A medicine dispensing system includes canisters (102A,102B,102C) and packing assemblies to place specific doses of medicines into capsules (202,202a). The system may skip inert and filler ingredients to place only those active ingredients prescribed to the patient. The system includes a conveyor belt (104) to move the capsules (202,202a) between canisters (102A,102B,102C) filled with the active ingredients. A dosage (302) is cut from a straw (206) and placed and packed into the capsules (202,202a) for each active ingredient. Thus, the number of capsules for a variety of medicines is reduced.
