PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To respond to a variety of takeout operations according to preparation of drugs in a tablet takeout unit for taking out a tablet from a tablet sheet.SOLUTION: A tablet feeder includes a tablet takeout unit for taking out a tablet from a tablet sheet including a tablet accommodating part in which the tablet is encapsulated. The tablet feeder also includes takeout means for taking out the tablet from the tablet accommodating part, storage means for storing a normal takeout condition and another takeout condition which is different in takeout operation from the tablet accommodating part from the normal takeout condition, and selection means for selecting either of the takeout conditions from among the stored takeout conditions. When a tablet is taken out from the tablet sheet, the takeout operation for taking out the tablet from the tablet accommodating part is switched to a takeout operation on the selected takeout condition.
