System and Method for Dispensing Prescriptions
First Claim
1. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
- a frame having first and second opposed sides;
a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets;
a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the second side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; and
a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes;
wherein the second side of the frame includes a plurality of multi-color indicator lights, each indicator light being associated with a respective chute; and
wherein the controller controls the indicator lights such that each indicator light displays a first characteristic when a first operative condition of the chute is present and a second characteristic when a second operative condition of the chute is present.
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical dispensing system comprises: a frame having first and second opposed sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the second side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; a first graphics user interface mounted on the first side of the frame for controlling the replenishment of the plurality of bins; and a second graphics user interface mounted on the second side of the frame for controlling the dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets from the chutes. In this configuration, the system can dispense and be replenished very efficiently.
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7 Claims
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1. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
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a frame having first and second opposed sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the second side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; and a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes; wherein the second side of the frame includes a plurality of multi-color indicator lights, each indicator light being associated with a respective chute; and wherein the controller controls the indicator lights such that each indicator light displays a first characteristic when a first operative condition of the chute is present and a second characteristic when a second operative condition of the chute is present. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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