Manual Medicine Distributing Apparatus

A manual medicine distributing apparatus comprising a receiving body comprising a plurality of receiving parts in which medicine can be received, the plurality of receiving parts being open upward and configured to allow an operator to manually place the medicine thereinto from above, the manual medicine distributing apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of indicators disposed to correspond respectively to the plurality of receiving parts for color-coded indication of those receiving parts into which the medicine should be placed;
• a controller part configured to control the plurality of indicators;
• and
• an input part for receiving an external input, wherein
• the plurality of indicators each comprise a light projector configured to project light to an inner wall surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of receiving parts,
• the light projector is capable of projecting light in a color selected from a plurality of colors including at least white to the inner wall surface, and
• the controller part is configured to switch between:
• a position indication mode in which indicators of some or all of those receiving parts into which the medicine should be placed out of the plurality of receiving parts to are controlled to be indicated in any one of a first mode in which the indicators are color-coded for indication according to each timing of taking each medicine and a second mode in which the indicators are color-coded for indication according to at least one of information items for identifying a combination of the medicine to be placed into the receiving parts, based on prescription information on a prescription input to the input part;
• and
• a check mode in which the indicators are controlled in at least one of a third mode in which the light projector projects white light to the inner wall surface and a fourth mode in which the light projector projects no light to the inner wall surface,
• based on an input by the operator to the input part.