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A waterproof keychain pill holder for lupus medication, machined from solid stainless steel in the USA and small enough to live on a keyring or a chain. If you've got your keys, you've got your medicine.

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The Purple for Purpose picks

The sizes that fit a lupus regimen best

Never the sinking feeling of reaching for a dose that is sitting at home on the counter. These are the sizes people with lupus choose most.

Faceted Gold Keychain & Necklace Pill Holder

Jewelry that holds a spare dose of prednisone or methotrexate.

$30.00 Choose finish

Slim Single Chamber Keychain Pill Holder

A few days of small round tablets, prednisone or a weekly methotrexate dose.

$25.00

Wide Dual Chamber Keychain Pill Holder

Your daily hydroxychloroquine in one chamber, flare relief in the other.

$37.00

Large Dual Chamber Pill Holder

For a regimen of several oral medications, kept apart and sealed.

$42.00

Waterproof, O-ring sealed Machined in Minnesota Free returns for life Free US shipping over $50

Find your size

Which size fits your lupus medication?

Set how many tablets of each you want with you. Tablet width and stack height decide the chamber.

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What medications do people with lupus carry every day?

A daily carry usually looks like this, and each one asks something different of a keychain pill holder.

Hydroxychloroquine

Plaquenil, the daily antimalarial

Widest tablet in the routine. Oval generics run close to 16 mm, so it needs the 0.75 inch chamber.

NSAIDs

Ibuprofen, naproxen

Caplets are long but narrow. Pairs well with a second chamber so it never mixes with the daily dose.

Prednisone

Steroid, daily or tapering

Small and round. A 0.5 inch chamber holds several days of them.

Blood thinners and aspirin

For antiphospholipid antibodies

Small round tablets. Keep them in their own sealed chamber so they stay identifiable.

Oral immunosuppressants

Methotrexate, mycophenolate, azathioprine

A full weekly methotrexate dose fits a deep 0.5 inch chamber.

General information, not medical advice. Follow your own rheumatologist's guidance.

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The case for carrying

Why a keychain pill holder helps with lupus

The dose goes where your keys go

If you've got your keys, you've got your medicine. Nothing to remember to pack, because it is already on the ring you cannot leave without.

Sealed against water and the wash

An O-ring seals the chamber when you thread it shut, so a pocket, a pool, a rainstorm or the laundry does not turn a day of tablets into powder.

Flares do not give you notice

Pain, fatigue and stiffness arrive mid-errand. Having the as-needed dose with you is the difference between managing it and going home.

From people who carry one

In their words

“So well made and small enough not to be noticeable. It even went thru the wash and the pills remained dry. Great seal.”

Verified buyer

“I love this pill holder! It is wide enough for several different medications. Also, the screw on lid prevents pills from spilling out into my purse.”

Rebecca Bloomberg

“It's got a little bit of weight to it, which as a necklace gives you that constant reminder that you have a lifeline with you at all times; I find this very reassuring.”

Oren Tanay

“Holds exactly the pills I need in case I'm out when scheduled to take my meds. The bottle is quality constructed and is water tight. Love it.”

Fred Keelin

Common questions

Lupus pill holder questions, answered

What medications do people with lupus carry every day? +

Most often hydroxychloroquine, the daily antimalarial, plus an NSAID such as ibuprofen or naproxen for flares. Many people also carry prednisone or a steroid taper, low-dose aspirin or a blood thinner if antiphospholipid antibodies are involved, and an oral immunosuppressant such as methotrexate or mycophenolate. Every regimen is different, so follow your own doctor's guidance.

Can I keep hydroxychloroquine in a keychain pill holder? +

Yes. Some 200 mg tablets are round and about 10 mm across, others are oval and closer to 16 mm long, which is why the 0.75 inch chamber is the safer pick. A 0.5 inch slim chamber will take the round ones, but the oval ones have to go in on edge. Figure on about 3 to 4 per chamber in the wide sizes.

Is the pill holder waterproof? +

Yes. Every Cielo Pill Holder threads shut against an O-ring, so the chamber is sealed. People tell us theirs has been through the wash with the tablets inside still dry.

Is it made in the USA? +

Yes. Every one is machined from solid stainless steel in Minnesota. It is the last pill holder you'll ever buy, and it is built like it.

Can I keep two medications separate? +

That's what the dual chamber sizes are for. Two independently sealed compartments, so a daily dose and an as-needed NSAID stay apart and identifiable by which end you open.

Can I wear it instead of carrying it on my keys? +

Yes. Each holder comes on a split ring, and the same ring slides onto a chain or lanyard, so it can hang as a pendant. Plenty of people keep the daily size on a chain and a second one on the keys.

Which finish should I pick? +

Function is identical. Bare stainless steel disappears on a keyring, and the colored and faceted finishes look like something you chose rather than something the pharmacy gave you.

How does the Lupus Foundation partnership work? +

Cielo is a Purple for Purpose partner, so 5% of sales supports the Lupus Foundation of America's research, education and support programs, and another 5% funds autoimmune research at the Benaroya Research Institute. It comes out of what we earn, not added to what you pay.

Carry what matters, and fund the work

5% of sales goes to the Lupus Foundation of America, funding the research, education and support programs that people living with lupus rely on. Another 5% of net sales funds autoimmune research at the Benaroya Research Institute, which is the reason this company exists.

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