Automatic medicine packing machine

An automatic medicine packing machine for automatically packing medicines on a dose basis according to prescription information, comprising:

• a medicine cassette mounting part in which a plurality of medicine cassettes for supplying the medicines are mounted;
• a medicine collecting part configured to collect the medicines supplied according to the prescription information;
• a medicine packing part configured to pack the medicines collected by the medicine collecting part on the dose basis;
• a medicine cassette storage part in which a plurality of medicine cassettes are placed and stored;
• and
• a medicine cassette replacement system configured to grip the medicine cassette and replace the medicine cassette between the medicine cassette mounting part and the medicine cassette storage part,
• wherein the medicine cassette replacement system includes a transfer robot for gripping the medicine cassette, and a temporary stage on which the medicine cassette is placed, and
• wherein the medicine cassette includes a first identification information storage part that stores first identification information regarding a type or quantity of the medicines stored therein, and
• wherein the temporary stage includes a second identification information storage part that stores second identification information regarding a position where the medicine cassette is mounted, and an interface unit for transmitting and receiving the first identification information and the second identification information.