Pill dispenser

A dispenser for use with a container having a body and an orifice, the dispenser comprising:

• a) a base including a base recess and a dispensing opening;
• b) a reciprocating element mounted in the base recess for reciprocation between an uncompressed position and a compressed position, the reciprocating element including an annular recess and a dispensing channel configured to engage the dispensing opening of the base and to allow the passage of a pill from the annular recess, the reciprocating element further including a means for securing the dispenser to the container;
• c) a first biasing assembly operatively coupled to the reciprocating element and configured to bias the same toward the uncompressed position;
• d) a revolving distributor rotatably mounted in the annular recess of the reciprocating element, the revolving distributor including at least one dispensing space, the revolving distributor being rotatable about a rotation axis for allowing the at least one dispensing space to move between a filling position for allowing a pill to be dispensed to be received in the at least one dispensing space and a dispensing position in which the at least one dispensing space is in alignment with the dispensing channel of the reciprocating element;
• e) a means for preventing rotation of the reciprocating element relative about the rotation axis;
• f) a blocker for blocking access to the at least one dispensing space in the dispensing position;
• g) a cam assembly operatively coupled to the reciprocating element and to the revolving distributor, wherein when the reciprocating element is moved between the compressed and the uncompressed positions, the cam assembly forces the revolving distributor to rotate such that the at least one dispensing space moves from the filling position to the dispensing position.