Methods and systems for collecting pharmaceutical containers

A pharmaceutical order filling system comprising:

• an order processing device to receive a first pharmaceutical order and a second pharmaceutical order;
• and
• an accumulation device communicatively coupled to the order processing device, the accumulation device comprising a bottle scan and pick assembly and a table assembly, the table assembly comprising a plurality of holding tubes arranged in a plurality of tube clusters, each tube cluster of the plurality of clusters including a catch assembly configured to obstruct each of the plurality of holding tubes of the tube cluster;
• wherein the bottle scan and pick assembly is configured to receive a first bottle of the first prescription order and place the first bottle of the first prescription order into a first one of the plurality of holding tubes of the table assembly;
• wherein the bottle scan and pick assembly is further configured to receive a first bottle of the second prescription order and place the first bottle of the second prescription into a second one of the plurality of the holding tubes of the table assembly;
• the accumulation device further comprising an unload assembly and a bottle escapement assembly, wherein the unload assembly is configured to empty the first bottle of the first prescription order from the first one of the plurality of holding tubes into an unload assembly tube and to release the first bottle of the first prescription order from the unload assembly tube into the bottle escapement assembly;
• and
• wherein the unload assembly is further configured to empty the first bottle of the second prescription order from the second one of the plurality of holding tubes into the unload assembly tube and to release the first bottle of the second prescription order from the unload assembly tube into the bottle escapement assembly.

A method of filling a pharmaceutical order comprising:

• receiving at an order processing device a pharmaceutical orders prescribing a plurality of pharmaceuticals;
• filling at an automated dispensing device a first bottle with a quantity of a first pharmaceutical selected from the plurality of pharmaceuticals;
• routing the first bottle to an accumulation device, the accumulation device comprising a holding tube;
• placing the first bottle in the holding tube;
• filling at the automated dispensing device a second bottle with a quantity of a second pharmaceutical selected from the plurality of pharmaceuticals;
• routing the second bottle to the accumulation device;
• placing the second bottle in the holding tube to accumulate the first and second bottles;
• releasing the accumulated first and second bottles from the holding tube;
• and
• routing the first and second bottles to a packing device.