Baxter International Inc.

Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Joseph Blechl

Manabu Haraguchi

Hiroyasu Shimizu

Keith Goodale

Will Skou

James R Kurtz

Kenneth A Charhut

Panos Hadjimitsos

Drug dispensing apparatus

A method and apparatus for dispensing drugs, wherein a patient's order of one or more prescriptions is automatically filled. Various drugs are stored in three or more filler lines. A vial size is assigned to each line. When a prescription is filled, it is automatically assigned to a line in view of the vial size requirements and processed accordingly. Provisions are made for the inability to fill a prescription or order. Subsequently, all of the patient's prescriptions are collected and made available as a single order.

Automated prescription vial filling system

The present device is a magazine (10) which includes housing defining a medication storage area. An access door (22) is provided in the housing to gain access to stock the storage area with unit dose medication containers (34). The housing defines an open lower periphery which is covered by at least one locking mechanism having a release door (156). The locking mechanism includes a plurality of cams (166, 174, 186) cooperatively contained such that upon sequential operation, the release door (156) opens the lower periphery which allows the unit dose medication containers (34) to fall.

Medication transport and dispensing magazine

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Ingleside, IL, United States of America

Joseph Blechl