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Sukuos Weekly Pill Organizer

Streamline your daily routine with this pill organizer, which holds a week’s worth of morning and evening doses. “I only recently realized how much time I spent opening and closing pill bottles every day,” Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored editorial director, said. She saves time with the Sukuos organizer. It boasts extra-large compartments and a removable lid for easy all-at-once loading.

Se7en-Day Weekly Pill Organizer

If you don’t want to add something clunky to your counter or cabinets, consider this compact organizer, which has slots for morning, afternoon and nighttime intake. “As someone who’s always on the go, I hate having to pack a large, bulky pill container,” said Ellen McAlpine, CNN Underscored updates writer. “That said, I also don’t like condensing multiple days into one container. This set of seven pill boxes makes my supplements and vitamins easy to pack on the go.”

CNN Underscored copy editor Danielle Poiesz has also used this organizer for years and appreciates its spillproof design for travel. “I’ve never had issues with pills spilling out, even when the organizer is jostling around in my overstuffed purse,” she said.

Hero Smart Dispenser

For older adults who live alone and take different combinations of medications, “my number one recommendation would be the Hero,” Amy Fuchs, an aging life care professional at The Elder Expert, said. Hero is a medication management system that combines a smart dispenser with an app-based platform to help caregivers and loved ones monitor medication use from afar and receive notifications if a dose is missed.

Summer Cartwright, CNN Underscored’s health and fitness editor, visited her mother recently and saw firsthand how the system works. “It keeps track of up to 10 different medications, divides them into the necessary portions and even schedules the rations out,” Cartwright said. “Every morning and evening, the machine would light up, reminding my mom to press the dispenser button and take her prescriptions.”

While Hero requires a paid monthly subscription, it’s HSA- and FSA-eligible.

Auvon Weekly Pill Organizer

“Older folks may want organizers that are easier to open and understand — ones that show just the days of the week and times of day,” Cynthia Kryc, a pharmacist in Columbus, Ohio, said. This pill organizer delivers on simplicity thanks to its roomy compartments, push-button lids and large-text labels. Additionally, the rainbow design serves as an eye-catching visual cue. The Auvon has also earned a seal of approval from CNN Underscored’s copy chief, Daniel Toy. “Like the meds I store in its compartments, this pill organizer is big, colorful and gets the job done,” he said.

Dosey 7-Day Pill Compact

Dosey’s Pill Compact is as practical as it is stylish, bringing a touch of elegance to your daily routine. It’s available in a variety of colors, including chic monochromatic options like Latte and Mulberry, and has a built-in mirror inside. The Dosey Pill Compact isn’t the most petite option on our list (it’s about the size of a typical sunglasses case), but each of its seven roomy compartments fits up to eight pills, making it ideal for storing a variety of vitamins and supplements. For a smaller option, sans mirror, consider Dosey’s flower-shaped Twist+Stack organizer.

Cadence Pillcase

CNN Underscored editors are longtime fans of Cadence Capsules for travel, and the magnetic, aesthetically pleasing containers are as useful for storing pills as they are for toiletries. Not only are they compact — a single Capsule is about 1.8 inches tall and 1.5 inches wide — but they’re 100% leakproof, designed specifically to withstand shifts in altitude, and TSA-compliant, so you can be confident your medications will stay safe and protected.

The Pillcase set is labeled with the days of the week and offers custom color and size options. And, since they’re designed to work as a modular system, you can add or subtract Capsules depending on the length of your trip. CNN Underscored senior lifestyle editor Tamara Kraus recently took a version of Cadence’s capsules on a trip to Europe, and it kept her pills airtight and safe.

Ikigai Cases Weekly Case

There’s no getting around it: Ikigai cases aren’t cheap. That said, their unique features make them well worth considering. For example, you can shop for plastic-free designs, add custom engravings, opt for spill-proof constructions and get patented sliding lids designed to keep out moisture and extreme temperatures. The brand offers a variety of sizes ranging from Nano to XL, as well as magnetic options. Made from 6061-T6 aluminum, these cases are constructed to last a lifetime. Seriously, Ikigai offers a lifetime warranty on every one of its cases.

Stone said she’s “obsessed” with her Ikigai weekly organizer. “My biggest gripe with most pill cases is that some don’t snap closed securely, so if you’re taking them on the go, your pills can fall out. Also, just generally, I find it really annoying to have to open and close all the little latches whenever I refill,” she said. “With Ikigai, the lid slides open and closed with magnets, so it’s super secure. The case itself is metal and feels really sturdy, plus they come in fun colors!”

She said while the product itself is expensive, its usability, durability and high-quality design make it worth every penny.

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Caroline Curran is a contributing writer and former deals editor at CNN Underscored. Based in New York City, Curran researches and writes about deals, trends and product launches across the online shopping sphere. Before joining CNN, she was a deals writer at Wirecutter.

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