Patent ID: 6370841
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B65B,G07F

Abstract:
A method for dispensing bulk prescription medications into dosage units together with machine-readable drug prescription information comprising the steps of:providing at least one person's drug prescription information to a computer for controlling bulk medication dispensing apparatus; automatically dispensing and packaging a predetermined quantity of solid medication into at least one dosage unit from a first bulk medication dispensing apparatus in response to a signal from the computer based on the person's drug prescription information; automatically applying machine-readable drug prescription information to the solid medication package in response to a signal from the computer based on the drug prescription information; automatically dispensing a predetermined quantity of packaged liquid medication from a second bulk dispensing apparatus in response to a signal from the computer based on the person's drug prescription information; automatically providing machine-readable drug prescription information for application to the liquid medication package in response to a signal from the computer based on the drug prescription information; and collecting the medication packages including the machine-readable drug prescription information corresponding to the person's drug prescription.