Intelligent medicine taking reminding and controlling device and method

The present invention provides an intelligent medicine taking reminding and controlling device and a method. The device comprises a housing, a CPU controller, a communication module, a loudspeaker, an information display input unit, a camera, a medicine supply unit, and a power supply. The device is set in a remote manner through a special background server website and according to prescribing Information, so as to remind when a patient takes medicine. When the medicine taking time is up, the device reminds the patient to take medicine in a sound making or displaying manner, conforms the patient identity, drops the medicine off for the patient. If the set time period is over, the patient does not take the medicine, the device informs a preset keeper through a preset manner such as a telephone call, a short message or uploaded information to the background network.