Medicine reminders, right inside WhatsApp
Half of long-term medication isn't taken as prescribed, and the most common reason is the simplest: people forget. Alarm apps get dismissed and pillbox apps get uninstalled — but a WhatsApp message gets read.
Pokobot sends your dose reminders as ordinary WhatsApp messages. You set them up by texting the schedule in plain English, once.
Set a daily dose in one message
Text the medicine and the time the way you'd tell a family member. Poko confirms what he understood, then messages you every day at that time — even across daylight-saving changes.
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The reason WhatsApp works for medication reminders is that the people who most need them — older parents, grandparents — already live in WhatsApp. There's no app to install, no account, no new interface to learn. If they can read a message from you, they can use Poko.
Set it up on their phone in a minute the next time you visit, or walk them through it on a call: they send one message, and the reminders start.
Refills, appointments, and the rest
Medication isn't just doses. Set a monthly reminder to refill the prescription, a one-off for the doctor's appointment, and check everything with “list” whenever you want an overview.
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- Can I set reminders for multiple medicines?
- Yes — each medicine is its own reminder with its own schedule. Send “list” anytime to see them all, and “cancel N” to remove one.
- Can I set medicine reminders for my parents?
- Reminders arrive on the WhatsApp number that set them, so set Poko up on your parent's phone — it takes one message and there's nothing to install or learn.
- What if I need a dose more than once a day?
- Poko handles multiple times per day and even sub-daily schedules like “every 4 hours.” Just say the schedule naturally.
- Will reminders keep working if my phone is off?
- Yes. Reminders are sent from Poko's side as WhatsApp messages, so they're waiting the moment your phone is back online.