Using NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, I've attached a NFC sticker to the lids of a standard branded Vitamin container. This NFC tag communicates via my Android phone and Macrodroid (also available for the iPhone) with Google Forms and Google Sheets.

When the tag is tapped against my enabled phone, it will open a link to a Google Forms page. All I have to do is tick two boxes and press submit. Simultaneous my response will be added to a Google Sheets page already setup. After a 15 second wait (required for other tasks to take place), it will send a text message, an email, a message on my phone's screen and a WhatsApp message, informing me that my pills have been taken.

The tag can be configured to made an entry into your Google Calendar.

These messages can be forwarded to a friend or relative instead.

Routines

Reminder - Message via my phone when I have not taken a pill by a certain time.

Acknowledgement - Confirmation when I've taken daily dose.

Record - Time and recorded onto a Google Sheet when I've take the Pill(s)

I can also programme the tag to do other things.

Inform a friend or relative - Either by text or email, someone could be notified when your medication has been taken.

Reminder - Send a message to a relative that a pill has not been taken yet (time activated).

Please be aware that all users must be familiar with basic NFC usage, this means the device must be NFC enabled. Vulnerable patients must be in a position to understand how the basics of the system actually works.