A storage and dosing station for storage and dispensing dosed quantities of solid drug portions. A stationary part (20b) of the station is to be mounted to a frame (4) of an apparatus for packaging solid drug portions, the stationary part comprising a first part of a dispensing device. A controller (19) and a drive for driving an individualizing mechanism for dispensing separate solid drug portions is comprised by the first part. A detachable part (20a) is coupled to the stationary part (20b) and comprises a storage container for receiving a plurality of solid drug portions, a second part of the dispensing device, and an information memory means (21a) is comprised in the second part. Information reading means (21b) on the stationary part (20b) are coupled to the controller, wherein the information reading means can read information stored in the information memory means (21a), if the detachable part (20a) is coupled to the stationary part (20b). The information memory means (21a) store data that are used by t
