MEDICATION DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME

Abstract

A medication dispensing system and method of using same is presented. The medication dispensing system includes a base, a cap and pills. The base has plurality of concave niches for housing the pills. The cap is rotatably attached to the base in which the cap has a dispensing orifice for dispensing the pills. The medication dispensing system may also have a packaging unit containing a pill box composed of the base, cap and pills. The method of using the medication dispensing system includes the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and rotating.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates medication dispensing systems, more particularly, to a medication dispensing system having a plurality of pills nested within a pill box for easy access and hygienic storage.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A wide variety of pill box containers for use in storing and dispensing various pharmaceutical preparations, vitamins, and minerals and alike are available in today's market place. Some of these types of containers for storing and dispensing pills are available in blister packs which are not refillable. Others of these types of containers are divided into sub-compartments that provide separately access and are, for example, openable and closeable by using a slide-out lid. Such slide-out lids to these types of pill boxes are prone to either completely sliding out and/or snapping off. In addition to breaking or loosing the slide-out lids, the pills held within these containers can be easily spilled and their integrity can be compromised. For some people, in particular elderly people, the requisite hand strength needed to open their respective pill containers is not available due to difficulties with their hands and fingers or with arthritis. A more easily and dependably manipulated pill box is needed for providing a convenient means for dispensing various medications.

While the pill box devices of today fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, these pill box devices do not describe an medication dispensing system that includes a base, a cap and pills in which the cap is rotatably attached to the base. Neither do the pill box devices of today provide the method of using the medication dispensing system includes the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and rotating. These combination of elements would specifically match the user's particular individual needs of making it possible to provide a means for conveniently dispensing various medications from pill boxes.

Therefore, a need exists for a new and improved medication dispensing system having a base, a cap and pills in which the cap is rotatably attached to the base. Neither do the pill box devices of today provide the method of using the medication dispensing system includes the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and rotating. In this respect, the medication dispensing system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an system and method primarily developed for the purpose of providing a convenient means for making it possible to for a user to selectively dispense pills in a convenient manner without straining the user's hands.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present medication dispensing system and method of using, according to the principles of the present invention, overcomes a number of the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a novel medication dispensing system and method for use in dispensing pills contained therein. The medication dispensing system includes a base, a cap and pills. The method of using the medication dispensing system includes the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and rotating.

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known type medication dispensing systems now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved medication dispensing systems, which will be described subsequently in great detail, is to provide a new and improved medication dispensing systems which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by the prior art, either alone or in any combination thereof.

To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a medication dispensing system having a base, a cap and pills in which the base has plurality of concave niches for housing the pills and the cap is rotatably attached to the base. The cap has a dispensing orifice for dispensing the pills.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution of the art may be better appreciated.

The invention may also include a packaging unit containing a pill box composed of the base, cap and pills.

Numerous aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading of the following detailed description of presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompany drawings. In this respect, before explaining the current embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

It is therefore an aspect of the present invention to provide a new and improved medication dispensing system that has many of the advantages of the prior medication dispensing system and minimizing a number of their disadvantages.

It is another aspect of the present invention to provide a new and improved medication dispensing system that may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.

An even further aspect of the present invention is to provide a new and improved medication dispensing system that has a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making medication dispensing system economically available to the buying public.

Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide a medication dispensing system that provides many of the advantages of the prior art, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.

Lastly, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide a new and improved method of using the medication dispensing system comprising the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and rotating.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution of the art may be better appreciated.

Numerous other features and advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading of the following detailed description of presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompany drawings. In this respect, before explaining the current embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.

These together with other aspects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific aspects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and description matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be better understood and aspects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the medication dispensing system constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the medication dispensing system of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the pill box of the medication dispensing system of the present invention;

FIG. 4A is side view of the pill box of the medication dispensing system of the present invention;

FIG. 4B is cross sectional side view of the pill box of the medication dispensing system of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the pill box of the medication dispensing system of the present invention.

The same reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the various figures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The present invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art.

The following detailed embodiments presented herein are for illustrative purposes. That is, these detailed embodiments are intended to be exemplary of the present invention for the purposes of providing and aiding a person skilled in the pertinent art to readily understand how to make and use of the present invention. Accordingly, the detailed discussion herein of one or more embodiments is not intended, nor is to be construed, to limit the metes and bounds of the patent protection afforded the present invention, in which the scope of patent protection is intended to be defined by the claims and their equivalents thereof. Therefore, embodiments not specifically addressed herein, such as adaptations, variations, modifications, and equivalent arrangements, should be and are considered to be implicitly disclosed by the illustrative embodiments and claims described herein and therefore fall within the scope of the present invention.

Further, it should be understood that, although steps of various the claimed method may be shown and described as being in a sequence or temporal order, the steps of any such method are not limited to being carried out in any particular sequence or order, absent an indication otherwise. That is, the claimed method steps are to be considered to be capable of being carried out in any sequential combination or permutation order while still falling within the scope of the present invention.

Referring now to the drawings, and in particular FIGS. 1 to 5 thereof, One preferred embodiment of the medication dispensing system 10 comprises a base 20, a cap 40 and a plurality of pills 60. The base 20 comprises a plurality of concave niches 30. The cap 40 is rotatably attached to the base 20 in which the cap 40 comprises a dispensing orifice 50 through the cap 40. The pills 60 are housed within concave niches 30. The cap 40, base 20 and pills 60 comprise a pill box 130.

One preferred embodiment is that the base 20 may also comprise a central socket 90 and the cap 40 may also comprise a central pivot pin 100 coupled to the central socket 90 of the base 20. Another preferred embodiment is that the cap 40 comprises a central socket 90 and the base 20 comprises a central pivot pin 100 coupled to the central socket 90 of the cap 40.

The pills 60 may be any know type of pill. One preferred embodiment is that the pills 60 comprise an active agent, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) such as PEG90, a medium chained triglyceride (MCT), Hydrogenated coco glycerides, glycerin, gelatin, polysorbate 80, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, Sorbitol and a flavoring agent.

The active agent of the pills 60 may be any known active agent such as those selected from the group consisting of acetaminophen, benzocaine, camphor, codeine, diperodon, dextromethorphan, dibucaine, diclonine, dyclonine, eucalyptus oil, hexylresorcinol ibuprofen, lidocaine, menthol, mepiracaine, phenacaine, pramoxine, prilocaine, tetracaine, and salts thereof.

The flavoring agent of the pills 60 may be any known flavoring agent such as those selected from the group consisting of allspice oil, amyl acetate, anethole, anis oil, benzaldehyde, berry extract, cardamom oil, carvone, cassia oil, natural and artificial cherry favoring, cineole, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamon oil, clove oil, coriander oil, ethyl vanillin, ethyl praline, eucalyptus oil, eugenol, fennel oil, grape extract, grapefruit extract, kiwi extract, lavender oil, lemon extract, lime extract, limonene, linalool, mandarin orange extract, menthol, menthone, methyl salicylate, nutmeg oil, orange extract, peach extract, peppermint oil, perilla oil, spearmint oil, strawberry extract, tangelo extract, tangerine extract, and wintergreen oil.

The MCT of the of the pills 60 may be any known MCT such as those selected from the group consisting of babassu oil, coconut oil, cohune oil, palm kernel oil, tucum oil, and fractions thereof, and the long chain triglyceride oils are corn oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, sunflower seed oil and fish oil. MCTs are saturated fatty acid with chain lengths of 6-14 carbons and are thought to have unique metabolism properties importance to the body. They are metabolized more rapidly than long chain triglycerides. MCT are rapidly utilized as an energy substrate and frequent generation of ketone bodies that may represent an important mechanism to spare nitrogen and support protein synthesis

The PEG of the pills 60 may be any known PEG such as those selected from the group consisting of PEG 90, PEG 200, PEG 300, PEG 400 and PEG 600 and mixtures thereof.

The pills 60 may also optionally contain a sweetener selected from the group consisting of acesulfame, alitame, aspartame, gelatin, rebaudiose A, saccharin and sucralose.

The pills 60 may also optionally contain a preservative selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid; ethylene glycol-bis-(b-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid; 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid; ethylene-N,N′-diglycine; 2,2′-ethylendiimino)-dibutyric acid, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, propionic acid, methylparaben, propylparaben, and diazolidinyl urea and alkali metal salts thereof.

The pills 60 may also optionally contain a coating agent selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMEC), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose phthalate (HPMCP), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose succinate (HPMCS), methylacrylic acid, beeswax, candellila wax, microcrystalline wax, jojoba esters copolymer, and admixtures thereof.

The pills 60 may also optionally contain a coloring agent is selected from the group consisting of annatto extract, beta-carotene, beet powder, canthaxanthin, caramel color, carrot oil, Cochineal extract (carmine); cottonseed flour, FD&C Blue No. 1 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Blue No. 2 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Green No. 3 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Red No. 3 (Dye), FD&C Red No. 40 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Yellow No. 5 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Yellow No. 6 (Dye and Lake), ferrous gluconate, fruit juice extract, grape color extract, grape skin extract (enocianina), iron oxide yellow, paprika, paprika oleoresin, riboflavin, saffron, titanium dioxide, turmeric, turmeric oleoresin, and vegetable juice extract.

The pills 60 may also optionally contain an extender selected from the group consisting of agar agar, agar gum, arabic gum, gelatin, ghatti gum, guar gum, karaya gum, Khaya grandifolia gum, locust bean gum (carob), tara gum, tragacanth gum, and xanthan gum.

The pills 60 may also optionally contain a preservative selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, cresol, deteroxime mesylate, ethyl paraben, methyl-4-hydroxy benzoate, methyl paraben, potassium benzoate, potassium sorbate, propyl paraben, resorcinol, sodium benzoate, sodium propionate, sorbic acid, and tocopherol.

The pills 60 may also optionally contain a filler selected from the group consisting of glycerin, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, polyethylene glycol, non-cariogenic dextrans and mixtures thereof, wherein said lozenge is substantially free of magnesium stearate.

An optional selection disk 70 may be added to the dispensing system 10 in which the selection disk 70 is coupled between the base 20 and the cap 40.

The cap 40 can be colored, semi-transparent or even transparent in which a preferred embodiment of the cap 40 is that it is a semi-transparent cap 40.

An optional packaging unit 80 may be added to the dispensing system 10 in which the packaging unit 80 contains the base 20, cap 40 and pills 60. The packaging unit 80 can be any shape and design. One preferred configuration of the packaging unit 80 is that it comprises a backing 110 and front envelope 120.

One preferred embodiment of a method of using a medication dispensing system 10 comprises the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and rotating. The obtaining step comprises obtaining the medication dispensing system 10 comprising: a base 20 comprising a plurality of concave niches 30; a cap 40 rotatably attached to the base 20, the cap 40 comprising a dispensing orifice 50 traversing through the cap 40; a plurality of pills 60 housed within concave niches 30; a selection disk 70 coupled between the base 20 and the cap 40 wherein the base 20, selection disk 70, and cap 40 comprising a pill box 130; and a packaging unit 80 containing the pill box 130; and the packaging unit 80 comprising a backing 110 and front envelope 120. The opening step comprises opening up the packaging unit 80 separating the front envelope 120 away from the backing 110 to open. The retrieving step comprises retrieving the pill box 130 from the opened up packaging unit 80. The turning step comprises turning the selection disk 70 to select a pill 60 housed within a concave niche of the base 20. The rotating step comprises rotating the cap 40 to orient the dispensing orifice 50 over the selected pill. The removing step comprises removing the selected pill 60 out of the pill box 130. The inserting step comprises inserting the removed pill 60 into a mouth of a user.

Referring now to FIG. 1 that depicts a perspective view of an embodiment of the medication dispensing system 10 showing a base 20, a cap 40, a plurality of pills 60, a plurality of concave niches 30, the packaging unit 80, a backing 110 and a front envelope 120. The packaging unit 80 is shown containing the pill box 130 in which the packaging unit 80 comprises the backing 110 and the front envelope 120. The pill box 130 is shown comprising the cap 40, the base 20 and the pills 60. The base 20 is shown having the plurality of concave niches 30. The cap 40 is shown having a dispensing orifice 50 through the cap 40. The pills 60 are shown housed within concave niches 30.

Referring now to FIG. 2 that depicts an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the medication dispensing system 10 of the present invention. The system 10 is shown comprising two pill box 130es, the backing 110 and the front envelope 120.

Referring now to FIG. 3 that depicts an exploded perspective view of the pill box 130 of the medication dispensing system 10 of the present invention. The pill box 130 is shown composed of a base 20, a cap 40, a plurality of pills 60. The base 20 is shown having the plurality of concave niches 30 for housing the pills 60. The cap 40 is shown having a dispensing orifice 50 through the cap 40. The base 20 is also shown having a central socket 90 and the cap 40 is also shown having a central pivot pin 100 for rotatably coupling to the central socket 90 of the base 20.

Referring now to FIG. 4A that depicts a side view of the pill box 130 of the medication dispensing system 10 of the present invention. The pill box 130 is shown composed of the base 20 and the cap 40.

Referring now to FIG. 4B that depicts a cross sectional side view along line A-A′ of the pill box 130 of the medication dispensing system 10 depicted in FIG. 4A. The pill box 130 is shown composed of the base 20, the cap 40, and a plurality of pills 60. The base 20 is shown having a niches 30 and a central socket 90. The cap 40 is shown having a central pivot pin 100 rotatably coupled to the central socket 90 of the base 20. The pills 60 are shown housed within respective niches 30 of the base 20.

Referring now to FIG. 5 that depicts is an exploded perspective view of yet another embodiment of the pill box 130 of the medication dispensing system 10 of the present invention. The pill box 130 is shown composed of the base 20, a disk 70 and the cap 40. The base 20 is shown having the plurality of concave niches 30 and a central socket 90. When assembled the disk 70 is coupled between the base 20 and the cap 40. The cap 40 is shown having a dispensing orifice 50 through the cap 40 and having a central pivot pin 100.

As to the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention described herein is susceptible to variations and modifications other than those specifically described. It is to be understood that the invention includes all such variations and modification which fail within its spirit and scope. The invention also includes all of the steps, features, compositions and compounds referred to or indicated in this specification, individually or collectively, and any and all combinations of any two or more of said steps or features.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A medication dispensing system comprising:

a base comprising a plurality of concave niches;

a cap rotatably attached to the base, the cap comprising a dispensing orifice traversing through the cap; and

a plurality of pills housed within concave niches.

2. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 further comprises a selection disk coupled between the base and the cap.

3. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 further comprises a packaging unit containing the base, cap and pills.

4. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the base comprises a central socket and the cap comprises a central pivot pin coupled to the central socket of the base.

5. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the cap comprises a central socket and the base comprises a central pivot pin coupled to the central socket of the cap.

6. The medication dispensing system of claim 3 wherein the packaging unit comprising a backing and front envelope.

7. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the cap is a semi-transparent cap.

8. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the pills comprise an active agent, a polyethylene glycol (PEG), a medium chained triglyceride (MCT), hydrogenated coco glycerides, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Gelatin and a flavoring agent.

9. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 wherein the active agent is selected from the group consisting of acetaminophen, benzocaine, camphor, codeine, diperodon, dextromethorphan, dibucaine, diclonine, dyclonine, eucalyptus oil, hexylresorcinol ibuprofen, lidocaine, menthol, mepiracaine, phenacaine, pramoxine, prilocaine, tetracaine, and salts thereof.

10. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 wherein the flavoring agent is selected from the group consisting of allspice oil, amyl acetate, anethole, anis oil, artificial cherry flavoring, benzaldehyde, berry extract, cardamom oil, carvone, cassia oil, cineole, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamon oil, clove oil, coriander oil, ethyl vanillin, ethyl praline, eucalyptus oil, eugenol, fennel oil, grape extract, grapefruit extract, kiwi extract, lavender oil, lemon extract, lime extract, limonene, linalool, mandarin orange extract, menthol, menthone, methyl salicylate, natural cherry flavoring, nutmeg oil, orange extract, peach extract, peppermint oil, perilla oil, spearmint oil, strawberry extract, tangelo extract, tangerine extract, and wintergreen oil.

11. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 wherein the MCT is selected from the group consisting of babassu oil, coconut oil, cohune oil, palm kernel oil, tucum oil, and fractions thereof, and the long chain triglyceride oils are corn oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, sunflower seed oil and fish oil.

12. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 wherein the PEG is selected from the group consisting of PEG 90, PEG 200, PEG 300, PEG 400, PEG 600, and mixtures thereof.

13. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising a sweetener selected from the group consisting of acesulfame, alitame, aspartame, rebaudiose A, saccharin and sucralose.

14. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising a coating agent selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMEC), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose phthalate (HPMCP), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose succinate (HPMCS), methylacrylic acid copolymer, beeswax candellia wax, microcrystalline wax, Jojoba esters, and admixtures thereof.

15. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising a coloring agent is selected from the group consisting of annatto extract, beta-carotene, beet powder, canthaxanthin, caramel color, carrot oil, Cochineal extract (carmine); cottonseed flour, FD&C Blue No. 1 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Blue No. 2 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Green No. 3 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Red No. 3 (Dye), FD&C Red No. 40 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Yellow No. 5 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Yellow No. 6 (Dye and Lake), ferrous gluconate, fruit juice extract, grape color extract, grape skin extract (enocianina), iron oxide yellow, paprika, paprika oleoresin, riboflavin, saffron, titanium dioxide, turmeric, turmeric oleoresin, and vegetable juice extract.

16. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising an extender selected from the group consisting of agar agar, agar gum, arabic gum, gelatin, ghatti gum, guar gum, karaya gum, Khaya grandifolia gum, locust bean gum (carob), tara gum, tragacanth gum, and xanthan gum.

17. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising a preservative selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, cresol, deteroxime mesylate, ethyl paraben, methyl-4-hydroxy benzoate, methyl paraben, potassium benzoate, potassium sorbate, propyl paraben, resorcinol, sodium benzoate, sodium propionate, sorbic acid, and tocopherol.

18. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising a filler selected from the group consisting of glycerin, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, polyethylene glycol, non-cariogenic dextrans and mixtures thereof, wherein said lozenge is substantially free of magnesium stearate.

19. A method of using a medication dispensing system comprising the steps of:

obtaining the medication dispensing system comprising: a base comprising a plurality of concave niches; a cap rotatably attached to the base, the cap comprising a dispensing orifice traversing through the cap; a plurality of pills housed within concave niches; a selection disk coupled between the base and the cap wherein the base, selection disk, and cap comprising a pill box; and a packaging unit containing the pill box, the packaging unit comprising a backing and front envelope;

opening up the packaging unit separating the front envelope away from the backing to open;

retrieving the pill box from the opened up packaging unit;

turning the selection disk to select a pill housed within a concave niche of the base;

rotating the cap to orient the dispensing orifice over the selected pill;

removing the selected pill out of the pill box; and

inserting the removed pill into a mouth of a user.