PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately supply a vial bottle of a desired size.SOLUTION: The tablets filling apparatus is provided with a plurality of container housing means which have the vial bottles 9 housed being classified by sizes, a container removal means 8a for taking the vial bottles 9 out of the container housing means 8 based on a prescription data, a conveying means 52 for conveying the vial bottles 9 taken out by the container removal means 8a, a tablet supply means 11 for supplying tablets into the vial bottles 9 conveyed by the conveying means 52, a container recovery means 107 into which is recovered the vial bottles 9 being conveyed by the conveying means 52, a container size detection means 100 which is provided in a conveying path by the conveying means 52 and detects the sizes of the vial bottles 9 conveyed and a control means 63 which judges whether the sizes of the vial bottles 9 selected from the prescription data coincide with those of the vial bottles 9 detected by the container size detection means 100 and recovers the vial bottles 9 being conveyed into the container recovery means 107 when both the sizes do not coincide.COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】 所望サイズのバイアル瓶を間違いなく確実に供給する。【解決手段】 サイズ別にバイアル瓶9が収容された複数の容器収容手段と、処方データに基づいてバイアル瓶9を容器収容手段8から取り出す容器取出手段8aと、容器取出手段8aによって取り出されたバイアル瓶9を搬送する搬送手段52と、搬送手段52によって搬送されたバイアル瓶9に錠剤を供給する錠剤供給手段11と、搬送手段52による搬送途中のバイアル瓶9が回収される容器回収手段107と、搬送手段52による搬送経路に設けられ、搬送されたバイアル瓶9のサイズを検出する容器サイズ検出手段100と、処方データに基づいて選択されたバイアル瓶9のサイズと、容器サイズ検出手段100で検出されたバイアル瓶9のサイズとが一致するか否かを判断し、一致していなければ、搬送されてきたバイアル瓶9を容器回収手段107に回収する制御手段63とを備える。【選択図】 図1
