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Notes from the home medicine cabinet.

Practical guides, product updates, and stories from behind the scenes. Short, concrete, no health esoterica.

Quiz: How well do you manage your medicine cabinet?

10 questions β€” test yourself in 2 minutes

Calculator: How much do you waste on expired medicines?

Calculate your annual losses in 30 seconds

Infographic on managing your parents' medications in Poland from another country: a shared cloud medicine kit, the active ingredient as a common language across borders, and expiry dates and a shopping list visible from abroad
caring for parents from abroad

Managing parents' medications from abroad

Parents in Poland while you live abroad? See how to keep oversight of their medications from another country with a shared kit, expiry alerts and a refill list.

Infographic: from "there's probably some left" to a precise number β€” mojApteczka counts the pack, warns at a low-stock threshold and builds the pharmacy shopping list
low medicine stock

Running Out of Medication? Don't Get Caught Out

Running out of medication caught too late means a closed pharmacy. mojApteczka counts your supply, warns at a low-stock threshold and builds the shopping list.

A sheet of paper, an Excel sheet and an old app icon next to a phone with a medicine cabinet β€” an arrow shows the medicine list moving across by photographing the box.
medicine cabinet app

How to move your medicine list to an app

Medicines on paper, in Excel and in an old app? A step-by-step guide to moving your medicine list into one app on your phone β€” by photo, no file uploads.

A child's beach first-aid kit: waterproof plasters, sunscreen, saline, something to soothe bites, and a medicine list on a phone.
travel first-aid kit

Beach & Lake First-Aid Kit for Kids: What to Pack

Beach and lake first-aid kit for a child: waterproof plasters, SPF, grazes, stings, water in the ear and safety by the water and at the lake. A packing list.

Camping backpack with an unpacked first-aid kit: plasters, tick remover, repellent, antiseptic, SPF and a medicine list on a phone.
travel first-aid kit

First-aid kit for camping in the forest

First-aid kit for camping, the forest and the tent: what to pack for cuts, ticks, mosquitoes and sun when the pharmacy is far. A list you check offline too.

A medicine box and blister pack with the EXP, LOT, batch number fields and a spot for the opening date marked.
expiry date

EXP and LOT on Medicine Packaging: What They Mean

What do EXP and LOT mean on a medicine box? Learn how to read the expiry date, tell it apart from the batch number, and note the date you first opened it.

A medicine box and leaflet with the key terms highlighted: brand name, active ingredient, form, strength, reimbursement.
medicine information

Medicine Terms Glossary: Plain-Language Guide

Active ingredient, form, strength, OTC vs Rx, substitute, PIL, SmPC, reimbursement β€” what the words on the box and leaflet actually mean, in plain English.

Infographic: tick after a walk β€” 5 steps after returning from woods, park, meadow, or garden
tick after a walk

Tick After a Walk β€” What to Do

Found a tick after a walk in the woods, park, meadow, or garden? Check the first steps, what not to do, and how to prepare your medicine kit for tick season.

Infographic: school medicine kit 2026 β€” what to prepare at home and what to agree with the school, 5 categories
school medicine kit

School medicine kit 2026: what to pack

What goes in a school medicine kit, what to agree with the school, and how to keep an eye on expiry dates. A practical, no-nonsense checklist for parents.

Infographic: from panic after a missed medication dose to one precise question for your pharmacist β€” the mojApteczka app shows a dose counter, today's schedule with status, and low stock, while the verdict stays with a person
missed dose

Missed a Medication Dose β€” What to Do

Missed a dose and unsure what to do next? mojApteczka shows the facts β€” dose counter, today's schedule, low stock β€” and the verdict stays with your pharmacist.