MEDICATION DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A medication dispensing system and method where the patient can have his personal console capable of receiving an insert having a tray with an array of medication compartments corresponding to respective times and dates at wh ich the medication is prescribed to be taken. A database in the console can be set with the specified times and dates at which the medication is to be t aken. When the console determines the time to dispense medication in one of the compartments has been reached, a visual and/or audible indicator can be triggered. Membranes which are to be hand-removed by the patient cover the r espective compartments. A detector provided under the insert can detect acro ss the tray whether or not the membrane corresponding to the selected medica tion compartment has been removed.