diff --git a/src/components/medications/__tests__/use-medication-intake.test.ts b/src/components/medications/__tests__/use-medication-intake.test.ts
index 0c4791549..f87903eeb 100644
--- a/src/components/medications/__tests__/use-medication-intake.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/medications/__tests__/use-medication-intake.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   runRecordIntake,
   runUndoIntake,
 } from "@/components/medications/use-medication-intake";
+import { queryKeys } from "@/lib/query-keys";
 
 /**
  * v1.12.2 — the shared intake orchestration consumed by both the generic
@@ -144,6 +145,38 @@ describe("runRecordIntake — shared C1 failure toast + C2 Undo", () => {
     expect(onRecorded).toHaveBeenCalledWith("evt-99", false);
   });
 
+  it("forces the inactive dashboard snapshot to refetch so the due prompt clears without a reload", async () => {
+    // The dashboard snapshot is unmounted while the user is on the medication
+    // card/detail, so a default ("active") invalidation marks it stale but
+    // never refetches it; on navigating back, refetchOnMount:false serves the
+    // pre-write cache and the "due" prompt lingers until a hard reload.
+    vi.stubGlobal(
+      "fetch",
+      vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        ok: true,
+        json: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data: { id: "evt-1" } }),
+        text: vi
+          .fn()
+          .mockResolvedValue(JSON.stringify({ data: { id: "evt-1" } })),
+      }),
+    );
+    const queryClient = fakeQueryClient();
+
+    await runRecordIntake({
+      medication,
+      skipped: false,
+      t,
+      queryClient,
+      setIntakeLoading: vi.fn(),
+      undoIntake: vi.fn(),
+    });
+
+    expect(queryClient.invalidateQueries).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      queryKey: queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
+      refetchType: "inactive",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("sends the displayed dose's scheduledFor on the POST so the server marks THAT slot (v1.12.3)", async () => {
     const fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
       ok: true,
diff --git a/src/components/medications/use-medication-intake.ts b/src/components/medications/use-medication-intake.ts
index 96055fdab..bde93e547 100644
--- a/src/components/medications/use-medication-intake.ts
+++ b/src/components/medications/use-medication-intake.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,33 @@ import { useQueryClient, type QueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 
 import { useTranslations } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
-import { invalidateKeys, medicationDependentKeys } from "@/lib/query-keys";
+import {
+  invalidateKeys,
+  medicationDependentKeys,
+  queryKeys,
+} from "@/lib/query-keys";
 import { apiDelete, apiPost } from "@/lib/api/api-fetch";
 
+/**
+ * Invalidate every read that reflects a dose's taken/due state after an
+ * intake write. `invalidateKeys` invalidates with the default
+ * `refetchType: "active"`, which only refetches mounted queries — so the
+ * dashboard snapshot, inactive while the user is on the medication card or
+ * detail page, is marked stale but never refetched. On navigating back the
+ * snapshot remounts under `refetchOnMount: false`, so the pre-write cache is
+ * served and the "due" prompt lingers until a hard reload. Force the inactive
+ * snapshot to refetch so the dashboard clears as soon as the dose is recorded.
+ */
+async function invalidateMedicationReads(
+  queryClient: QueryClient,
+): Promise<void> {
+  await invalidateKeys(queryClient, medicationDependentKeys);
+  await queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.dashboardSnapshot(),
+    refetchType: "inactive",
+  });
+}
+
 type Translator = (
   key: string,
   params?: Record<string, string | number>,
@@ -136,7 +160,7 @@ export async function runRecordIntake(deps: {
           }
         : undefined,
     );
-    await invalidateKeys(queryClient, medicationDependentKeys);
+    await invalidateMedicationReads(queryClient);
     onRecorded?.(eventId, skipped);
   } catch {
     toast.error(t("medications.intakeToastFailed", { name: medication.name }));
@@ -188,7 +212,7 @@ export async function runLogIntake(deps: {
     if (scheduledFor) body.scheduledFor = scheduledFor;
     if (!skipped && doseTaken) body.doseTaken = doseTaken;
     await apiPost(`/api/medications/${medication.id}/intake`, body);
-    await invalidateKeys(queryClient, medicationDependentKeys);
+    await invalidateMedicationReads(queryClient);
     toast.success(
       t(
         skipped
@@ -217,7 +241,7 @@ export async function runUndoIntake(deps: {
   const { medication, eventId, t, queryClient } = deps;
   try {
     await apiDelete(`/api/medications/${medication.id}/intake/${eventId}`);
-    await invalidateKeys(queryClient, medicationDependentKeys);
+    await invalidateMedicationReads(queryClient);
     toast.success(t("medications.intakeUndone"));
   } catch {
     toast.error(t("medications.intakeUndoFailed"));