Patent ID: 7734374

Claim:
A drug storage and dispensing system for storing drugs contained in a container, said storage system comprising: a storage tray including at least one drug storage chamber, said at least one drug storage chamber being defined by a sidewall and configured to receive the drug container; and a drug identification key including at least one projection and at least one projection receiving opening configured to receive said at least one projection; wherein said at least one projection is disposed on one of said sidewall of said storage chamber and the container, and said at least one projection receiving opening is formed in the other of said sidewall of said storage chamber and the container, said at least one projection and at least one opening having configurations complementary to one another, said complementary configurations corresponding to multiple features of the drug, said multiple features including a drug composition and a drug dosage, said at least one projection received in said at least one opening when the container is received in said storage chamber, said at least one projection including a first projection and second projection, and said at least one projection receiving opening including a first opening configured to receive said first projection and a second opening configured to receive said second projection, said first projection and first opening configured to correspond to said drug composition, said second projection and second opening configured to correspond to said drug dosage.