Patent ID: 8085135

Claim:
A medication dispensing system comprising: a) a base; b) a container removably set into said base, said container including at least two compartments each including: i) a cavity configured to contain at least one first medication; ii) a covering layer and a substrate layer over said cavity, wherein both said layers are configured to break under pressure; iii) an elongate conductive element in between said covering layer and said substrate layer, and configured to sever upon breaking said covering layer; c) one interrogator-readable RFID circuit in between said covering and substrate layers, and, operatively associated with said container and connected to said elongate conductive element of each of said at least two compartments; and d) at least one RFID circuit interrogator included in said base, and configured to interrogate said one interrogator-readable RFID circuit and determine whether said elongate conductive element is severed on at least one of said at least two compartments.