PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic dispensation apparatus capable of reducing the labor in receiving/carrying medicine containers, etc. to the automatic dispensation apparatus, and making the dispensation work efficient.SOLUTION: In the automatic dispensation apparatus, medicine is collected from a plurality of medicine containers 20 and fed by a prescribed quantity to preparation containers 21 to be mixed and prepared. The automatic dispensation apparatus comprises: a carrier 10 in which at least part of the medicine containers 20 and preparation containers 21 necessary for the dispensation are stored and which is formed in such a shape as not to prevent collection and feeding of the medicine by a medicine preparation a housing part 31 for detachably housing the carrier 10 and a following medicine preparation means for collecting the medicine from the medicine containers 20 housed in the storage part 31 and feeding the collected medicine to the preparation containers 21. Thereby, a plurality of medicine containers 20, etc. necessary for the dispensation, can be collectively received/carried by the carrier 10 to the apparatus, so that the workability can be improved.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】自動調剤装置への薬剤容器等の搬入出の手間を軽減し、調剤作業を効率化することのできる自動調剤装置を提供する。【解決手段】複数の薬剤容器20から薬剤を採取し、所定量ずつ調製容器21に供給して混合調製する自動調剤装置において、調剤に必要な薬剤容器20及び調製容器21の少なくとも一部を収容すると共に、後述の薬剤調製手段による薬剤の採取及び供給を妨げない形状から成るキャリア10と、キャリア10を着脱自在に収容可能な収容部31と、収容部31に収容された各薬剤容器20から薬剤を採取して調製容器21に供給する薬剤調製手段とを設ける。これにより、調剤に必要な複数の薬剤容器20等を該キャリア10によって装置に一括して搬入出することが可能となり、作業性を向上させることができる。【選択図】図3
