An apparatus for dispensing medication is provided. The apparatus includes a case configured to comprise a medication packet container in which medication packets containing medications prescribed for a patient are seated, and a medication packet discharging opening through which the medication packets are externally discharged a medication packet discharging component configured to discharge the medication packets from the medication packet container one by one and a controller configured to control the medication packet discharging component to discharge the medication packets one by one from the medication packet container.