Pharmacy order processing system container sorting devices and related methods

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a container sorting device, a plurality of containers from a container sorting input path;
• sorting the plurality of containers at the container sorting device, including scanning the plurality of containers to detect container identifiers for the plurality of containers and separating the plurality of containers based on the container identifiers to travel through a first container exit path from the container sorting device or travel through second container exit path from the container sorting device;
• accumulating, at an accumulator, containers that traveled through the first container exit path and containers that traveled through the second container exit, including scanning the containers to detect the container identifiers, grouping the containers together based on the detected container identifiers and orders, and providing the grouped containers onto an accumulator output path from the accumulator;
• and
• packing the grouped containers along with literature associated with the orders.

A container sorting device, comprising:

• a container sorting input path configured to receive a plurality of containers;
• at least a first container sorting output path and a second container sorting output path;
• a container translation assembly configured to move the plurality of containers through the container sorting device;
• a container rotation assembly configured to rotate the plurality of containers moving through the container sorting device;
• and
• a container imaging assembly configured to scan and detect container identifiers for the rotating plurality of containers moving through the container sorting device,
• wherein the container translation assembly is further configured to separate the plurality of containers into the first container sorting output path or the second container sorting output path based at least on the detected container identifiers and orders.

A method performed by a container sorting device, comprising;

• receiving a plurality of containers at a container sorting input path;
• moving the plurality of containers through the container sorting device;
• rotating the containers moving the container sorting device;
• and
• detecting container identifiers for the plurality of containers by scanning the rotating plurality of containers moving through the container sorting device,
• wherein moving the plurality of containers through the container sorting device includes separating the plurality of containers into the first container sorting output path or the second container sorting output path based at least on the detected container identifiers and orders.