| 摘要 |
Disclosed are systems and methods for processing the releasing and/or dispensing of releasable items, particularly pills, capsules, tablets, medications, and drugs. In one embodiment, a system for processing the releasing and/or dispensing releasable items includes a releasing unit configured to verify whether a cartridge is authorized for usage with a releasing unit. The releasing unit is further configured to send data corresponding to the releasable items and the activities of the items via a network and/or telephone line. The system further includes a central-computing device configured to receive the data via the network and/or telephone line and provide a database of the data to a provider, i.e., pharmacist. In one embodiment, a method for processing the releasing and/or dispensing of releasable items includes verifying whether a cartridge is authorized for usage with a releasing unit, gathering data corresponding to the releasable items from the cartridge, determining whether to release the releasable items to a user in accordance to the gathered data, recording data corresponding to the activities of the medication in a memory in the releasing unit, sending the data from the releasing unit to a central-computing device via a network and/or telephone line, wherein the central-computing device provides a database of the activities data and sends the database to a provider.
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