What the list does
A medication list that lives in your browser, alongside your blood pressure and blood sugar diaries — nothing to install — and prints to one clear page when you choose.
- Add each medicine with its name and strength as printed on the box, how much you take and how often — in plain words like “1 tablet · Twice daily”.
- On your phone, photograph the box or pharmacy label and the name, strength and type fill in for you.
- Mark a medicine “No longer taking” and it moves to your past medicines, with the date you stopped — nothing is lost, and “Taking again” brings it back.
- Download or email a one-page PDF, “My medication list”, whenever you choose.
- Set an email reminder on any medicine you take weekly, monthly or on a set date — entirely optional.
Your medicines, in your own words
Each medicine is a card: the name and strength, then how you take it. Only the name is required — anything you don't know simply shows as “Not entered”, never a guess.
- Strength is kept separate from the amount you take, so “5 mg” and “half a tablet” never get muddled.
- How often is chosen from plain words — once daily, twice daily, on chosen days of the week, every few months, or as needed.
- Optional details when you have them: the generic name, the type (tablet, inhaler, injection…), when you started, a next due date, and a note.
- Edit, “No longer taking” and Delete sit right on the card.
Two medicines on the list — illustrative medicines.
Photograph the box instead of typing
On a phone, the form has a Take a photo of the box or label button. Point the camera at the medicine box, blister pack, bottle or pharmacy label and the name, generic name, strength and type fill in for you.
- A photo never fills in how much you take or how often — a box shows the product, not your dose. You enter that yourself.
- Nothing is saved until you check the details against the box and press Save. Anything the photo can't read clearly is left blank.
- Loose tablets are refused — a tablet is never identified from its appearance. Use the box or the label.
- The photo is used once to read the packaging. Health Diary never stores it, and your name and diary are not sent with it. A pharmacy label can show your name, so cover it or photograph the box — how the photo is handled.
The photo fills the top fields; you choose the amount and how often.
One page for your doctor
The PDF, My medication list, shows your current medicines with their strength and how you take them, and — if you tick the box — the medicines you no longer take, with the dates you stopped.
- Tap Yes, my list is up to date and the PDF carries that date, so your doctor knows how current the list is. It is a date you set deliberately, never just the day you printed it.
- Share it by email from your phone, download the PDF, or export a spreadsheet — you hand it over yourself.
- Its footer says plainly that the list is your own record and should be checked against your current prescriptions.
The one-page list your doctor receives — illustrative medicines.
Optional email reminders
Some medicines are easy to forget because they aren't daily: a weekly tablet, an injection every few months, a check-up date. You can add an email reminder to any medicine on your list.
- Every week on the days you choose, every one to twelve months from a first date, or a one-off date for your next injection or appointment — with the email sent on the day or up to two weeks before.
- There are deliberately no daily reminders. A daily tablet becomes habit, and a daily email is soon ignored.
- The email names the medicine only if you tick that box. Otherwise it just says you have a Health Diary reminder.
- Pause, resume, edit or remove a reminder any time. A reminder is only a reminder — it never records whether you took anything.
A weekly medicine with its reminder — illustrative medicine.
What this list deliberately doesn't do
- It doesn't look anything up. There is no medicines database behind it — the list is what you typed or photographed, and nothing is checked or “verified”. Your pharmacist or doctor checks it against your prescriptions.
- It doesn't track doses. Nothing records whether you took a medicine or missed one, and a reminder email is not a record of either.
- It doesn't check interactions, suggest changes, or give advice. Never change how you take a medicine because of anything in this app — talk to your doctor or pharmacist first.
- It doesn't alert anyone. Nobody monitors your list.
Also in your diary
The same sign-in gives you every diary. Use the ones you need.
Common questions
What do I need to sign up?
Just a working email address. We don't ask for your name, date of birth or phone number.
Can my doctor or pharmacist see my list?
No — only you can see your diary. When you want them to see it, download the PDF and bring or send it yourself.
Is my list checked against a medicines database?
No. The list is exactly what you entered or photographed. Nothing is looked up or verified, which is why the PDF asks your doctor or pharmacist to check it against your current prescriptions.
Can I photograph a tablet to identify it?
No. Photo entry reads the box, blister pack, bottle or pharmacy label — never a loose tablet — and it only fills in the name, strength and type. You always enter how much you take and how often.
Why are there no daily reminders?
A daily tablet becomes habit, and a daily email is soon ignored. Reminders are for medicines you take weekly or less often, and for injection or appointment dates — the ones that are easy to lose track of.
Does a reminder record that I took the medicine?
No. A reminder is only a reminder. Nothing in the diary records whether a dose was taken or missed.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes — it runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or computer, and you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app. Photo entry is on phones only.
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