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A medication storage for storing medications while cooling down them is constituted so as to allow a medication based on prescription data to be certainly taken out. The medication storage cools down inside a storeroom for storing the medications to a predetermined temperature by a cooling unit. The

A medication storage for storing medications while cooling down them is constituted so as to allow a medication based on prescription data to be certainly taken out. The medication storage cools down inside a storeroom for storing the medications to a predetermined temperature by a cooling unit. The medication storage, includes: a plurality of shelves rotatably provided in the storeroom; a plurality of storage partitions which are respectively constituted on each shelf and store the medications; a motor for rotating the shelves; a plurality of openings provided respectively for being arranged to correspond to each of the shelves thereby allowing only medication in any one of the storage partitions to be taken out; a plurality of doors for openably closing each opening, respectively; a plurality of lock solenoids for locking each door, respectively; and a control unit for controlling the motor and the lock solenoid. The controller permits the shelves to be rotated based on the prescription data so as to bring a predetermined storage partition to a position corresponding to the opening and then to permit the lock solenoid to be unlocked.

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1. A medication storage configured to cool down inside of a storeroom for storing medications to a predetermined temperature by a cooling unit, comprising: a plurality of shelves rotatably provided in the storeroom;a plurality of storage partitions provided for each of the respective shelves to stor

1. A medication storage configured to cool down inside of a storeroom for storing medications to a predetermined temperature by a cooling unit, comprising: a plurality of shelves rotatably provided in the storeroom;a plurality of storage partitions provided for each of the respective shelves to store the medications, respectively;a driving means for each shelf for rotating each shelf independently in either direction;a plurality of openings provided respectively to correspond to each of the respective shelves for allowing only medication in any one of the storage partitions to be taken out therethrough;a plurality of doors for openably closing each of the openings, respectively;a plurality of locking means for locking each door, respectively; anda control means for controlling the driving means and the locking means, whereinthe control means is configured to permit the drive means to rotate the shelves based on prescription data thereby allowing a predetermined storage partition to correspond to one of the openings and then to permit the locking means of the door which closes the opening to be unlocked,the control means is configured to control the drive means to independently rotate a plurality of shelves simultaneously and to rotate at least one shelf in one rotational direction at the same time as rotating at least one other shelf in the opposite rotational direction, anda plurality of storage containers are provided to be removably attached to each of the shelves, respectively, each of the storage containers defining therein each of the storage partitions and being capable of being taken out through the opening, wherein each of the plurality of storage containers is provided on a bottom portion thereof with an engaging part for removably engaging with one of a plurality of engaging parts on said plurality of shelves,wherein the locking means are moved to a locking position upon being electrically turned off, and the control means permits the locking means to be unlocked by electrically turning on the locking means, andwherein the opening is enough to allow only one storage container to be taken out, and the storage container is provided with sidewalls set up in the circumference. 2. The medication storage according to claim 1, further comprising a display means, and wherein the control means permits the display means to display a number of medications to be taken out based on prescription data. 3. The medication storage according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the display means are provided for being, arranged to correspond to each of the doors, respectively. 4. The medication storage according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the driving means are provided for being arranged to correspond to each of the shelves, respectively. 5. The medication storage according to claim 1, wherein the driving means is provided in the storeroom, a rotation preventing means is provided in the storeroom which is configured to allow the shelves rotating upon being electrically turned on while prohibiting the shelves rotating upon being electrically turned off, andthe control means electrically turns off the driving means and the rotation preventing means in a state where the shelves are to be not rotated. 6. The medication storage according to claim 1, wherein the control means permits the drive means to rotate the shelves in a standby mode. 7. The medication storage according to claim 1, wherein the shelves are disc-shaped; the storage container is almost fan-shaped when looked at from a plan view;the storage containers are arranged on the shelf almost without gaps therebetween while setting a pivot of the fan as a center direction the shelf;a triangular engaging projecting part is formed in the bottom faces the respective storage container; andthe engaging projecting part is removably engaged in a triangular engaging hole formed in the shelf.