Abstract: The present relates to a computer-implemented method for managing an electronic pillbox. The method generates a patient record and an electronic pillbox associated to the patient record. The electronic pillbox comprises at least one drug. The method generates for each drug in the electronic pillbox a medication schedule. The medication schedule comprises at least one period of the day, and a quantity of the drug to be taken for that period. The method also determines a period of time, generates an instance of the electronic pillbox for the determined period of time, and allocates a unique identifier to the instance of the electronic pillbox. The instance of the electronic pillbox comprises the medication schedule for the determined period of time for each drug in the electronic pillbox. The present also relates to a computer program product for implementing the method.