A medication adherence system and corresponding medication box for improving medication adherence. The system includes the medication box, which is transparent and has a machine-readable marker, such as a QR code, on or beneath the floor thereof. The marker is capable of being scanned and read through the transparent bottoms of individual chambers. Data embedded in the marker includes, but is not limited to, the user's medication plan, the date and time when the medication is to be ingested, and instructions for recording the date and time when the marker is scanned and read. The underlying software program/application processes this information and provides an indication as to the user's compliance with the medication plan.

A medication-taking support device that has no possibility of a pill case being left outside the medication-taking support device even if the pill case ejected outside a casing is not received by a user is provided. The medication-taking support device includes a cassette (25) that stores medicine-containing pill cases in such a manner that the pill cases are stacked on top of one another, a push-out mechanism (30) that pushes out the pill case on a lowermost tier in the cassette (25) by a predetermined dimension, and a pull-back mechanism (32) that pulls back the pill case remaining on the lowermost tier without being extracted from the cassette (25) into the cassette (25).

Robotic pill dispensers are described. A robotic pill dispenser may include a main body forming a cavity and comprising an inlet port and an outlet port. The pill dispenser may further include a container assembly disposed in the cavity of the main body. The container assembly may include a container body and a plurality of blades fastened to the container body and dividing the container assembly into a plurality of compartments. The plurality of blades may be movable relative to the container body. The pill dispenser may further comprise a processor configured to control the pill dispenser to align a first compartment of the plurality of compartments to the outlet port, determine whether one or more medications are present in the first compartment, and control the mechanical actuator to shake at least a portion of the pill dispenser.

A measuring container comprises a storage container and a storage section selector. The storage container includes storage sections each capable of storing a predetermined number of tablets. The storage section selector is attached to the storage container and has a second path that allows the tablets to pass through from one end to an other end. The one end of the second path is connected to an outside, and the other end is selectively connected to one of the storage sections.

A medicine vending machine with classification function, including an electric cabinet and at least one medicine storage cabinet connected to the electric cabinet. A door of the electric cabinet is provided with a display screen, an operation area and a medicine delivery port. A medicine delivery box is provided at an interior of the electric cabinet near the medicine delivery port. A plurality of medicine cargo lanes and a medicine delivery device are provided inside the medicine storage cabinet, and a side wall of the medicine storage cabinet is provided with an isolation door. The medicine delivery device is configured to transfer the medicines stored in the medicine cargo lane to the medicine delivery box through the isolation door.

A system for permitting administration of an as-needed medication dose to a patient is disclosed herein. The system comprises a medication management server, a computing device associated with a healthcare provider and a dispenser associated with a patient. The dispenser in communication with the server is configured to dispense controlled medication at a minimum dosing interval. The dispenser comprises a controller in communication with the server configured to control the actuation of one or more events of the dispenser including a medication dispensation event. The computing device in communication with the server is configured to manage a quantity of the medication dose dispensed and the predefined dosing interval, remotely. The server is further configured to send an alert on tampering the dispenser or on detecting an out-of-communication state of dispenser for a predetermined time interval.

A device for counting and dispensing objects, including two elements. A first element includes a conduit for dispensing the objects to be counted and dispensed, and a second element cooperates with the first element to form two obturators which define, in the dispensing conduit a chamber suitable for containing a predetermined number of said objects.

The device includes a lock moveable between a lock state wherein said lock partially obturators the dispensing conduit, and an unlock state wherein the lock is retracted outside the dispensing conduit, the lock being configured so that the position of an object present in the chamber is not affected by a change in the state of the lock.

The present invention relates to a hand-held medicament dispenser. The invention further relates to a hand-held medicament dispenser with an exchangeable cartridge contained therein. The invention further relates to uses of the medicament dispenser for counting and dispensing solid medicinal units.

A storage container for a storage and dispensing station for small piece goods, in particular drugs or dietary supplement products, is provided. The storage container includes a housing with an on the inside circular cylindrical section, a separating device arranged in the on the inside circular cylindrical section including a base body and multiple channels, the channels being open to the outer periphery of the separating device and each channel having a peripheral wall and two radial walls, and a retainer. At least one radial wall and/or the peripheral wall includes a depression and/or an elevation to reduce a contact area between a small piece good and the channel wall, the shape and size of the depression/elevation being selected in such a way that an electrostatic attraction between the small piece good and the channel wall is reduced.

The present invention relates to a dispenser for use with a pill container. The dispenser comprises a base, a reciprocating element, a revolving distributor and a cam assembly, whereby the cam assembly translates a reciprocation of the reciprocating element into a rotation of the revolving distributor and allow dispensing a single pill at each reciprocation cycle. The dispenser of the present invention allows patients to be provided with medications by an easy-to-use means for dispensing of a single dosage by a simple press of a hand.