Patent ID: 7873435

Claim:
A dispensing support method comprising: providing a dispensing support system including: a plurality of containers for containment of a plurality of drugs, each one of the plurality of containers adapted to contain a corresponding one of the plurality of drugs, each of the plurality of containers including an insertion detector adapted to detect a responsible pharmacist that accesses the respective container, the responsible pharmacist being one identified from among a register of pharmacists, at least one computer-readable storage device for storage of pharmacist data and prescription data, the pharmacist data including the register of pharmacists, the prescription data specifying a designated container from the plurality of containers from which a corresponding drug is to be removed, a processor operatively coupled with the insertion detector and the at least one computer-readable storage device for identification of the responsible pharmacist, and an indicator adapted to indicate the responsible pharmacists; inputting the prescription data into the at least one computer readable storage device; creating a prescription table with the processor that associates prescription data and pharmacist data with each other as a result of inputting the prescription data; detecting and identifying the responsible pharmacist with the processor when one of the plurality of containers is accessed by the responsible pharmacist; referring to the prescription table with the processor to determine whether the responsible pharmacist is permitted to remove an accessed drug from the one of the plurality of containers; and indicating whether the responsible pharmacist detected as accessing the one of the plurality of containers is permitted to remove the accessed drug with the indicator, wherein the indicator provides different indications for different responsible pharmacists respectively.