Patent ID: 8644982

Claim:
A robotic dispensing system comprising: a first storage location including a first rod for storing at least one first unit dose package that is hung upon the first rod, each first unit dose package having a first predetermined number of individually packaged unit dose medication(s); a second storage location including a second rod for storing at least one second unit dose package that is hung upon the second rod, each second unit dose package having a second predetermined number of individually packaged unit dose medications, wherein the second predetermined number is different than the first predetermined number, wherein at least one of the first and second unit dose packages has a plurality of individually packaged unit dose medications that are configured such that each individually packaged unit dose medication is connected to at least one other individually packaged unit dose medication while hung upon the respective rod such that the plurality of individually packaged unit dose medications are interconnected, and wherein the first and second unit dose packages include a same medication; and a controller configured to direct picking of the first unit dose package or the second unit dose package, dependent upon a requested number of unit dose medication(s), so as to remove the first unit dose package or the second unit dose package from the respective rod.