The direction and posture of the medicine and the properties such as shape, size, type, expiration date, etc. are automatically recognized, and a high degree of freedom is secured and stored. The medicine supply device 1 includes a recognition unit 300 and a storage unit 500. A storage area is set at the time of storage in accordance with the size included in the property of the medicine 2 recognized by the recognition unit 300. The medicine 2 is stored in the storage unit 500 in association with the identification information of the medicine 2 and the storage area. Furthermore, the medicine supply apparatus 1 includes a determination processing unit that can determine whether or not the medicine 2 is handled symmetrically based on the properties of the medicine recognized by the recognition unit 300.薬剤の向き及び姿勢と、形状、大きさ、種類、使用期限等の性状とを自動的に認識して高い自由度を確保して格納する。薬剤供給装置１は、認識部３００及び格納部５００を備える。認識部３００で認識された薬剤２の性状に含まれる大きさに応じて、格納時に格納領域が設定される。薬剤２の識別情報と格納領域とを関連付けて、薬剤２を格納部５００に格納している。さらに、薬剤供給装置１は、認識部３００で認識された薬剤の性状に基づいて薬剤２が取り扱い対称であるか否かを判定可能な判定処理部を有する。
