A medication reminder apparatus, comprising a parallelepiped case with an electric
clock, a processor within the case communicating with the clock, an electronic
punch card reader within the case communicating with the processor, a punch card
with columns, each column comprising a medication identification and a corresponding
number of punch holes, each punch hole read by the punch card reader, reminder
tabs caused to release by a motor controlled by the processor whereby a user is
reminded what medications to take when.