The invention relates to a canister, comprising:- at least two stacked disc sets, each disc set comprising a cylindrical housing and a disc rotatably arranged in the housing, each cylindrical housing comprising a bottom plate with a housing opening, wherein each disc has at least one opening for accommodating a split pill, wherein the housing opening of a disc set is offset in rotational direction with the housing opening of an adjacent disc set and- an axis, extending through the center the discs, for simultaneously rotating the circular discs relative to the circular housing.The invention further relates to the disc set and a dispensing unit comprising the canister.