To provide an inspection support apparatus and an inspection support method capable of supporting an inspection operation for inspecting a chemical in a state in which a plurality of first packaging materials accommodating a plurality of chemicals are housed in a second packaging material at the same time To provide.SOLUTION: In the inspection support apparatus 100, the control unit 10 controls the number of chemicals in a second packaging material in which a plurality of first packaging materials containing a plurality of chemicals are stored and the number of the first packaging materials Based on an approximate weight nearest to the weighing value of the weighing parts 51 to 54 among weights which are integral multiples of the total weight of the second packaging material and weights of the weighing parts 51 to 54, 54, the total number of the chemicals accommodated in the second packaging material corresponding to the integer multiple is compared with the prescription data as a weighing result when the difference between the measured value and the weighed value of the prescribed amount is within a predetermined allowable range It is possible.(FIG.【課題】複数の薬品が収容されている第1包装材が複数まとめて第2包装材に収容されている状態でその薬品を鑑査する鑑査作業を支援することのできる鑑査支援装置及び鑑査支援方法を提供すること。【解決手段】鑑査支援装置100では、制御部10が、薬品が複数収容されている第1包装材が複数収容されている第2包装材における前記薬品の数と前記複数の第1包装材が収容されている前記第2包装材の総重量とに基づいて、前記第2包装材の総重量の整数倍の重量のうち秤量部51~54の秤量値に最も近い近似重量と秤量部51~54の秤量値との差が予め設定された許容範囲内である場合に前記整数倍に対応する数の前記第2包装材に収容されている前記薬品の総数を秤量結果として前記処方データと照合可能である。【選択図】図15