METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING

摘要

A pharmaceutical order filling system receives pharmaceutical orders and uses an automated dispensing device to dispense pharmaceuticals into containers. The automated dispensing device is configured with a filling cabinet that stores and dispenses measured quantities of pharmaceuticals and is further configured to stage measured quantities of pharmaceuticals in buffer tubes to enable efficient fulfillment of the pharmaceutical orders. Containers may be disposed on a pallet which may be moved within an automated dispensing device to place the containers under buffer tubes to receive measured quantities of pharmaceuticals from the buffer tubes into appropriate containers in an efficient manner.

主权项

1. A pharmaceutical order filling system comprising:
an order processing device to receive a pharmaceutical order; and an automated dispensing device comprising a filling cabinet including a cell containing an available quantity of a pharmaceutical of the pharmaceutical order, a prefill assembly including a buffer tube that is in communication with the cell of the filling cabinet and that is configured to stage dispensing of a plurality of measured quantities of the pharmaceutical, wherein the automated dispensing device is communicatively coupled to the order processing device and configured to dispense a first measured quantity of the available quantity of the pharmaceutical into the buffer tube and to dispense the first measured quantity of the pharmaceutical from the buffer tube into a container, wherein the first measured quantity is selected from the plurality of measured quantities, and the cell comprising a funnel, wherein the cell is adapted to receive an insert, the insert being adapted to receive the quantity of the pharmaceutical and to dispense the first measured quantity of the pharmaceutical through a dispensing tube of the insert, and the funnel comprising a weighted gate adapted to receive the dispensing tube of the insert.