How to retrospectively log medicines in iOS Health app?

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How to retrospectively log medicines in iOS Health app?

I forgot to log the medicines taken yesterday. Come to log it today but cannot change the date. This is a weekly meds and I want the logged date to accurately reflects the actual date/time. Otherwise, the historical data log would be off.

For example, if my regular schedule is to take this med every Sunday, but I was out of town from Friday to Monday (the med needs to be refridgerated so I didn't take it with me on the trip). Then I took the med on Tuesday but didn't log it in Health app until Wednesday. I would like to be able to correct the log to show that med was taken on Tuesday, instead of the time that I create the log.

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 21, 2023 10:57 AM

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IdrisSeabright

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Feb 22, 2023 2:45 PM in response to tacharoni

Yes, you can log medicine from previous days. In the Health app, go to Medications. At the very top of the screen, you'll see circles with the letter for the day of the week over it. "Today" is in the center by default. As you swipe, the date will change. Swipe until you get to the day you want to log. Then, tap on the "+" in the upper right of the Log section. You wil then be able to adjust the time you took the meds and mark it as taken.

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tacharoni Author

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Feb 22, 2023 6:43 PM in response to Eric--F

By tapping certain objects on the Medication screen, I was able to go back and log the medications in the past date or time (see the answer from @IdrisSeabright below). I could scroll left to the previous date and hit "+" to log As Needed Medication - for that date. Although, it defaults to current time, you can change the time taken on that date.

If you duplicated the log, you could go to the item on the log and un-Taken it. and it will be removed from the log.

If anything, the UI could use some improvement to be more intuitive.

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Eric--F

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Feb 22, 2023 1:49 PM in response to tacharoni

Hello tacharoni,

There doesn't seem to be an options to go back: Add and log medications with iPhone and Apple Watch - Apple Support

If you think this should be a feature, leave feedback here: Feedback - Health - Apple

Thanks.

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Feb 23, 2023 6:41 AM in response to tacharoni

tacharoni wrote:

If anything, the UI could use some improvement to be more intuitive.

It is the first iteration of this feature. I would recommend that you leave feedback for Apple to suggest future changes:

Product Feedback - Apple

Glad you got it sorted out.

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tacharoni Author

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Feb 22, 2023 6:32 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thanks @IdrisSeabright

I didn't realize that there are control objects on the screen! With your guidance, I am able to retrospectively log the medicines to the correct date and time. When I duplicated the log, I can "un-taken" the meds as well.

Thanks again for the answer :)

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How to retrospectively log medicines in iOS Health app?

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