Storage and dispensing station for blister packaging machine

A system for dispensing and packaging drug portions comprising:

• one or more bases;
• one or more storage containers each configured to be removably coupled to one of the one or more bases, each of the one or more storage containers including:
• a housing defining a receiving chamber for drug portions;
• and
• a singulating device disposed at least partially within the housing for singulating and dispensing the drug portions contained within the receiving chamber, the singulating device having an electrically conductive outer surface;
• and
• a blister packaging machine for packaging drug portions dispensed from the one or more storage containers,
• wherein, a conductor device is provided, the conductor device providing an electrically conductive coupling between the singulating device outer surface and a contact configured to dissipate an electrical charge.