Method for controlling a drug dispensing system

Details Method for controlling a drug dispensing system Method for controlling a drug dispensing system

2002-11-13

2008-09-23

Bollinger, David H (Department: 3653)

Article dispensing

Automatic control

Of discharge assistant operation

C700S232000

Reexamination Certificate

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07427002

ABSTRACT:
An automated drug dispensing system includes a cabinet adapted to store a variety of prepackaged pharmaceuticals in a plurality of bins for filling patient prescriptions. Each bin stores a particular variety of packaged multiple-dose pharmaceutical. Each variety of pharmaceutical is associated with a particular code. A controller receives request signals and in response generates dispense signals. Each bin includes a dispenser coupled to the controller for dispensing the packaged pharmaceuticals therefrom in response to a dispense signal sent from the controller. After a package is dispensed, a code reader determines the code of the dispensed package and verifies whether the code on the dispensed package matches the code of the requested package.

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