Medication reminders across time zones
When you travel to another time zone, ChronoPill notices that your phone's time zone changed and asks how your reminders should follow: keep the same clock time, or keep the original timing. You can edit each medication's times at any time. The question is free, on iPhone and Android.
Two ways your reminders can follow
| Choice | What happens |
|---|---|
| Keep the same clock time | Reminders ring at the same times on the local clock: 08:00 stays 08:00. |
| Keep the original timing | Times follow the time difference: 08:00 in Paris becomes 02:00 in New York. Every scheduled time is changed. On Android, a medication whose times cannot be shifted automatically keeps its clock time. |
Which choice fits your treatment is a question for your doctor or pharmacist, especially for medications taken at precise intervals. ChronoPill gives no medical advice: it applies the choice you make.
Travel Mode (Premium)
Travel Mode adds information about your destination:
- It downloads the destination country's medication database, so you can scan local boxes and see products with the same active substance as your medications, for information. Your pharmacist decides.
- It shows the substances that ChronoPill's travel reference notes as regulated at your destination. This is informative only: the destination's authorities have the final word.
- It creates a travel medication card (PDF) that lists your medications and their active substances.
When your phone detects another country, ChronoPill can offer Travel Mode, and offer to turn it off when you are back home (Settings > Travel Mode, Premium).
Country guides
Our travel guides summarize what to check before you fly, with links to the official sources: Japan, United States, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. Start with the overview and its checklist.
FAQ
What happens to my reminders when I change time zone?
ChronoPill asks you to choose: keep the same clock time, or keep the original timing. You can edit each medication's times at any time.
Is it free?
Yes, the time zone question is free, on iPhone and Android. Travel Mode, with the destination information and the travel medication card, is part of Premium.
Does ChronoPill tell me when to take my medication in a new time zone?
No. ChronoPill gives no medical advice. It applies the choice you make; ask your doctor or pharmacist which timing suits your treatment.
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