Methods and apparatus for automated filling of packagings with medications

An automated packaging station for filling packagings with at least one medication, comprising:

• a robotic work zone enclosed by a barrier wall;
• a plurality of storage carousels in the robotic work zone, the storage carousels holding cassettes each containing a bulk supply of a medication;
• a turntable assembly in the robotic work zone, the turntable assembly including a single filling location and a feeder base configured to receive a plurality of cassettes from the storage carousels, the feeder base also configured to actuate simultaneous dispensing of medications from at least one of the plurality of cassettes into each of the packagings when located at the filling location;
• a first robot in the robotic work zone and configured to selectively move cassettes between the storage carousels and the turntable assembly;
• a machine controller having a processor and a memory;
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• program code resident in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor to receive filling instructions for an order and to operate the elements in the robotic work zone according to the filling instructions to fill the packagings with the at least one medication.