A pill dispending canister mountable onto a pill packaging device comprising a hopper, a bulk dispenser, and a discrete dispenser. The hopper preferably includes a reservoir and an initial passage. The bulk dispenser preferably includes a bulk dispensing base, a bulk dispensing disc, a bulk dispensing motor, a pill exit chute, and bulk dispensing sensor. The discrete dispenser preferably includes a discrete dispensing base, a pill sorter, a discrete dispensing disc, a discrete dispensing motor, a pill drop chute, a pill jam sensor, a discrete pill sensor, a pill gate, a gate motor, and a control board.
