A device for transferring pharmaceutical items from a counter apparatus to the interior of containers advance continuously, wherein the counting device (MC) a storage zone (Z) towards which are directed the items once counted and validated together, whose storage zone (Z) is provided with an outlet (U) for the items, which can be opened to release those articles in a downward direction, and whose output (U) is arranged laterally and in a position at a level high relative to the containers (C) to advance continuously in a direction of advance (V), the device (D) comprising: a first series of tubular elements (T1) with dimensions such as to be able to receive free pharmaceutical articles within said elements, and a second series of tubular elements (T2) with such dimensions as to be able to receive free pharmaceutical articles within said elements, the tubular elements (T1) of the first series and the tubular elements (T2) of the second series predisposed such that are vertically arranged so that their respective upper ends are located being a lower level than the output level (U) of the counter device (MC) and their respective lower ends are located at a higher level than the mouths of the containers (C) that continuously advance in the direction of advancement (V) level, It is the first series of tubular elements (T1) and the second series of tubular elements (T2) movable independently of each other to rotate about a rotation axis (a) common, with the same direction of rotation (R) according to respective paths show, each, a middle such that each of the tubular elements (T1) of the first series of tubular members can move beneath the outlet (U) of ap Arato counter (MC), and therein, and is also movable above the mouth of a container (C) respective continuously traveling in the direction of advance (V) and follow the progress of the container (C) while maintaining above the respective mouth in a straight section (V1) in the direction (V), and such that each of the tu
