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Automated apparatus for dispensing medicaments

A technology of equipment and medicine, applied in the directions of coin-operated equipment for distributing discrete items, coin-operated equipment for distributing discrete items, coin-operating equipment for distributing discrete items, etc. Vending machine volume or floor space costs, reduced returns, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-15
PCAS PATIENT CARE AUTOMATION SERVICES
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However, increasing vending machine capacity in this manner results in diminished returns if the expense and complexity of the product and operation also increases significantly
Additionally, the significantly increased volume or footprint of the merchandiser to increase these capabilities in this manner entails further expense and logistical implications in the sense that convenient and price-competitive locations for such merchandisers are readily available. question

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[0060] The present invention provides an automated device for dispensing medicaments which advantageously provides improved utility of expanding the variety of medicaments that can be stored, prepared and dispensed. The utility of this automated device is enhanced by increasing the coverage of prescriptions provided to patients at an autonomous network device or drug dispensing device. This utility of the services provided by the device can be viewed from the perspective of a patient (ie, user) standing in a doctor's office with a prescription in hand and who needs medication right away. The distance the patient has to walk and the resistance the patient has to overcome to get the drug are utility functions of the patient. From the point of view of a medication dispensing machine (whether it is a pharmacy or a remote dispensing device as provided by the present invention), utility represents how many items on a patient's prescription can be filled without requiring secondary a...

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Apparatus for delivering a medicament to a user has a drug vault including pre-packaged product storage containers holding inventory pre-packaged medicament products, and containers holding inventory bulk medicament. A control system is operable to dispense bulk medicament from the bulk product storage containers, to package the dispensed inventory bulk medicament as dispensed packaged medicament products, and to pick and deliver medicament products to a delivery zone.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a device for dispensing medication, such as a vending machine, and more particularly to an automated device for delivering medication to a patient / user, suitable for remote location but connected to a pharmacy support site. Background technique [0002] In this specification, the term "medicine" includes pharmaceuticals and any and all other materials dispensed in accordance with the presented prescription. The traditional means of dispensing prescription drugs involves a doctor meeting with a patient and prescribing a prescription based on a specific diagnosis, which is then handwritten and signed by the patient, who then takes the prescription to a pharmacist at the pharmacy to fill it. In recent years, two significant advances have occurred in the field of drug distribution. The first advance is an electronic prescription capture method, system, and device that increases overall accuracy and improves patient record ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61J7/00A61G99/00G06N3/02
CPCG07F17/0092G07F11/44Y10T156/1705Y10T156/10G16H20/13A61J7/0076B65B1/30A61J2200/30
Inventor D·沃P·萨玛P·霍伊斯
Owner PCAS PATIENT CARE AUTOMATION SERVICES
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