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System for dispensing drugs

Details

Inventors: Lion, Nicholas;
Assignee: Rx Excell Inc. ()
Primary Examiner: Ruggiero; Joseph
Assistant Examiner: Rao; Sheela S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dinicola; Brian K.

A prescription dosage unit dispensing system including a housing having a plurality of cells, each cell adapted to contain a base-port subunit including a dosage unit dispensing device, a disposable drug-containing tower unit containing in sealed condition a single type of solid dosage unit is operatively connected to the base-port subunit and a device for securing a vial in place so that it can receive the solid dosage units from the drug-containing tower unit as instructed manually or via automated microprocessor/computer control.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention is directed to a prescription dosage unit system in which information contained on a person's prescription for a drug is filled through the use of a disposable drug storing means which stores the drug and transfers the drug to a drug delivery means in response to the information contained within the prescription.
The employment of a disposable drug storing means eliminates downtime in refilling storage bins associated with prior art devices.
In preferred aspects of the present invention a unique system is provided for delivering the drug to a prescription vial directly from the disposable drug storing means.
In another aspect of the invention, the storage and handling of prescription vials is eliminated through the use of a unique prescription vial construction unit integral with the dosage unit dispensing system.
In another preferred form of the invention, the prescription dosage unit system includes a microprocessor for receiving information including a person's prescription for a drug and for converting said information to a signal.
The signal is transmitted to the drug delivery means which activates the drug storing means and thereby automatically releases the correct number of pills from the disposable drug storing means into a prescription vial without physical contact by the pharmacist.

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