the present invention is concerned with a medicine container , generally designated 10 , constructed and having an operating mode of use which significantly obviates adverse consequences of taking or orally ingesting the medicine other than as specifically prescribed , both as to amounts and time intervals , of a doctor having a doctor / patient relationship with the user of the medicine container 10 . thus , while some medicines are taken as needed in the discretion of the user , the medicine herein involved will be understood to be of the type that might be harmful to the health of the user if not taken precisely as prescribed . in accordance with the present invention and to the end of achieving the objective noted , medicine container 10 preferably is of plastic construction material having a body formed of a cylindrical wall 12 closed at its bottom , as at 14 , and having an upper edge 16 bounding an opening 18 into a storage compartment 20 for medicine denoted generally at 22 , typically in pill or capsule form , to be orally ingested by the user according to prescription , i . e . in prescribed amounts at prescribed times . serving as a closure for the compartment 20 is a hollow cap 24 having a cylindrical wall 26 sized to seat on the container edge 16 and bounds a compartment 28 and further has a depending peripheral projection 30 providing a friction fit within the container opening 18 . before closing compartment 28 with an adhesively secured bottom disc 32 or by other appropriate method of affixation , there is adhesively or otherwise appropriately secured in position within compartment 28 a known sound - recording and sound - producing device 34 , as exemplified by such device described and illustrated fig4 and 5 in u . s . pat . no . 5 , 291 , 191 issued to don l . moore on mar . 1 , 1994 for &# 34 ; medicine dispenser &# 34 ;, which by this reference is incorporated herein in its entirety . cooperating with the device 34 is a known button switch 36 operatively effective via an electrical connection 38 to cause the operation of the recording and the play back functions of the device 34 . in preparation for use of the medicine container 10 , either speaking through the cap wall 26 or through the bottom disc 32 of the removed cap 24 , either procedure being understood to be effective for recording in conjunction with operating the button 36 , the message being spoken for recording the device 34 , it is contemplated will be in his / her own voice of the user of the medicine container 10 and that the content of the recorded message will be prescribed dosage instructions . if needed , the possibly sight - impaired user at the time of the recording can use enhanced lighting or magnifying means while reading in the prescription dosage . alternatively , the recording can be made by an individual selected on the basis of the recorded voice being recognizable to the user , such as a family member , the doctor providing the dosage instructions with whom the user has had oral communications sufficient for voice - recognition , or other such individual with a voice recognizable to the user . in the recording preparation of device 34 for use in accordance with the present invention , what is eschewed is a recording made in a synthesized voice , or using digitized technology , or in a voice unfamiliar to the user such as that of an individual who is a stranger to the user as would be an employee of the manufacturer of the medicine , or that of an employee of a pharmacy filling the prescription and returning the medicine container 10 to the user , or other such circumstance in which there would be lacking voice recognition in the audible broadcast of the dosage instructions . incident to use , the user will actuate the button 36 causing the medicine container 10 with the stored medicine 22 in place within the storage compartment 20 and readily available for ingesting use , to produce audible dosage instructions that were prerecorded as a result of the playback operation of the device 34 , and such dosage instructions will not only be comprehensible to the user who will then be able to follow these dosage instructions , but also said played back recording being in a voice recognizable to the user , as distinguished , for example , from a synthesized voice , will serve as assurance to the user of the accuracy and particular appropriateness of the dosage instructions to the user of the medicine container 10 . it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the particular embodiment disclosed , but that the disclosure is intended to cover all modifications which are within the scope and spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims .