A dispenser (10, 10.1) for medication is disclosed which dispenser comprises a marker (18, 24) and a set of indicia, the indicia being recognizable by 10 the user of the dispenser as indicating meals that are taken during each day. The marker and indicia are displaceable with respect to one another so that the juxtaposition of a specific indicium and the marker conveys to the user of the dispenser the meal at which the last administration of medication took place. The indicia and the marker are one on a barrel (12, 12.1) of the dispenser and the other on a cap (14, 14.1) of the dispenser. The cap has a discrete number of positions in which it can be fitted to the barrel.