Medication dispensing apparatus for preventing medication dispensing error

A medication dispensing apparatus for preventing a medication dispensing error, comprising:

• a medication collecting unit configured to contain capsules or tablets for one dose which are discharged from cartridges and to discharge the contained capsules or tablets to a packaging unit;
• a medication image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image of the capsules or tablets contained in the medication collection unit;
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• a control unit configured to comprise a medication image analyzing unit to analyze the image acquired by the medication image acquiring unit, a medication dispensing error detection unit to determine an occurrence of a medication dispensing error based on an analysis result from the medication image analyzing unit, a medication dispensing information providing unit to provide to a user information on prescribed medication, the medication image acquired by the medication image acquiring unit and a determination made by the medication dispensing error detection unit, and a dispensing control unit to continue a medication dispensing process or control capsules or tablets to be re-dispensed according to a user's input or the determination made by the medication dispensing error detection unit, in response to the image being acquired and transmitted to the manager server.