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A system and apparatus for containing and dispensing medications in a prescribed manner, and for reducing the possibility of incorrect dosages being taken and/or medication being taken at the wrong time of the day. A tray contains plural rows and columns of cavities, and each cavity is adapted to co

A system and apparatus for containing and dispensing medications in a prescribed manner, and for reducing the possibility of incorrect dosages being taken and/or medication being taken at the wrong time of the day. A tray contains plural rows and columns of cavities, and each cavity is adapted to contain medication therein. The cavities include structure dividing them into two parts. A first part is open to the user to enable the user to place medication therein and to remove medication therefrom. A second part is closed off from direct access by the user in semi-permanent fashion by a transparent enclosure and is used to contain in a preferred embodiment, an exemplification of a appropriate dosage of medication to be taken. For example, if five green pills are to be taken, the enclosed portion will contain five green pills viewable through the transparent enclosure. The dose example of medication contained therein is the dose amount and type medication to be placed in each open cavity structure each day. The columns are preferably labelled at the top thereof with the time of the day at which the medication in the corresponding column is to be taken. Likewise, the rows are labelled to identify the medication corresponding thereto. There is also provided space adjacent each row for instructions to be set out for the user\s benefit. In another embodiment, the closed off portion of each cavity merely contains a single sample for comparison purposes, i.e., by viewing through the transparent enclosure, for ensuring that the correct medication is placed in the open portion each day.

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An apparatus for dispensing medical preparations comprising: a tray having a plurality of dispensing means arranged in rows and columns with said dispensing means adapted for having placed thereinto medical preparations in predetermined amounts, and for containing and dispensing medical preparations

An apparatus for dispensing medical preparations comprising: a tray having a plurality of dispensing means arranged in rows and columns with said dispensing means adapted for having placed thereinto medical preparations in predetermined amounts, and for containing and dispensing medical preparations respectively therefrom; and display means respectively associated with each of said dispensing means for enclosing and displaying a sample of the medication to be placed in and dispensed from each of said dispensing means, whereby the possibility of locating the wrong medication in a respective dispensing means is substantially reduced by comparision, with the sample medication located in the associated display means.