Method, apparatus, and computer program product for replenishment of articles in a dispensing system

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions, when executed by a processor, are configured to:

• Initiate a replenishment process wherein a medication is identified that requires replenishment;
• provide an indication of the identified medication that requires replenishment;
• receive an identifier of a medication container containing a plurality of unit doses of a medication that is to be loaded into a loading receptacle;
• confirm that the identifier of the medication container corresponds to the identified medication, wherein an alert is generated in response to the identifier of the medication container does not correspond to the identified medication;
• receive an indication that a quantity of dispensed medication from the medication container in the loading receptacle has reached a target quantity for dispensing;
• cause an image to be captured of the loading receptacle comprising the target quantity of medication;
• provide the captured image to a device located remotely from the replenishment station;
• and
• receive an approval or rejection of the replenishment process in response to providing the captured image to a device located remotely from the replenishment station.

A replenishment station comprising processing circuitry, at least one non-transitory memory, a user interface, and an image capture device, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

• initiate a replenishment process wherein a medication is identified that requires replenishment;
• provide an indication of the identified medication that requires replenishment via the user interface;
• receive an identifier of a medication container containing a plurality of unit doses of a medication that is to be loaded into a loading receptacle;
• confirm that the identifier of the medication container corresponds to the identified medication, wherein an alert is generated in response to the identifier of the medication container does not correspond to the identified medication;
• receive an indication via the user interface that a quantity of dispensed medication from the medication container in the loading receptacle has reached a target quantity for dispensing;
• cause an image to be captured by the image capture device of the loading receptacle comprising the target quantity of medication;
• provide the captured image to a device located remotely from the replenishment station;
• and
• receive an approval or rejection of the replenishment process in response to providing the captured image to a device located remotely from the replenishment station.