Container having a contents volume indicator

A medication container, comprising:

• a monolithic receptacle having a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall having a continuous structure that defines a perimeter of an interior of the receptacle, the side wall having a first cylindrical portion with a first diameter and a neck portion with a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, the bottom wall being integrally connected to the side wall and that extends across the entire first diameter to form a sealed boundary that prevents the passage of materials into and out of the interior through a bottom end of the receptacle, and the neck portion defining a top end of the receptacle, the top end being open to provide a single passage for materials enter and exit the interior;
• a refill indicator disposed in the interior of the receptacle and in contact with the bottom wall and extending towards the top end, the refill indicator having a top surface;
• a cap removably securable with the neck portion of the side wall for selectively closing the top end;
• the interior of the receptacle defining a single pill chamber;
• a plurality of pills disposed in the single pill chamber, a pill count of the plurality of pills being greater than a predetermined notification pill count such that at least one of the pills at least partially covers the top surface, the predetermined notification pill count being a predetermined supply of pills for a patient so that the patient can obtain more pills prior to the pill count reaching zero, and the predetermined notification pill count being an integer that is greater than zero;
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• the refill indicator being sized and shaped such that the top surface is free of pills when the pill count is at the notification pill count and contains indicia to notify a user that a refill may be necessary.

A medication container, comprising:

• a monolithic receptacle having a side wall and a bottom wall, the side wall having a continuous structure that defines a perimeter of an interior of the receptacle, the side wall having a first cylindrical portion with a first diameter and a neck portion with a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, the bottom wall being integrally connected to the side wall and that extends across the entire first diameter to form a sealed boundary that prevents the passage of materials into and out of the interior through a bottom end of the receptacle, and the neck portion defining a top end of the receptacle, the top end being open to provide a single passage for materials enter and exit the interior;
• a refill indicator that is made as a separate piece from the receptacle, the refill indicator being disposed in the interior of the receptacle and in contact with the bottom wall and extending towards the top end, the refill indicator having a top surface;
• a cap removably securable with the neck portion of the side wall and selectively closing the top end;
• the interior of the receptacle defining a single pill chamber;
• a plurality of pills disposed in the single pill chamber, a pill count of the plurality of pills being greater than a predetermined notification pill count such that at least one of the pills at least partially covers the top surface, the predetermined notification pill count being a predetermined supply of pills for a patient so that the patient can obtain more pills prior to the pill count reaching zero, and the predetermined notification pill count being an integer that is greater than zero;
• the refill indicator being sized and shaped such that the top surface is free of pills when the pill count is at the notification pill count and contains indicia to notify a user that a refill may be necessary;
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• the refill indicator having an annular shape and having an inner wall that surrounds a notification volume that is sized to accommodate no greater than the predetermined notification pill count, and the top surface being tapered to guide pills towards the notification volume.