Abstract: A pharmaceutical strip into winder includes a variable speed electric drive driving rotation of a forked spindle mounted thereto wherein the forked spindle includes a strip receiving slot formed in and along the spindle, a foot operable remote actuator remote from and cooperating with the electric drive, wherein operation by a user of the remote actuator selectively rotates the spindle at a speed of revolution which is selectively controllable by the user to provide for counting by the user of individual pharmaceutical products carried in spaced apart array along the pharmaceutical strip. The pharmaceutical strip is wound onto the spindle to form a roll.