There is provided an apparatus for dispensing one or more drugs in pellet form. The apparatus includes a cartridge assembly configured to store drugs in pellet form, and dispense the drugs upon actuation of one or more dispensing mechanisms located within the cartridge assembly. The apparatus further includes a control unit configured to actuate the one or more dispensing mechanisms located within the cartridge assembly, as well as a cover including a collection region configured to receive and store drugs dispensed from the one or more dispensing mechanisms. The cover is movable between a first position in which the collection region of the cover forms an enclosed cavity, and a second position in which the collection region is exposed such that a user can access drugs contained therein.

The methods of the present disclosure are generally directed to controlling noise and performance associated with a vacuum system for retrieving and dispensing dispensable units, such as pills. By way of example and not limitation, such methods may be useful for addressing the particular challenges associated with automated dispensing of pills (or other dispensable units) in environments—such as many household or point-of-care environments—that are sensitive to noise and/or in environments in which the retrieval device is generally operated by users without specialized training in maintaining the retrieval device.

There is described a device for dispensing a drug or medicament in pellet form. The device includes a cartridge including a chamber for containing a plurality of pellets and a screw pump, wherein the screw pump is configured to receive pellets from the chamber and, upon rotation of the screw pump, transport the pellets from the chamber to be dispensed from the device via the screw pump. The device further includes a rotating member extending through the cartridge and configured to rotate the screw pump so as to dispense pellets therefrom. The cartridge further includes a tapered portion configured to guide pellets contained within the chamber into the screw pump for dispensing from the device via the screw pump as aforesaid. The screw pump is located outside of the tapered portion of the cartridge.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for secure retrieval, tracking, administration, and/or return of contents such as oral medications. In some cases, a system for securing and tracking contents within a container is provided. The system may comprise an adapter configured to couple to an opening to the container, or to a cap of the container. The adapter can be configured to operate and switch between an unlocked state and a locked state. The system may also comprise a key device paired with the adapter. The key device can be configured to cause the adapter to switch from the locked state to the unlocked state upon activation of the key device, thereby permitting a user to open the container and access the contents from the container.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for secure retrieval, tracking, administration, and/or return of contents such as oral medications. In some cases, a system for securing and tracking contents within a container is provided. The system may comprise an adapter configured to couple to an opening to the container, or to a cap of the container. The adapter can be configured to operate and switch between an unlocked state and a locked state. The system may also comprise a key device paired with the adapter. The key device can be configured to cause the adapter to switch from the locked state to the unlocked state upon activation of the key device, thereby permitting a user to open the container and access the contents from the container.

A child-resistant medication container assembly that includes a blister card including a plurality of compartments each configured to support a dosage of medication, and a puck including a body portion, a recess that defines a partition wall in the body portion, and a plurality of openings defined in the partition wall. Each opening corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card. The assembly further includes a carton including a first wall opposite a second wall. An access opening is defined in the first wall and a plurality of perforations are defined in the second wall. The access opening is sized to provide access to the plurality of compartments, and each perforation corresponds to one of the plurality of compartments in the blister card.

A modular dispenser includes a cartridge configured to hold a plurality of pills. The cartridge includes an opening through which the at least one pill is configured to pass under an influence of gravity. A dispensing base is configured to removably receive the cartridge. The dispensing base includes a funnel with a funnel inlet proximate the opening of the cartridge and a funnel outlet spaced apart from the funnel inlet. A dispensing assembly is rotatably coupled to the dispensing base. The dispensing base also includes at least one catch configured to receive the at least one pill when the at least one catch is proximate the funnel outlet and to rotate the at least one catch away from the funnel outlet to a position from which the at least one pill is retrievable by a user.

A modular dispenser includes a cartridge configured to hold a plurality of pills. The cartridge includes an opening through which the at least one pill is configured to pass under an influence of gravity. A dispensing base is configured to removably receive the cartridge. The dispensing base includes a funnel with a funnel inlet proximate the opening of the cartridge and a funnel outlet spaced apart from the funnel inlet. A dispensing assembly is rotatably coupled to the dispensing base. The dispensing base also includes at least one catch configured to receive the at least one pill when the at least one catch is proximate the funnel outlet and to rotate the at least one catch away from the funnel outlet to a position from which the at least one pill is retrievable by a user.