APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING PILLS, AS WELL AS DISPENSER AND PILLPACK FOR USE THEREIN

摘要

An apparatus for dispensing pills comprises at least a ring-shaped blister- pack (2), in which cavities (3) containing pills (P) are distributed, such that the openings of the cavities (3) therein are directed outwardly, as wel l as a flat pocket dispenser. It has a first part (5) for receiving the pack ( 2) in a ring shape, and has a second part (6) fitting onto the first part (5) a nd encasing the blisterpack (2) together with the opening (7) with which a pill (P) to be dispensed can be aligned. A push-out means (8) can be positioned i n line with the respective pills (P) of the blister pack (2) and is operable f or pushing out the pill (P) to be dispensed through the passage opening (7). There are provided means (10, 12-15, 34-36) for stepwise rotatably positioni ng the blister pack (2) relative to the part including the push out means (8). The blisterpack (2) itself and the part containing the push out means (8) comprise means for stepwise positioning the blister pack.