Patent ID: 8636172

Claim:
A dispenser device for controlling dispensing of medication, the dispenser device comprising: a housing for storing units of medication; a dispensing well within the housing, the dispensing well having an opening therein to permit removal of units of medication therefrom; a first slide having an opening therein that is configured to funnel a unit of medication toward the opening in the dispensing well; and a second slide disposed between the opening in the dispensing well and the first slide, the second slide having an opening therein that is alignable with the opening in the dispensing well and the opening in the first slide; the opening in the first slide being configured to funnel a unit of medication to the opening of the second slide and the second slide configured to funnel the unit of medication to the opening in the dispensing well upon movement of the second slide into a position that is aligned with the opening in the dispensing well; and a fill door that can be opened to permit filling of the dispensing well and closed to deny access into the dispensing well therethrough.