Method and apparatus for dispensing medication

摘要

A method for dispensing at least two medications to a patient, the method comprising the steps of: automatically dispensing at least one first medication to a patient according to a predetermined dosage level; receiving (203) a request from the patient for a second medication; determining (207, 215) the total dispensed dosage of the at least one first medication and the second medication for the patient; providing (209, 211, 213, 217, 219, 223) an indication if the determined dispensed dosage is equal to or greater than a predetermined maximum dosage; and dispensing (225) the requested second medication if the determined dispensed dosage is less than or equal to the predetermined maximum dosage.

主权项

1. A method for dispensing at least two medications to a patient, the method comprising with a processor the steps of:
controlling a first dispensed channel to dispense a predetermined first medication dosage of a first medication to a patient; receiving a request from said patient for a second medication dosage of a second medication which second medication interacts with the first medication; determining a total dosage of said dispensed first medication and said requested second medication for said patient; providing an indication if said determined total dispensed dosage is equal to or greater than a predetermined maximum total dosage; and dispensing said requested second medication if said determined dispensed dosage is less than or equal to said predetermined maximum total dosage.