Basic schedule
A schedule is a combination of days-of-week and times-of-day. "Mondays and Thursdays at 08:00 and 18:00" is two days × two times = four scheduled doses per week.
Week-cycle rotations (A/B/C/D)
For medications that don't fit a "every week" pattern, Carerealm supports week-cycle rotation:
Cycle | Behaviour | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule applies every week. | Daily morning paracetamol. |
| Schedule applies in week A of a 2-week cycle. | Fortnightly Depo injection — week A. |
| Schedule applies in week B of a 2-week cycle. | Pair with Week A for an "even/odd weeks" pattern. |
| Week C of a 4-week cycle. | Monthly review on the 3rd week. |
| Week D of a 4-week cycle. | Pair to build complex rotations. |
Note — Use multiple schedule entries on the same medication to build a rotation — e.g. "Week A: Monday 08:00" + "Week C: Monday 08:00" gives a fortnightly Monday pattern.
PRN (no schedule)
PRN medications don't have a regular schedule — they're recorded on demand via the PRN page. Flag the medication as PRN and skip the schedule.
Editing a schedule
Heads up — Changing a schedule affects future doses only — past administrations stay as they were recorded. If a prescriber changes the prescription mid-cycle, update the schedule and document the change in a diary entry.