A pill dispensing system and associated methods are configured for managing the distribution of pills to a patient. In at least one embodiment, an at least one tamper-proof pill storage container provides an at least one pill magazine positioned within a housing of the pill storage container and configured for storing and selectively dispensing a plurality of pills through a pill outlet provided by the housing. A patient application, residing in memory on an at least one patient device under the control of the patient, is in selective communication with the at least one pill storage container. An at least one monitoring device is in selective communication with the patient application, the at least one monitoring device configured for assisting the patient application with monitoring an at least one vital of the patient.

There are provided a medication support apparatus, a medication support system, a medication support method, and a program capable of reliably checking that a correct user has taken a correct medicine. A medication support apparatus includes: a medication instruction information acquisition unit 12 that acquires medication instruction information including medicine information and user information; a medicine package holding unit 16 that holds a medicine package; a user checking unit 14 that checks whether or not a user corresponds to the user information; a medicine package providing unit 18 that takes out the medicine package corresponding to the checked user from the medicine package holding unit 16; a medicine package checking unit 20 that checks whether or not the medicine package or the medicine in the medicine package corresponds to the medicine information; an action recognition unit 22 that recognizes an action of the user; and a medication determination unit 24 that determines whether or not medication has been performed, according to the medication instruction information based on the medication instruction information, a checking result of the user checking unit 14, a checking result of the medicine package checking unit 20, and a recognition result of the action recognition unit 22.

A pill dispensing system and associated methods are configured for managing the distribution of pills to a patient. In at least one embodiment, an at least one tamper-proof pill storage container provides an at least one pill magazine positioned within a housing of the pill storage container and configured for storing and selectively dispensing a plurality of pills through a pill outlet provided by the housing. A patient application, residing in memory on an at least one patient device under the control of the patient, is in selective communication with the at least one pill storage container. An at least one monitoring device is in selective communication with the patient application, the at least one monitoring device configured for assisting the patient application with monitoring an at least one vital of the patient.

A medication management system, having a means for recording a medication regimen; and a medication dispenser having: a base having a sensor for detecting changes in the medication dispenser; a casing having: compartments; walls separating each compartment; and wires housed within the walls; a cap adapted to fit onto and rotate on the top end, the cap having: a door adapted to be in a closed state and in an open state; a first cap magnet; and a second cap magnet adapted to be aligned with and make a magnetic connection with the first cap magnet when the door is in the open state, creating a first electrical signal; wherein the first electrical signal is sent to the processor via the wires; such that a removal of the medication from the medication dispenser is detected by the sensor and generates a second electrical signal sent to the processor.

The present invention provides a secure pharmaceutical container. The secure container includes a plurality of compartments for storing pills, tablets, solutions, pastes, creams, ointments, gels, emulsions, or any other pharmaceutical product. The compartments each include a locking mechanism that is operably connected to a biometric system, such as a fingerprint scanner. The compartments become unlocked upon the fingerprint scanner reading an approved fingerprint, ensuring that only individuals approved to have access to the container are granted access.

A medication management system, having a means for recording a medication regimen; and a medication dispenser having: a base having a sensor for detecting changes in the medication dispenser; a casing having: compartments; walls separating each compartment; and wires housed within the walls; a cap adapted to fit onto and rotate on the top end, the cap having: a door adapted to be in a closed state and in an open state; a first cap magnet; and a second cap magnet adapted to be aligned with and make a magnetic connection with the first cap magnet when the door is in the open state, creating a first electrical signal; wherein the first electrical signal is sent to the processor via the wires; such that a removal of the medication from the medication dispenser is detected by the sensor and generates a second electrical signal sent to the processor.

Dispensing devices and systems for oral transmucosal administration of small volume drug dosage forms to the oral mucosa are provided. The dispensing device may be a single dose applicator (SDA), or an electromechanical device comprising a means for patient identification such as a wrist worn RFID tag and annular bidirectional antenna together with a lock-out feature.

A pill dispensing system and associated methods are configured for managing the distribution of pills to a patient. In at least one embodiment, an at least one tamper-proof pill storage container provides an at least one pill magazine positioned within a housing of the pill storage container and configured for storing and selectively dispensing a plurality of pills through a pill outlet provided by the housing. A patient application, residing in memory on an at least one patient device under the control of the patient, is in selective communication with the at least one pill storage container. An at least one monitoring device is in selective communication with the patient application, the at least one monitoring device configured for assisting the patient application with monitoring an at least one vital of the patient.

Dispensing devices and systems for oral transmucosal administration of small volume drug dosage forms to the oral mucosa are provided. The dispensing device may be a single dose applicator (SDA), or an electromechanical device comprising a means for patient identification such as a wrist worn RFID tag and annular bidirectional antenna together with a lock-out feature.

An automated method is provided for recording contents of medication packages vended from a plurality of vending machines in electronic records, such as an electronic medication administration record (eMAR), that store records for a plurality of patients who are associated with respective vending machines. A vending event causes the electronic record to be populated. The contents of the medication packages vended from the vending machines are recorded in electronic records without communicating patient names or vended medications in the electronic message sent from the vending machines.