A system for storing and packaging pharmaceuticals, the system comprising: a frame configured to store a plurality of cassettes (22; 122) that contain pharmaceuticals; a cassette-moving assembly coupled to the frame, the cassette-moving assembly operable to move relative to the frame to retrieve the cassettes from the frame; a dispensing area positioned adjacent the frame to receive the cassettes from the cassette-moving assembly, the dispensing area being configured to simultaneously support more than one cassette and operable to selectively open the cassettes; packaging equipment in communication with the dispensing area; a control system coupled to the cassette-moving assembly and the packaging equipment to control operation of the cassette-moving assembly and the packaging equipment; a chute (138; 226) connecting the dispensing area to the packaging equipment, wherein the chute (138; 226) is configured to direct the pharmaceuticals that are dispensed from the cassettes toward the packaging equipment; characterised in that the chute (138; 226) includes a plurality of discrete tracks, and wherein each track communicates with an associated cassette of the plurality of cassettes in the dispensing area to direct pharmaceuticals from the associated cassette toward the packaging equipment, further characterised in that the packaging equipment includes a feed stock roll (166, 170; 234, 238) for forming pouches, the packaging equipment operable to fill the pouches with pharmaceuticals that are dispensed from the cassettes in the dispensing area; and wherein the system comprises a receptacle (158; 230) in communication with the chute (138; 226); and wherein the receptacle (158, 230) is positioned between the chute (138; 226) and the packaging equipment to collect the pharmaceuticals dispensed from the cassettes before delivering the pharmaceuticals in a single group to the packaging equipment. a frame configured to store a plurality of cassettes (22; 122) that contain pharmaceuticals; a cassette-moving assembly coupled to the frame, the cassette-moving assembly operable to move relative to the frame to retrieve the cassettes from the frame; a dispensing area positioned adjacent the frame to receive the cassettes from the cassette-moving assembly, the dispensing area being configured to simultaneously support more than one cassette and operable to selectively open the cassettes; packaging equipment in communication with the dispensing area; a control system coupled to the cassette-moving assembly and the packaging equipment to control operation of the cassette-moving assembly and the packaging equipment; a chute (138; 226) connecting the dispensing area to the packaging equipment, wherein the chute (138; 226) is configured to direct the pharmaceuticals that are dispensed from the cassettes toward the packaging equipment; characterised in that the chute (138; 226) includes a plurality of discrete tracks, and wherein each track communicates with an associated cassette of the plurality of cassettes in the dispensing area to direct pharmaceuticals from the associated cassette toward the packaging equipment, further characterised in that the packaging equipment includes a feed stock roll (166, 170; 234, 238) for forming pouches, the packaging equipment operable to fill the pouches with pharmaceuticals that are dispensed from the cassettes in the dispensing area; and wherein the system comprises a receptacle (158; 230) in communication with the chute (138; 226); and