Interactive medication delivery system for individual pills and caplets

A medication delivery system for individual pills/caplets comprising

• a housing
• at least two medication dispensing devices within the housing for dispensing at least two different medications, each dispensing device including
• a storage chamber for holding at least one pill/caplet and a dispensing chamber, the storage chamber having a first opening communicating with the dispensing chamber for conveying a pill/caplet from the storage chamber into the dispensing chamber, the dispensing chamber having a second opening for dispensing the pill/caplet from the dispensing chamber, and
• a shuttle member movable within the dispensing chamber between a first and second position, the shuttle member having delivery means for receiving a pill/caplet through the first opening as the shuttle member is moved from its first position toward its second position and for carrying the received pill/caplet to the second opening for dispensing as the shuttle member is returned to its first position,
• means for independently actuating the shuttle member of each dispensing device, and
• means for selectively removing and returning each dispensing device from the housing for replenishment and replacement.

A medication delivery system comprising

• a housing,
• separate first and second dispensing devices within the housing, each of the dispensing devices including storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user and delivery means associated with the storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the associated storage means to the user,
• at least one of the dispensing devices containing medication in individual pill/caplet form and comprising
• a storage chamber for holding at least one pill/caplet and a dispensing chamber, the storage chamber having a first opening communicating with the dispensing chamber for conveying a pill/caplet from the storage chamber into the dispensing chamber, the dispensing chamber having a second opening for dispensing the pill/caplet from the dispensing chamber, and
• a shuttle member movable within the dispensing chamber between a first and second position, the shuttle member having delivery means for receiving a pill/caplet through the first opening as the shuttle member is moved from its first position toward its second position and for carrying the received pill/caplet to the second opening for dispensing as the shuttle member is returned to its first position, and
• wherein the associated delivery means comprises means for actuating the shuttle member, and
• system control means associated with the first and second storage means for actuating the delivery means associated with the first storage means in response to a first medication criteria and for actuating the delivery means associated with the second storage means in response to a second medication criteria different from the first medication criteria.