How to track your medications in iOS 16

In the Health app in iOS 16, you can track and manage your medications, vitamins, supplements, and more. Let’s look at how to do this.

To add and schedule a new medication:

° Tap Browse at the bottom right, then tap Medications.

° Tap Add a Medication (to start your list) or Add Medication (to add to your list).

° To identify the medication, do one of the following:

1. Type the name: Tap the text field, enter the name, then tap Add.
   In the U.S. only, suggestions appear as you begin typing. You can select a suggestion, or finish typing the name, then tap Add.
2. Use the camera: (U.S. only; on supported models) Tap the camera icon next to the text field, then follow the onscreen instructions.
   If a match isn’t found, tap Search by Name, then type the name (as described above).

Follow the onscreen instructions to optionally create a custom visual of the medication and to optionally set a schedule.

When you set a schedule, you receive notifications from Health reminding you to log the medication.

How to hange the schedule for a medication or update other info

° Tap Browse at the bottom right, then tap Medications.

° Do any of the following:

1. Change the schedule for a medication: Tap its name in the list of your medications, scroll down to Schedule, tap Edit (for Schedule), then tap a field to change it.
2. Change the icon, nickname, or notes for a medication: Tap its name in the list of your medications, scroll down to Details, tap Edit (for Details), tap Edit or either of the text fields, then make your changes.
3. Reorder your list: Tap Edit above the list of your medications, touch and hold the three-parallel-line icon for a medication, then drag it to a new position.
4. Archive a medication: Swipe left on its name in the list of your medications, then tap Archive.
5. Make an archived medication reappear in your list of medications: Tap Edit above the list of your medications, then tap the “+” sign next to the medication name (in the list of Archived Medications). Any schedule you previously set is not preserved.
6. Change how you receive notifications about taking medications/

How to log when you take a medication

You can log a medication, scheduled or unscheduled, at any time.

° Tap Browse at the bottom right, then tap Medications.

° Select a day at the top of the screen.

° Do one of the following:

1. Log whether you took a scheduled medication: Tap the name of a medication in the list below Log, then below the medication, tap Taken or Skipped.
2. Log an unscheduled medication: Tap As Needed Medications in the list below Log, then below the medication, tap Taken.

How to share your medication list:

Do one of the following:

1. Share your list—or just specific medications—with a loved one who has an iPhone with iOS 15 or later: See Share your data in Health on iPhone.
   Tip: If you add a new medication after you start sharing, add it to your shared list.
   
2. Share your list as a PDF: Tap Browse at the bottom right, tap Medications, scroll down, tap Export PDF, tap the upward pointing arrow icon, then choose an option.