Abstract: A system and method of item dispensing. One system includes a canister including a body for housing and releasing items comprising a plurality of individually provided quantity or doses of items. The canister can further include a plurality of canister components configured to dispense one or more designated items. The canister can be configured based upon one or more arrangements of the canister components defined by one or more databases. The canister can be configured to be disposed in an automated dispensing machine (ADM) during operation and to release individually at least a portion of the plurality of individually provided quantity or doses of the items, the releasing in response or one or more instructions to release an item from a specified canister disposed in the ADM.

Abstract: A system and method of a medication dispensing. One system includes a canister including a body for housing and releasing medication comprising a plurality of individually provided medication. The canister can further include a memory comprising canister information for identifying canisters or content of the canisters, wherein the memory is configured to provide the canister information to a data storage configured to identify, based on the canister information, a type of medication contained in the body, the data storage further configured to provide the type of medication to an automated dispensing machine (ADM) containing the canister. The canister can be configured to be disposed in the ADM during operation and to release individually at least a portion of the plurality of individually provided medication contained therein, the releasing in response to the ADM operating to release the type of medication associated with the canister information.

Abstract: A system and method for control of prescription drug packaging and dispensing machines located in an in-patient health care facility including centralized control and enhanced communication between system components. Delay and errors in processing item data in the prescription dispensing system are reduced by using concise ID data incorporated into each canister memory chip and storing canister contents data elsewhere. Canisters are configured in a pharmacy using interchangeable parts. Data being processed is synchronized by a combination of user tokens (who), data identifiers (what), and unique Ids for the entities in the system (where). The foregoing combination enables substantial efficiency improvements and error reduction.

Abstract: A system and method of a medication dispensing. One system includes a canister including a body for housing and releasing medication comprising a plurality of individually provided medication. The canister can further include a memory comprising canister information for identifying canisters or content of the canisters, wherein the memory is configured to provide the canister information to a data storage configured to identify, based on the canister information, a type of medication contained in the body, the data storage further configured to provide the type of medication to an automated dispensing machine (ADM) containing the canister. The canister can be configured to be disposed in the ADM during operation and to release individually at least a portion of the plurality of individually provided medication contained therein, the releasing in response to the ADM operating to release the type of medication associated with the canister information.

Abstract: A system and method for control of prescription drug packaging and dispensing machines located in an in-patient health care facility including centralized control and enhanced communication between system components. Delay and errors in processing item data in the prescription dispensing system are reduced by using concise ID data incorporated into each canister memory chip and storing canister contents data elsewhere. Canisters are configured in a pharmacy using interchangeable parts. Data being processed is synchronized by a combination of user tokens (who), data identifiers (what), and unique Ids for the entities in the system (where). The foregoing combination enables substantial efficiency improvements and error reduction.

Abstract: A system and method for control of prescription drug packaging and dispensing machines located in an in-patient health care facility including centralized control and enhanced communication between system components. Delay and errors in processing item data in the prescription dispensing system are reduced by using concise ID data incorporated into each canister memory chip and storing canister contents data elsewhere. Canisters are configured in a pharmacy using interchangeable parts. Data being processed is synchronized by a combination of user tokens (who), data identifiers (what), and unique Ids for the entities in the system (where). The foregoing combination enables substantial efficiency improvements and error reduction.

Abstract: A system and method for control of prescription drug packaging and dispensing machines located in an in-patient health care facility including centralized control and enhanced communication between system components. Delay and errors in processing item data in the prescription dispensing system are reduced by using concise ID data incorporated into each canister memory chip and storing canister contents data elsewhere. Canisters are configured in a pharmacy using interchangeable parts. Data being processed is synchronized by a combination of user tokens (who), data identifiers (what), and unique Ids for the entities in the system (where). The foregoing combination enables substantial efficiency improvements and error reduction.

Abstract: A system and method for control of prescription drug packaging and dispensing machines located in an in-patient health care facility including centralized control and enhanced communication between system components. Delay and errors in processing item data in the prescription dispensing system are reduced by using concise ID data incorporated into each canister memory chip and storing canister contents data elsewhere. Canisters are configured in a pharmacy using interchangeable parts. Data being processed is synchronized by a combination of user tokens (who), data identifiers (what), and unique Ids for the entities in the system (where). The foregoing combination enables substantial efficiency improvements and error reduction.