How MedRec List works

1. Add the people you care for

Your own list is ready to go. To keep a list for someone else, tap People, then Add a person. Each person has their own medicines, allergies and questions.

2. Scan a label or type it in

Tap Scan label and place the label inside the frame. Your phone reads the words on the label. The photo is read on your phone and is never uploaded.

Next, check what the app found. Fix anything that looks wrong, then save. You can also type a medicine in by hand.

3. Add allergies

Add any allergies for each person. They appear with the list when you share it.

4. See items to ask about

The app compares the list with a reference set built from public U.S. government sources. When it finds something, it shows it as a question: “Ask your Medical Provider or pharmacist about…”.

• If nothing is found, you will see: “No flagged items from our sources. Ask your pharmacist.” This does not mean everything is fine. It only means our sources did not point anything out.
• If an item is not in our reference set, you will see “Not checked”. The app could not look at that item.

5. Keep your questions for the visit

Write down anything you want to ask. Your questions stay with the list, so you have them ready when you talk to your Medical Provider.

6. Share at your visit

• Show it: hand your phone over with the list on screen.
• Share a PDF: make a clean, printable list and choose how to send it.
• Show a QR code: the code holds the list itself, not a link. Anyone who scans it can read the list, so only show it to people you trust. A very long list may not fit in a QR code. Use the PDF instead.

7. Back up if you want to

Backup is optional. Sign in with Apple, Google or your email, then choose a recovery passphrase. Your phone encrypts the list with that passphrase before it is uploaded. We can't read it.

Keep your passphrase. We never have it, so we can't recover it or your backup if it is lost.