[Technical Problem]To improve convenience of a medicine dispensing apparatus.[Solution to Problem]A medicine dispensing apparatus (1) includes a first rotator, a second rotator, a counter (26), a recovering path (22) having a recovering end (22A), a dispensing end (21) having a dispensing end (21A) disposed in a position higher than the recovering end, and a switching mechanism (25) for switching a medicine passage path between the dispensing path and the recovering path.