Method and apparatus for storage and dispensing of pharmaceutical products in unit doses or administration units

A method for dispensing pharmaceutical products in unit doses or administration units, comprising:

• selecting and picking up the unit doses or administration units required to fill together patient-specific prescriptions from a dose matrix;
• and
• interacting with containers or drawers of an associated cart loaded with the picked up doses or administration units, said picked up doses or administration units being loaded into compartment after selection of the doses or administration units that fill the prescription or one by one as the doses or administration units are selected,
• wherein
• a closed structure is configured to hold the unit doses or the administration units so as to be protected from manual handling,
• a detachable cart is joined to an outside of the closed structure,
• said containers or drawers face toward an inside of the closed structure and being loaded when the closed structure and the cart are attached,
• the manipulator unit comprises means for coupling configured for opening and closing the containers or drawers of a means for introducing one or more of the unit doses or administration units picked up from the matrix, and
• means for coupling being connected to the manipulator unit to cause the containers or drawers associated with the cart to be grasped and opened or closed.