# How to get a reminder for the next dose

Open your child, tap the Reminders tab, then Medication and Reminder. Under Frequency, tap Smart, set the hours and minutes, and tap Save.

A **Smart** reminder notifies you a set time after you log a dose, for example 6 hours later.
Each time you log a new dose, the reminder starts again from that dose.
You need to be signed in to save a Smart reminder.

When you choose a medication, Fever Whiz fills in its suggested dose interval, for example 6 hours.
Check it against the medication's label or what your pediatrician told you, and change it if you need to.

## Set up a Smart reminder

1. Open your child and tap the **Reminders** tab.
2. Tap **Medication**.
3. Tap **Reminder**.
4. Under **Frequency**, tap **Smart**.
5. Make sure **Medication** is selected in the activity list.
6. Under **MEDICATION**, choose a medication if the reminder should count from that medication's last dose.
   The wheel is set to its suggested interval when it has one shorter than a day.
   Leave it empty to count from any medication dose.
7. Check the hours and minutes on the wheel, and turn it to change them.
8. Set **From** and **To** (see below).
9. If you share your child with other caregivers, tap **Remind other users?** and choose who should get the reminder too.
10. Tap **Save**.

The sentence at the top of the form describes your reminder, for example "Automatically create a Medication reminder 6 hours after I log this activity, any time of day."
Read it before you save.

Reminders are set for one child.
If you give the same medication to more than one child, set up a reminder for each.

## From and To: which doses count

**From** and **To** decide which doses start the reminder.
A dose logged outside these times does not start it.
A new medication reminder counts doses at any time of day: **From** 12:00 AM and **To** 12:00 AM, and the sentence at the top ends with "any time of day".

To count only daytime doses, set **From** and **To** to the hours you want, for example 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
Editing a reminder you made earlier keeps its own **From** and **To**, so check them if night doses don't remind you.

## How it works

- When you log a dose, the reminder is set for the time you chose after that dose.
- When you log the next dose, the earlier reminder is replaced and its notification is cleared.
- If you delete the dose, the reminder counts from the dose before it again, or is cancelled if there is no earlier dose.
- If you mark a dose as the **Last dose**, or stop the medication's countdown on the **Next-dose window** card, the reminder is cancelled.
  It starts again with the next dose you log.
- Doses logged by other caregivers count too, once they sync to your phone.

## Smart or Daily?

- **Smart:** Best when the time depends on the last dose, such as a fever medication given as needed.
- **Daily**, **Weekly** or **Monthly:** Best for a medication given at fixed times, such as an antibiotic at 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM.
  Add one reminder for each time of day.
- **Once:** A single reminder at a date and time you choose.

## Troubleshooting

- **The reminder didn't go off:** Check that the dose was logged between **From** and **To**, and that the reminder is **Enabled**.
  Also check that notifications for Fever Whiz are allowed in your phone's settings.
- **"Reminders may be delayed. Allow exact alarms in Settings so they fire on time." (Android):** Tap **Open Settings** and allow alarms and reminders for Fever Whiz.
- **Fever Whiz asks me to sign in when I save:** Smart reminders need an account, and without one you can only have one reminder.
  Sign in, then save the reminder again.
- **I got a reminder for the wrong medication:** If no medication is chosen under **MEDICATION**, any medication dose starts the reminder.
  Edit the reminder and choose the medication.

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Source: https://www.kidplay.tech/help/how-to-get-a-reminder-for-the-next-dose