons one may have to go off their meds for a short while and don't need reminders during that period of time.

If you would truly like to weigh in on getting this feature added, send feedback via the feedback link in the support tab of this app.  Choose either the "others" category or the "apps & services" category, put on a headline that says "feature request", and state your case.  At least the request will be on record with the developers when they are deciding their next update.  It's my understanding, though, that one request is not likely to make change (unless one of the programmers has the same idea in their head).

[userGS41CxlkiO]

I agree! 1 of my medications is only 1 time per week and it keeps notifying me daily.. also, I dont quite wake before sunset on the weekend as I do during the week so id like it set 2 hrs later. Was just thinking of this today actually!

[Eli1230t2]

With you only taking it one day, you can click on the medication name under the days logs and change the scheduling.

[AAbbott]

Each individual medication can have its own schedule. If you take a baby aspirin 3x a week at 10 p.m. you would set the medication schedule for the days of the week that you take it and the time.  You will only be reminded at that time and day to take that particular medication.  If you also take another medication every day 3x a day, you would set that schedule and you will be reminded at the time you set for the medication three times a day every day, then three times per week for the other medication.

[Eli1230t2]

Right.

[AAbbott · Accepted solution]

I just discovered you can actually do that in the health app.

Go to your medication list, select the medication for which you want to alter the schedule, then tap the edit button next to the schedule you already set. Change the day(s) or times for the first schedule, then at the bottom, you will see an option to set schedule for other days. I assume you can also do this when setting up a new medication.

[Eli1230t2]

Huh! The gods must've heard us, or in our case, the support reviewers. 😂😂 I'll check to see if that's on mine. Ik my app should have an update lol.