Memory is a bad source for this
Ask anyone how consistently they took a medication over the last three months and you will get a round number that feels right. It rarely is. People remember the streaks and forget the gaps, or remember one bad fortnight and write off an otherwise good quarter.
That matters because the answer changes decisions. A drug that "is not working" and a drug that was taken four days out of seven are two entirely different clinical situations, and only one of them calls for a dose change.
What is in the report
The report covers a window you pick — 30, 90 or 180 days — and fits the parts a doctor actually asks about:
- Current medications, with dosage and schedule as you have them set up.
- Adherence over the window: doses taken, missed and deliberately skipped, plus the overall rate.
- Adherence by time of day, which is usually where the pattern shows — most people are near-perfect in the morning and lose the evening dose.
- Recent missed doses from the last 7 days, so the most relevant gaps are specific rather than averaged away.
- A notes section for the questions you want to raise, so you do not leave the room having forgotten the one you cared about.
Getting it to the appointment
Generate the PDF before you leave and print it, or keep it on your phone and share it from the appointment. Paper is often the pragmatic choice: it can be handed over, annotated, and filed without anyone reaching for a login.
If the clinic wants the underlying data instead of a summary, the same history exports as CSV for a spreadsheet, or as an HL7 FHIR bundle for clinical systems that accept it.
What this is not
GoodPill is a consumer reminder app, not a medical device, and the report is not a clinical record. It reflects what you logged — if a dose went unlogged, it counts as missed, and the report cannot know otherwise. It does not replace the record your pharmacy or clinic keeps.
What it is good for is making the conversation concrete. Bringing an honest, imperfect record beats bringing a confident guess, and the calendar lets you correct any past day before you generate the report, so what you hand over can be made accurate rather than merely flattering.
Questions about the report
How do I generate it?
Open the Stats tab and tap the share button in the top right. Pick a window — 30, 90 or 180 days — and GoodPill builds the PDF from your logged history.
Is the doctor report free?
It is part of GoodPill Pro ($14.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or a $29.99 lifetime unlock). Reminders, unlimited medications and your full calendar history stay free forever.
Does it include my medication names?
Yes — that is the point of a report you are handing to a clinician. It is generated on your device and goes nowhere until you choose to print or share it. Notifications remain deliberately vague; the report is the one place the full list appears, because that is where you want it.
What if my history has gaps because I forgot to log doses?
Fix it first. Open the Calendar tab, tap any past day, and mark the doses you actually took. The previous 7 days are flagged for you automatically. A corrected record is more useful to a doctor than an artificially clean one.