An apparatus for reminding individuals when to take a medication, in a first embodiment 10 is a mechanical timer with different varieties of pegs 18 disposed to ring an alarm when a medication is to be taken and indicative of the medication by their style. A second embodiment 10A actually dispenses the medication that is required at that time. A third embodiment 56 is in the form of a wrist watch and displays 64 the medication and (any caveats) that is to be taken. A fourth embodiment 56A is pre-programmed so that the patient cannot tamper with the settings. The invention is apt for multi-medication multi-dose time situations.