Patent ID: 7006894

Claim:
A medication distribution and information system for distributing a specific medication and coupling corresponding medication information to the specific medication during distribution, said medication distribution and information system comprising: a dispensing machine having an associated computer processor and a sensing mechanism for obtaining and transmitting information to and from said computer processor, said computer processor controlling said dispensing of medication by said dispensing machine; a first container holding the specific medication and having a machine readable electronic label containing the corresponding medication information; a second container having a machine readable and writable information strip; said first and second containers being joinable with said dispensing machine, and said sensing mechanism being alignable with said electronic label and said information strip; said specific medication being dispensable from said first container to said second container, said specific medication information being transferable from said electronic label to said information strip and said information strip being alterable to include said specific medication information; said second container being removable from said dispensing machine for distribution, said second container containing said specific medication and said information strip containing said specific medication information.