Connected medication dispenser

A system for dispensing medicine to a patient, the system comprising:

• a medicine dispenser having an outer housing comprising:
• a processor,
• a memory operably coupled with the processor, wherein the memory encodes processor executable program instructions and data to program and configure the processor to control the medicine dispenser,
• a network interface configured to provide wired or wireless communication between the processor and a data network,
• a carousel supported horizontally on a central shaft that includes a carousel motor to provide 360-degree rotation of the carousel in either direction,
• a plurality of bins supported in respective openings in the carousel, wherein the plurality of bins comprise object bins and a dispense bin, wherein the dispense bin comprises a spring mounted door having a follower tab,
• a fixed cam located above the carousel at a delivery position, wherein, upon rotation of the carousel to position the dispense bin at the delivery position, the follower tab on the dispense bin interferes with the fixed cam to force the spring mounted door on the dispense bin to open so that medications contained therein may fall into a dispensing chute,
• a robotic arm having a suction gripper, wherein the robotic arm is configured to move vertically to extend and retract the suction gripper into one of the object bins to grip a medication via the suction gripper, wherein the carousel is configured to rotate to position the dispense bin below the robotic arm so that the medication can be released from the suction gripper into the dispense bin;
• and
• a software program product configured to communicate via the data network with one or more of a pharmacy server of a pharmacy, a physician server of a prescribing physician of the patient, a caregiver device, patient selected third parties, and a user device of the patient,
• wherein the software program product is configured to:
• control the medicine dispenser with at least one of the pharmacy server and the physician server to deliver a dose to the patient based on a prescription data,
• wherein the dose is delivered upon authentication of an authorized user, wherein the authorized user is selected from the patient or an authorized caregiver.