Dosing labels for electronic medication container caps

A cap for a medication container, the cap comprising:

• a plurality of visual indicators;
• a sensor;
• and
• an electronic timer,
• wherein:
• the sensor is configured to detect the cap disengaging from a storage portion and to transmit a signal to the electronic timer, and
• the electronic timer is configured to reset based on the signal and to output a signal to activate one or more of the plurality of visual indicators based on an elapsed time since a most recent resetting of the electronic timer and one or more time thresholds;
• and
• a plurality of markers, each marker a of the plurality of markers corresponding to a visual indicator of the plurality of visual indicators to indicate a corresponding medication dosing time.

A method of dispensing medication, comprising:

• obtaining a storage portion of a medication container, the storage portion enclosing a volume to store medication and having an opening providing access to the volume;
• dispensing a quantity of medication tablets into the storage portion;
• coupling a cap to the storage portion to seal the storage portion, the cap comprising:
• a plurality of visual indicators;
• a sensor;
• and
• a timer configured to output one or more signals to activate one or more visual indicators of the plurality of visual indicators based on an elapsed time since a most recent resetting of the timer and one or more time thresholds;
• the sensor configured to output a signal in response to detecting the cap is disengaged from the storage portion, the timer further configured to reset based on the signal;
• aligning one or more alignment slots on a label with corresponding one or more alignment tabs on the cap, the label having a plurality of markers;
• and
• affixing the label on the cap.