System and method for dispensing prescriptions

A - Human Necessities – 61 – J

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A61J 7/02 (2006.01) A47F 1/00 (2006.01) A47F 1/035 (2006.01) B65G 1/137 (2006.01)

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CA 2683043

An aspect of the invention is to increase the speed of automated dispensing of solid pharmaceutical items, particularly tablets and capsules. An apparatus according to the invention comprises a dispensing station comprising a plurality of bins for storing the items, each of the bins containing items of substantially identical size and configuration, and at least some of the bins containing items that differ in size and/or composition from the items contained in others of the bins; each of the bins including a dispensing outlet on one side and a replenishment opening on an opposite side, and an electronic unit that monitors the counting of items traveling through the dispensing outlet; the bins being mounted on a frame such that the dispensing outlets face an access region within the frame; a dispensing carrier with a control to transport containers to be filled with the items.

Un aspect de l'invention est d'augmenter la vitesse de la distribution automatisée d'articles pharmaceutiques solides, en particulier, des comprimés et des gélules. Selon l'invention, un appareil comprend un poste de distribution doté de plusieurs bacs pour entreposer les articles, chaque bac contenant des articles de taille et de configuration essentiellement identiques, et au moins quelques bacs contenant des articles de tailles et/ou de composition différentes de celles contenus dans d'autres bacs; chaque bac comprenant une sortie de distribution sur un côté et une ouverture de remplissage sur un côté opposé, et une unité électronique qui surveille le comptage des articles traversant la sortie de distribution; les bac étant montés sur un cadre de façon que les sorties de distribution font face à une région d'accès dans le cadre; un transporteur de distribution avec une commande pour transporter les contenants à remplir avec les articles.

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