SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING PRESCRIPTIVE DRUGS AT THE TIME OF DISPENSING
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1. A system comprising:
- a prescription dispensing system, having a plurality of individual containers therein, each individual container in a specified location, and each container having a quantity of prescription medication therein;
a container inspection device, which optically inspects the container device, and automatically determines contents within said container based on said inspection;
a selector which selects one of said containers, responsive to an external request; and
sends said container to another location.
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Abstract
Prescription drugs are automatically determined and dispensed.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a prescription dispensing system, having a plurality of individual containers therein, each individual container in a specified location, and each container having a quantity of prescription medication therein; a container inspection device, which optically inspects the container device, and automatically determines contents within said container based on said inspection; a selector which selects one of said containers, responsive to an external request; and
sends said container to another location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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storing prescription medicine in a holder in which different items of prescription medicine are automatically maintained in different locations in the holder; automatically removing said prescription medication from areas in the holder to dispense items in the prescription medication; and using a computer to automatically verify at least one aspect of a prescription, and only when said at least one aspect of the prescription has been verified, using the computer to automatically control said automatically removing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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