Concepts presented herein relate to approaches for loading a medication dispenser. In one aspect, a medication schedule is obtained and compartments for medication to be positioned in the medication dispenser are identified. A particular medication is selected to be loaded and an indication is provided of the compartment that will hold the particular medication.

The invention is directed to a pill dispenser system for before and after meals. The system provides seven pill dispensers, corresponding to the days of the week and identifiable by printed tabs, which are provided. Each pill dispenser provides four sections, each corresponding to a meal or snack which is served during the course of a day. Each section further provides two compartments with tight fitting snap-down lids, corresponding to the period before and after each meal or snack. The pill dispensers are provided on a tray in sets of seven, corresponding to the seven days of the week. The tray provides a hinged tray lid which may be secured by a latch.

A system for organizing materials is disclosed. The system has a material organization module, comprising computer-executable code stored in non-volatile memory, a processor, an object recognition imaging device, and a user interface. The material organization module, the processor, the object recognition imaging device, and the user interface are configured to use the object recognition imaging device to determine spatial data and image data, use the image data to display an actual image of a container including a plurality of compartments on the user interface, and display one or more computer-generated edible material images that are superimposed, based on the spatial data, on at least one of the plurality of compartments of the actual image of the container.

Systems and containers for organizing and administering an oral immunotherapy regimen to a patient are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology is directed systems for efficiently and safely identifying pre-packaged dose units to administer to a patient undergoing oral immunotherapy. Further aspects of the present technology are directed to reducing medical staff dosing errors when administering an oral immunotherapy regimen. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of dosage containers, wherein each dosage container includes dosage identification characteristics corresponding to dosage of an oral immunotherapy composition. Further aspects of the present technology are directed to methods of dispensing an oral immunotherapy composition to a patient in a manner that mitigates the risk of errors in oral immunotherapy dose administration.

A medication dispensing device may include a plurality of trays, each tray optionally including a load cell configured to measure a mass/weight of a medication contained in the respective tray. Each tray is placeable in a medication accessible position and a medication inaccessible position. The medication dispensing device includes a user interface configured to provide instructions and/or other information with regard to access for each medication. A processor provides instructions to selectively place each tray in the medication accessible position, and to determine, based on any change in the mass of the medication placed in the medication accessible position, whether the appropriate amount of the medication is removed from the tray.

The invention relates to a method for preparing a pillbox (23) comprising a plurality of cavities for receiving at least one pill, in which the following steps are performed: at least two filling steps in which, in each filling step, a group of at least one pill is placed in at least one cavity of the pillbox (23) according to data, named filling data, a step of acquiring an image of the pillbox (23) by an image acquisition device (24) after at least two filling steps, characterised in that, after at least one acquisition step, named current acquisition step, a step of checking the filling of the pillbox (23) is performed in which: an image acquired during said current acquisition step is compared with an image acquired during an acquisition step preceding said current acquisition step, then conformity of the filling is evaluated.

A system for automatic filling of medication organizers comprises i) a storage unit for medication containers that is accessible from a first side thereof, ii) a plurality of medication organizer filling units, each having a temporary storage rack that is accessible from a side of the medication filling units that faces the storage unit, and iii) a container handling system that is positioned between the storage unit and the temporary storage racks and that is movable between the storage unit and each of the temporary storage racks for transferring selected medication containers therebetween. The system allows minimizing idle times by moving medication containers between the storage unit and temporary storage racks simultaneously to the filling process.

A pill organizer includes a housing including a plurality of internal compartments and an external compartment, at least one pill holder for being received into one of the plurality of compartments, the at least one pill holder including a plurality of chambers, and a plurality of spaced apart ribs extending from an upper surface of the housing.

Provided herein is a system for automated dispensing of articles. Systems may include: a robotic arm; an end-of-arm tool attached to the robotic arm; a scanning device proximate the end-of-arm tool; and a controller to control the robotic arm and the end-of-arm tool. The end-of-arm tool may include a body and two or more vacuum cups extending from the body, where the controller controls a level of suction provided to each of the two or more vacuum cups individually. Each of the two or more vacuum cups extending from the body may be movable between a retracted position proximate the body, and an extended position away from the body of the end-of-arm tool in response to instruction from the controller. Suction may be provided only to the vacuum cups of the two or more vacuum cups that are disposed in the extended position.

A trolley for the dispensing of medicines, comprising an entry area of at least one medicine into the trolley and an exit area of the medicine from the trolley, a movement assembly configured to move the medicine between the entry area and the exit area, the exit area being in a position close to said worktop.