As best illustrated in FIG. 7B, the circuitry unit 260 comprises a microprocessor 262 having an audible piezo-alarm 264 and a light emitting diode 266, conducting circuits 264 a, 264 b, and other components such as a read-only-memory and a read-access-memory to keep track of the time to take the pill 122 and alert a patient if the pill 122 was not taken at the appropriate time.