PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To put out a large quantity of medicine at a time by storing medicine in various patterns at need.SOLUTION: This apparatus includes: a plurality of medicine storing parts in which medicine is stored by each type and a medicine recovery part, which moves to the medicine storing part storing the concerned medicine depending on formulation data, carries and conveys the medicine put out from the medicine storing part to supply the medicine at a predetermined position. The medicine recovery part is composed of a plurality of medicine storing chambers, and the medicine put out by the medicine storing part can be held in the respective medicine storing chambers in an arbitrary storing pattern.COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】必要に応じて種々のパターンで薬剤を貯留可能とすることにより、一度に大量の薬剤を払い出す。【解決手段】種類毎に薬剤が収容された複数の薬剤収容部と、処方データに基づいて該当する薬剤が収容された薬剤収容部まで移動し、薬剤収容部から払い出した薬剤を保持して搬送し、所定位置にて薬剤を供給する薬剤回収部とを備える。薬剤回収部は、複数の薬剤貯留室で構成し、薬剤収容部で払い出した薬剤を、任意の収容パターンで各薬剤貯留室に保持可能とする。【選択図】図1