Paper Prescriptions · AustraliaThe Australian App for Paper Prescriptions
Every year thousands of Australians lose or misplace paper prescriptions. MediRemind lets you photograph them, organise them with your eScripts, track repeats and recorded expiry dates, and receive reminders before you run out.
Works for paper scripts and eScripts · Family profiles · Available on iPhone and Android
Free to download with a 30-day free trial. Subscription applies after the trial.
Paper prescriptions haven't gone away
Australia's move to electronic prescriptions is well underway, but plenty of prescriptions are still written on paper — from some GPs and specialists, in hospitals on discharge, and for people who simply prefer it. Most medication apps were built as if paper no longer exists.
The result is a familiar mess: the script that stayed on the kitchen bench, the one that went through the wash, the one that turned out to belong to your husband, and the one you finally found — expired. A paper prescription only works if you can find it, remember what's left on it, and get to the pharmacy before it runs out of time or repeats.
MediRemind treats paper prescriptions as first-class citizens, not an afterthought.
Photograph paper scripts, track repeats and expiry, keep everything alongside your eScripts.
How MediRemind organises paper scripts
Everything about a paper prescription — in one place, always up to date.
Take a photo of the paper prescription in the app. The image is stored with the medication record, under the right family member's profile.
With each stored paper script you can keep the prescription image, the medication name and strength, the remaining repeat count, the recorded expiry date, and the reminders that go with it — dose times, refill alerts and a nudge to book a GP appointment before the script runs out.
Record how many repeats remain and update the count each time the medication is dispensed. MediRemind can remind you when the recorded count is running low, so the last repeat doesn't take you by surprise.
Paper scripts sit alongside your eScripts in the same medication library — one place to look, whichever format the prescription arrived in.
One thing MediRemind is honest about, because it matters: a photograph of a paper prescription is a record, not a legal script. The pharmacist still needs the original paper prescription to dispense your medication. What the app does is make sure you always know where that prescription stands — what's on it, how many repeats remain, when it expires, and when it's time to act — so the piece of paper stops being the single point of failure.
Built for the households that still juggle paper
Whose specialists still write paper scripts — photograph them during a visit, and manage the repeats from your own phone with a separate profile.
A child's eScript by SMS, a parent's paper script from the GP, all in one library instead of two systems.
Keep another person's paper prescriptions organised without carrying their paperwork everywhere. Information is shared only when you choose, through features such as Carer Share.
Which is most people who've ever had one.
Set up in minutes
Download MediRemind and start the 30-day free trial.
Photograph each current paper prescription into the right profile.
Add the medication details, remaining repeats and the expiry date printed on the script.
Set dose and refill reminders based on the prescriber's instructions.
When a script is dispensed, update the repeat count — the app keeps the picture current.
MediRemind was developed in Perth for Australian prescriptions, eScripts and families — by Ovara Tech (ABN 43 324 331 038).
Stop losing paper scripts. Photograph them once, track repeats and expiry, and keep the whole family's prescriptions in one organised app.
Works for paper scripts and eScripts · iPhone and Android · Australian Owned
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. MediRemind lets you photograph paper prescriptions and keep each one organised with its medication details, remaining repeats, recorded expiry date and reminders — alongside your eScripts, under the right family member's profile. It is free to download with a 30-day free trial.
No — pharmacies need the original paper prescription to dispense. MediRemind's stored photo and record keep you organised: what the script is, how many repeats remain and when it expires, so you know exactly which piece of paper to bring and when.
Yes. Record the remaining repeat count when you add the script and update it as prescriptions are dispensed. MediRemind can remind you when the recorded count is running low so you can arrange a new prescription in time.
Yes. Standard prescriptions in Australia are generally valid for 12 months from the date written, and some medicines — including Schedule 8 medications — have shorter validity. MediRemind keeps the recorded expiry date with each script and reminds you before it passes. Confirm your specific script's validity with your pharmacist.
Yes. MediRemind supports up to five separate profiles on one device on the Family plan, so each person's paper scripts, eScripts, repeats and reminders stay under their own profile.
Yes. eScript QR codes and photographed paper prescriptions live in the same medication library, so households managing a mix of both formats have one place to look.
Free to download with a 30-day free trial. Subscription applies after the trial. Current plan options are shown in the App Store and Google Play.
Every paper script, accounted for
Whether your prescription arrives on paper or as an eScript, MediRemind keeps everything together in one simple app.
Australian Owned · Built in Perth · Medication information stays on your device
MediRemind is a medication and prescription organisation app. It does not issue prescriptions or make dispensing decisions, and a stored image does not replace the original paper prescription.