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A pill dispenser is disclosed which includes a container having a plurality of compartments for containing pills and which is coaxially mounted in combination with a pair of indexing members which can be aligned with selected container compartments to release the pills therein. The compartments in t

A pill dispenser is disclosed which includes a container having a plurality of compartments for containing pills and which is coaxially mounted in combination with a pair of indexing members which can be aligned with selected container compartments to release the pills therein. The compartments in the container and apertures in the indexing members are so arranged as to provide controlled dispensed medication for a week or a month.

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A medication dispenser comprising a plurality of members coaxially mounted with respect to one another and including a container having at least three circular rows of compartments adapted to contain medication; a first indexing member coaxially positioned with respect to the container and which, in

A medication dispenser comprising a plurality of members coaxially mounted with respect to one another and including a container having at least three circular rows of compartments adapted to contain medication; a first indexing member coaxially positioned with respect to the container and which, in response to movement between the container and the first indexing member, is capable of indexing positions that are representative of a series of time periods, an elongated opening in the first indexing member for communication with a plurality of aligned compartments in said circular rows of the container and which contain medication to be dispensed within one of such time periods. and a second movable indexing member coaxially mounted with respect to the first indexing member and adapted to be indexed to positions representing subsidiary time periods with the first-mentioned time periods and apertures in the second indexing member which, by rotation of the second indexing member, can be placed into registry with part of the elongated aperture in the first indexing member to give access to one of the compartments in the container; there being sufficient apertures in the second indexing members to communicate with the compartments in each of the rows; said container comprising a circular member having a plurality of coaxially arranged circular walls spaced from one another by radially extending partitions to define a plurality of compartments, and a central longitudinally extending tubular opening in the container, the compartments having inner ends communicating with said tubular opening and doors hingedly secured over the front of said compartments for loading the same with medication.