An object of the present invention is to provide a drug dispensing apparatus to take out the drug in one or more pocket portions of a plurality of pocket portions arranged in for example, a short side direction of a drug sheet.The drug dispensing apparatus of the present invention comprises: a sheet conveying path 2 for conveying a PTP sheet 100 a drug fall opening 26 formed perpendicular to the conveying direction of the PTP sheet 100 a pocket pressing unit 3 for taking out the drug from a drug-receiving pocket portion 100a of the PTP sheet 100 a lifting unit 4 for raising and lowering an extrusion member 31 of the pocket pressing unit 3 a sheet fixed unit 5 for pressing and fixing the PTP sheet 100 a drug path 6 for guiding the drug taken out from the drug-receiving pocket portion 100a into a drug accommodating portion a conveying width adjustment unit 7 for adjusting the conveying width of the sheet conveying path 2 and an opening width adjustment unit 8 for adjusting the width of the drug fall opening 26.本發明之課題在於提供一種取出在藥劑薄片的例如短邊方向排列之複數個袋部中之1個或複數個袋部的藥劑之藥劑取出裝置。本發明之藥劑取出裝置係具備有:運送PTP薄片100之薄片運送路徑2;與PTP薄片100的運送方向正交而形成之藥劑落下用開口部26;從上述PTP薄片100的藥劑收容袋部100a中取出藥劑之袋按壓部3;使上述袋按壓部3的壓出構件31升降之升降部4;按壓上述PTP薄片100並予以固定之薄片固定部5;將從上述藥劑收容袋部100a所取出之藥劑導引至藥劑收容部之藥劑通路6;調節上述薄片運送路徑2的運送寬度之運送寬度調節部7;以及調節上述藥劑落下用開口部26的寬度之開口寬度調節部8。1‧‧‧藥劑取出裝置2‧‧‧薄片運送路徑3‧‧‧袋按壓部4‧‧‧升降部5‧‧‧薄片固定器6‧‧‧藥劑通路7‧‧‧運送寬度調節部8‧‧‧開口寬度調節部21‧‧‧運送輥21a‧‧‧被動皮帶輪22‧‧‧對向輥22a‧‧‧板彈簧23a‧‧‧驅動皮帶輪23b‧‧‧驅動皮帶25‧‧‧對向輥26‧‧‧藥劑落下用開口部31‧‧‧壓出構件31a‧‧‧壓出輥32‧‧‧導引轉軸33‧‧‧螺帽部34‧‧‧傳送螺桿34a‧‧‧被動皮帶輪41‧‧‧支撐部42‧‧‧齒條部43‧‧‧小齒輪部44‧‧‧馬達51‧‧‧圓板狀構件(薄片按壓構件)52a‧‧‧支撐軸71‧‧‧導引構件75a、75b‧‧‧齒輪100‧‧‧PTP薄片100a‧‧‧藥劑收容袋部
