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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
Duane S. Chudy, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Richard A. Jobus, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
David A. Schultz, Palatine, IL (US);
AutoMed Technologies, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Abstract
An improved automated method for dispensing bulk medications with machine-readable code. The method includes dispensing oral solid and liquid unit-of-use medications in unit dosage amounts. The medications are dispensed with machine-readable information which is generated as the medication is dispensed. The machine-readable information is patient- specific and can be customized to suit the needs of the operator. The machine-readable information can be used to monitor and control the medication from the time it is dispensed through to the time it is taken by the patient.