A method for dispensing at least two medications to a patient, the method comprising the steps of: automatically dispensing at least one first medication to a patient according to a predetermined dosage level； receiving (203) a request from the patient for a second medication； determining (207, 215) the total dispensed dosage of the at least one first medication and the second medication for the patient； providing (209, 211, 213, 217, 219, 223) an indication if the determined dispensed dosage is equal to or greater than a predetermined maximum dosage； and dispensing (225) the requested second medication if the determined dispensed dosage is less than or equal to the predetermined maximum dosage.
