diff --git a/src/components/insights/layout-coach-fab.tsx b/src/components/insights/layout-coach-fab.tsx
index bfade4a0d..ef0f73f83 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/layout-coach-fab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/layout-coach-fab.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { usePathname, useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { Sparkles } from "lucide-react";
 
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ export function isNudgeUnread(
 
 export function LayoutCoachFab() {
   const { t } = useTranslations();
-  const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const launch = useCoachLaunch();
   const flags = useFeatureFlags();
@@ -137,7 +136,10 @@ export function LayoutCoachFab() {
         // Best effort — see above.
       }
     }
-    router.push("/insights/coach");
+    // v1.16.11 — open the side drawer in place (the launch context the
+    // layout mount consumes) instead of navigating to the chat page;
+    // the conversation arrives without losing the page underneath.
+    launch?.askCoach();
   };
 
   return (
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ export function LayoutCoachFab() {
           // not `lg:` — keeps the FAB from floating mid-air 768-1023px).
           // The right inset mirrors the desktop bottom inset so the
           // corner gap is even.
-          "fixed right-6 z-40 size-12 rounded-full shadow-lg",
+          "fixed right-6 z-40 size-14 rounded-full shadow-lg",
           "bottom-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+5rem)] md:bottom-6",
           // Dark glyph on the purple/pink gradient — white sat at
           // ≈2.3:1 against the gradient midpoint; the background token
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ export function LayoutCoachFab() {
           "[body:has([data-testid=onboarding-tour])_&]:invisible",
         )}
       >
-        <Sparkles className="size-5" aria-hidden="true" />
+        <Sparkles className="size-6" aria-hidden="true" />
         {unread ? (
           <span
             data-slot="coach-fab-unread"
diff --git a/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-card-body.tsx b/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-card-body.tsx
index 5a27eeadb..c993a00e7 100644
--- a/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-card-body.tsx
+++ b/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-card-body.tsx
@@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ export function MedicationCardBody({
         ? t("medications.overdue")
         : null;
 
+  // v1.16.11 — the plain take-now prompt rides the "next intake" row as
+  // its right-aligned value ("Nächste Einnahme: ✓ Jetzt einnehmen —
+  // 20:00–22:00") instead of a standalone line above the slot, so the
+  // card keeps one label/value grammar whether a window is open or not.
+  // The escalation tiers (late / very-late / taken-early) stay on the
+  // top line — they are interruptions, not schedule values.
+  const takeNowOnNextLine =
+    windowStatus !== null &&
+    windowStatus.status === "in_window" &&
+    windowStatus.takenEarlyDaysAgo == null &&
+    overdueLabel === null;
+
   return (
     <Card
       // The card surface is a constant neutral surface — dose status is never
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@ export function MedicationCardBody({
               <AlertTriangle className="size-3.5 shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" />
               {overdueLabel}
             </p>
-          ) : windowStatus ? (
+          ) : windowStatus && !takeNowOnNextLine ? (
             <MedicationStatusPill
               status={windowStatus.status}
               windowStart={windowStatus.windowStart}
@@ -204,8 +216,23 @@ export function MedicationCardBody({
           ) : null}
         </div>
 
-        {/* Next / last intake — the two decisive lines, each shown once. */}
-        <MedicationNextLastSlot next={nextLine} last={lastLine} />
+        {/* Next / last intake — the two decisive lines, each shown once.
+            An open take-window renders as the next-intake value. */}
+        <MedicationNextLastSlot
+          next={
+            takeNowOnNextLine ? (
+              <MedicationStatusPill
+                status={windowStatus.status}
+                windowStart={windowStatus.windowStart}
+                windowEnd={windowStatus.windowEnd}
+                inline
+              />
+            ) : (
+              nextLine
+            )
+          }
+          last={lastLine}
+        />
 
         {/* Compliance bars — always two rows; constant-height skeleton holds
             the slot while the query is in flight so the grid row stays even.
diff --git a/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-status-pill.tsx b/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-status-pill.tsx
index b937e315d..65bb96660 100644
--- a/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-status-pill.tsx
+++ b/src/components/medications/card-parts/medication-status-pill.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ interface MedicationStatusPillProps {
    * with the card pill — only the suffix is dropped.
    */
   compact?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * v1.16.11 — inline variant: renders a `<span>` root instead of the
+   * block `<p>` so the pill can sit as the right-aligned VALUE of the
+   * "next intake" row (the take-now prompt lives on that row now, not
+   * on its own line above the slot). A `<p>` inside the row's `<span>`
+   * would be invalid nesting.
+   */
+  inline?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -42,12 +50,14 @@ export function MedicationStatusPill({
   windowEnd,
   takenEarlyDaysAgo = null,
   compact = false,
+  inline = false,
 }: MedicationStatusPillProps) {
   const { t, locale } = useTranslations();
+  const Root = inline ? "span" : "p";
 
   if (takenEarlyDaysAgo != null) {
     return (
-      <p className="text-sm">
+      <Root className="text-sm">
         <span className="text-muted-foreground inline-flex items-center gap-1 font-medium">
           <CircleCheck className="size-3.5 shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" />
           {takenEarlyDaysAgo === 1
@@ -60,12 +70,12 @@ export function MedicationStatusPill({
             — {formatTimeWindowRange(windowStart, windowEnd, locale)}
           </span>
         )}
-      </p>
+      </Root>
     );
   }
 
   return (
-    <p className="text-sm">
+    <Root className="text-sm">
       <span
         className={
           // v1.12.2 — converge the three tiers onto the semantic feedback
@@ -101,6 +111,6 @@ export function MedicationStatusPill({
           — {formatTimeWindowRange(windowStart, windowEnd, locale)}
         </span>
       )}
-    </p>
+    </Root>
   );
 }