초록 ▼

An automated drug dispensing system includes a cabinet adapted to store a variety of prepackaged pharmaceuticals in a plurality of bins for filling patient prescriptions. Each bin stores a particular variety of packaged multiple-dose pharmaceutical. Each variety of pharmaceutical is associated with

An automated drug dispensing system includes a cabinet adapted to store a variety of prepackaged pharmaceuticals in a plurality of bins for filling patient prescriptions. Each bin stores a particular variety of packaged multiple-dose pharmaceutical. Each variety of pharmaceutical is associated with a particular code. A controller receives request signals and in response generates dispense signals. Each bin includes a dispenser coupled to the controller for dispensing the packaged pharmaceuticals therefrom in response to a dispense signal sent from the controller. After a package is dispensed, a code reader determines the code of the dispensed package and verifies whether the code on the dispensed package matches the code of the requested package.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for automated dispensing of pharmaceuticals comprising:a first dispenser housing having a plurality of vertically extending bins, each bin storing a plurality of gravity-fed packages containing pharmaceuticals;a second dispenser housing having a plurality of draw

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A system for automated dispensing of pharmaceuticals comprising:a first dispenser housing having a plurality of vertically extending bins, each bin storing a plurality of gravity-fed packages containing pharmaceuticals;a second dispenser housing having a plurality of drawers that dispense packages;a computer that controls dispensing of packages from the first dispenser housing and the second dispenser housing, the computer being connected to a display that displays patient data stored in a memory of the computer;an electronic controller within the first housing that generates a dispense signal in response to a request signal from the computer;a rotating dispenser associated with each bin within the first housing that controls dispensing of packaged pharmaceuticals each bin; anda pushing dispenser associated with each drawer that controls movement of packages in each drawer.