MEDICATION DISPENSING AND CONTROL UNIT

摘要

A medication and dispensing system tracks the medication of multiple users over time and preferably combines this information with periodic test results provided to the system. The system is designed to allow remote access electronically to authorized users whereby doctors or other medical professionals can review the data of actual medication dispensed and preliminary test results accumulated over time. Preliminary analysis of the data is conducted by the system to identify a predetermined medical alert condition. Upon determination of the predetermined medical alert condition, the dispensing system dispenses or makes available for dispensing an alert response medication.

主权项

1. An automated system for medication dispensing and control comprising
a computer processing arrangement; a medication receiving structure for receiving a series of medication cassettes assigned to at least one individual user and an arrangement for dispensing of an alert response medication based on detection of a predetermined alert condition; an arrangement for receiving information associated with each medication cassette identifying at least a user, a quantity of medication and a dosage regime; a computer database associated with said computer processor arrangement for storing said received information; a medication dispensing arrangement associated with said medication receiving structure for dispensing of individual dosages of medication contained in said cassettes and tracking of said dispensed dosages by user in said computer database; a communication arrangement for connecting test equipment to said system and entering and storing user test results in said computer database; said computer processing arrangement including preliminary analysis of said dispensed medication and said test results to identify the occurrence of said predetermined alert condition associated with a user; said computer processing arrangement upon identification of said predetermined alert condition dispenses or makes available for dispensing said alert response medication.