Missed or delayed doses
Patients may forget or receive reminders too late.
Makerere University · Practical Skills Development
Medication reminders that understand time and place.
QuickMed helps patients prepare, travel and reach the right location before the time prescribed for taking medication.
3-stageReminder sequence
Location-awareTravel preparation
Patient-firstSimple experience
✓ Prepare early
📍 Reach the safe location
The challenge
Medication works best when timing and conditions are respected.
Medication may become less effective when patients do not take it at the exact time prescribed by healthcare professionals. Some medicines also require controlled preservation conditions and should only be taken at a hospital, clinic, pharmacy or another safe, specified location.
Patients often forget their medication schedules, or the medication time arrives while they are still far from the place where the medicine can safely be taken. Ordinary alarms only notify the user when the dose is due; they do not consider the journey required to reach the correct location.
QuickMed addresses this gap by combining prescribed medication times with the user's current location, selected destination and estimated travel duration. It sends preparation and departure reminders early enough to help the patient arrive before the medication time.
Unsafe medication conditions
Some medicines must remain at a protected location.
Distance is ignored
Conventional reminders do not allow for travel time.
Our direction
Designed to turn a reminder into timely action.
The project combines medication scheduling and destination awareness to support better adherence.
Main objective
To develop a smart medication reminder application that helps users take medication at the prescribed time and in the appropriate location.
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Allow users to securely register and manage their accounts.
02
Record medication name, dosage, frequency, schedule and instructions.
03
Detect the user's current location and save a medication destination.
04
Estimate travel time and issue preparation and departure reminders.
05
Provide a clear history of reminders and medication activity.
Core capabilities
Everything needed to plan, move and take medication on time.
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Medication management
Add medicine details, dosage, frequency, schedule and clinical notes.
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Flexible scheduling
Create daily medication times and review active schedules from one place.
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Destination awareness
Save the hospital, clinic, pharmacy or safe place where medication will be taken.
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Travel estimates
Compare transport options and estimate how long the journey may take.
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Smart reminder sequence
Receive preparation, departure and final medication reminders at the right moments.
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Notification history
Review past and upcoming reminders, with clear timing and destination information.
The QuickMed journey
From prescription to the right place, at the right time.
1
Create an account
Register securely and enter the application.
2
Add medication
Record dose, frequency and prescribed time.
3
Set a destination
Choose the safe place where the medicine will be taken.
4
Plan the journey
QuickMed estimates the time needed to arrive.
5
Receive smart alerts
Prepare, depart and take medication on time.
Built and tested
Explore the actual QuickMed application.
Every image below is an authentic screenshot from the working application.
Project outcome
A practical response to a real medication-adherence challenge.
QuickMed demonstrates how mobile location services and structured reminders can support patients beyond a simple alarm.
✓ Secure account access
✓ Medication and schedule management
✓ Map-based destination selection
✓ Transport-aware reminder timing
✓ Clear notification history
✓ Responsive, user-friendly interface
What comes next
Future improvements
Medicine scanner
Allow users to scan a medicine package or barcode so that medication details can be captured faster and with less manual entry.
SMS reminders
Send medication alerts through text messages so users can still receive reminders when mobile data or app notifications are unavailable.
Project team
Built by a multidisciplinary student team.
Makerere University · Practical Skills Development · Supervisor: Mr Paddy
Atwiine Precious Mwebaze
25/U/03347/EVE
UI/UX Design & Documentation
Kabanda Joel
25/U/03381/EVE
Project Lead & Mobile Development
Joseph Mary Yiga
25/U/03615/EVE
Database & Firebase Development
Asiimwe Emanuel
23/U/06658/PS
Testing, Quality Assurance & Research
Connect with QuickMed
Questions, feedback or collaboration?
Reach the project team directly through WhatsApp or follow QuickMed on TikTok.