A receptacle (100) for containing and dispensing a solid medicinal pill (108) directly into the mouth of the user comprising a container with a storage chamber (104) leading to a spout outlet (106) sized to be comfortably inserted between the lips of a user said spout outlet being further provided with a displaceable sealing closure (112) having a normally closed position and wherein displacement of said closure from said closed position to enable the dispensing of at least one pill from said chamber is actuated by the mouth of the user interacting with said spout outlet.
