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A controlled access pharmaceutical storage cabinet has at least one pull-out drawer that is divided into a number of locked compartments, arranged in rows. A slide bar lock is positioned between rows of the compartments, and has a series of slots along each edge which align with lock pins on hinged

A controlled access pharmaceutical storage cabinet has at least one pull-out drawer that is divided into a number of locked compartments, arranged in rows. A slide bar lock is positioned between rows of the compartments, and has a series of slots along each edge which align with lock pins on hinged lids or covers for the compartments. Only one compartment can be opened at a time. A gear-motor is provided for each slide bar to move the slide bar to a position for access to a given compartment.

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1. A controlled access pharmaceutical storage case comprising a frame and at least one pull out drawer slidably supported in the frame of the cabinet; said drawer including a plurality of storage compartments arranged in at least one row that extends in a proximal-distal direction along said drawer

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A controlled access pharmaceutical storage case comprising a frame and at least one pull out drawer slidably supported in the frame of the cabinet; said drawer including a plurality of storage compartments arranged in at least one row that extends in a proximal-distal direction along said drawer and an elongated channel portion extending in said proximal-distal direction alongside said at least one row of compartments; each of said storage compartments having a lid that is normally locked down but is selectively releasable to permit the lid to open for access to the compartment;each said lid having a lid pull provided at a proximal side thereof and a hinge pin at a distal portion thereof and extending on a transverse pivot axis that is transverse to said proximal-distal direction to permit the lid to pivot from a lowered closed position to a raised open position; and a lock pin extending sidewards from one side edge of said lid into said channel portion, such that each of said lids may be lifted up from the proximal side and pivot up and distally on said transverse pivot axis, the lid and hinge pin being free of any spring device so that the lid does not open until lifted;a slide bar disposed in said channel portion and adapted to move for at least a limited distance in the proximal-distal direction along said channel portion, said slide bar having slots along one edge thereof that align with the respective lock pins of said compartment lids when said slide bar is moved to different positions along said channel portion, and such that any compartment lid in which the lock pin aligns with its respective slot may be lifted open, but the remaining lids in that row are blocked from opening;controlled motor means contained within a distal wall at a distal end of the drawer and engaging a distal portion of said slide bar that projects into said distal wall for moving said slide bar in its proximal-distal direction to selected positions to align a given slot of the slide bar with the lock pin of a selected one of said compartments to permit the associated lid to be lifted open but to lock each of the other compartments in said row from opening. 2. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 1 wherein said motor means is controlled to move said slide bar only when said drawer is closed, and is inhibited from moving said slide bar when said drawer has been pulled open. 3. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 1, wherein each said lid is planar and each with its respective hinge pins and said lock pin being embedded within the planar lid and projecting laterally therefrom. 4. A controlled access pharmaceutical storage case comprising a frame and at least one pull out drawer slidably supported in the frame of the cabinet and slidable in the direction from back to front; said drawer including a plurality of storage compartments arranged in at least one pair of parallel rows in the direction from back to front of said drawer and an elongated channel portion extending in the back to front direction between the rows of said pair of rows of compartments; each of said storage compartments having a lid that is normally locked down but is selectively releasable to permit the lid to open for access to the compartment;each said lid having a hinge pin at a back portion thereof and extending on a transverse axis that is transverse to said direction from back to front to permit the lid to pivot from a lowered closed position to a raised open position, such that the lids lift up from their front side and pivot upwards and back on their transverse pivot axis; and a lock pin extending from one edge of the lid into said channel portion, wherein the lock pins in one row of said pair of rows are on a right side of the lids thereof and the lock pins on the other row of said pair of rows are on the left side of the lids thereof;a slide bar disposed in said channel portion and adapted to move for at least a limited distance along said channel portion, said slide bar having slots along both of its side edges which slots align with the respective lock pins of said compartment lids when said slide bar is moved to different respective positions along said channel portion, and such that any compartment lid in which the lock pin aligns with its respective slot may be lifted open, but the remaining lids in that pair of rows are blocked from opening;controlled motor means mounted within a rear wall of said drawer for moving said slide bar to selected positions to align, at each selected position, a given slot of the slide bar with the lock pin of a selected one of said compartments to permit the associated lid to be lifted open but to lock each of the other compartments in said pair of rows from opening. 5. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 4 in which said compartments comprise two or more pairs of rows of said compartments, with a respective channel portion extending between the rows of each pair and with respective slotted slide bars disposed within said channel portions. 6. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 5, said controlled motor means including, for each said pair of parallel rows, a respective gear motor mounted within a rear wall of said drawer and coupled to the slide bar associated with a respective pair of said compartments. 7. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 6 wherein each said slide bar has a gear rack affixed onto a distal end thereof, and each said gear motor has a pinion meshing with the gear rack of the associated slide bar. 8. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 4, each said channel portion including a cover fixedly mounted on the drawer over the associated slide bar and not moving with said slide bar, said cover having slot openings on left and right sides thereof at locations of the lock pins of the respective lids of the pair of rows of compartments. 9. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 4, wherein said motor means is controlled to move said slide bars only when said drawer is closed, and is inhibited from moving said slide bars when said drawer has been pulled open. 10. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 4, comprising a control arrangement suitably programmed with audit trail software for recording each time of opening of the lid of any of said compartments and also recording identity of each person associated with such openings of such lids. 11. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 4, wherein said controlled motor means is operative to move said slide bar between a discrete number of positions equal to the number of compartments in the respective pair of parallel rows of storage compartments, plus a position in which all compartments are locked. 12. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 11, wherein said controlled motor means includes an indexed gear motor that is indexed to move the slide bar in increments so as to align the bar with a with a selected one of the slots thereof aligned with the lock pin for the lid of a selected compartment. 13. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 4, further comprising visual indicators mounted on the channel portion between the rows of said pair of rows, and means for illuminating a respective one of said indicators when a corresponding one of said lids is unlocked. 14. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 4, wherein the lids each have a lid pull provided at a front side thereof for lifting the lid open. 15. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 14, wherein the lids and hinge pins are free of any spring opening device so that the lids do not open until lifted. 16. A controlled access pharmaceutical cabinet of claim 4, wherein each said lid is planar and each with its respective hinge pins and said lock pin being embedded within the planar lid and projecting laterally therefrom.