Patent ID: 8333281

Claim:
A multi-cell medication cassette comprising an outer sleeve and a molded core slidable within said sleeve and having a plurality of upwardly opening cells for receiving medication, said molded core including opposed pairs of releasable locking tabs provided on opposite ends of said molded core and engageable with end portions said outer sleeve on opposite sides thereof for locking said outer sleeve and said molded core in a closed position with said sleeve closing said upwardly opening cells and releasable to allow said molded core and locking tabs to slide into said sleeve to selectively expose and allow dispensing of any medication in said upwardly opening cells; said molded core includes a machine readable code providing configuration details of said multi-cell cassette including the number of rows of cells extending in a length of said core between said ends of said core; and wherein said molded core includes at least two rows of cells and said machine readable code is provided in a bottom surface of said molded cassette adjacent an end thereof and exposed beyond sleeve when said molded core is in said closed position.