Pictorial guidance/reminder system for medication

A pictorial guidance or reminder system to assist a patient in self-administration of medications or to assist a caregiver in the administration of medications to a patient, comprising:

• a surface with a matrix format having rows and columns dividing the surface into discrete spaces adapted to receive paste-on stamps with a first plurality of identification spaces for identifying discrete rows and a second plurality of identification spaces for identifying discrete columns, the first plurality of identification spaces being adapted to identify specified days or dates or even continuous open-ended series of days (with cut-off to be determined by the physician during the course of treatment) and the other plurality of identifying spaces being adapted to identify specific times in a day for taking or giving of medication, and a plurality of different groups of pasteable stamps, each group having a plurality of individual, identical picture stamps visually identifying a select medication, wherein each stamp has depicted thereon an accurate picture of the actual medication visually identified, and wherein each group consists of a different medication, visually identified in each of its stamps, the plurality of groups comprising a source from which selected stamps are removed and pasted in discrete spaces on the surface representing the time and date the pictorially identified medication is to be taken wherein when pasted on such surface, the filled-in surface provides a visual guide or reminder to the patient or caregiver of the type of medication and total dose to be taken or given at a particular time during the day and on a particular date or during a specified or open-ended calendar period.