MEDsafe medication dispensing and monitoring system

A controlled access medication dispensing system comprising;

• a tamper-resistant medication storage and dispensing unit equipped with internal medication storage and dispensing components, wherein said medication storage and dispensing unit is comprised of an enclosed wheel within a housing having only one single opening to the outside, and said wheel is mechanically linked with wheel rotation components;
• said wheel having two or more cavities, so that rotation of said wheel by said wheel rotation components causes no more than two one said cavities at a time to align with a smooth surfaced, no sharp angles and un-obstructed medication chute connected directly to said single outside opening in said unit;
• said single opening providing access for loading medication into said dispensing unit's interior, as well as for dispensing medication outside said dispensing unit's interior and electronic interface components to control said internal medication component, including storing patient prescription, patient identification and stored medication information by authorized medical authorities or personnel;
• said wheel rotation components are selected from a combination of one or more of:
• a worm drive motor, stepper motor, servo motor, mechanical clock mechanism or such other;
• said wheel rotation component is coupled to one or more gearing teeth on said wheel;
• and
• said enclosed wheel can only be moved while said wheel rotation component is engaged;
• there is a dispensing sensor on said dispensing chute;
• said housing is sealed;
• and
• a refilling unit configured to drop medication via said dispensing unit's opening and automatically advancing the dispensing wheel within the dispensing unit.