Conventionally, there is a medicine dispensing device for dispensing blister packages having a configuration in which a blister package is conveyed with the help of a grip unit and cut by a cutter mechanism to enable retrieval of the required quantity of the package sheet (see Patent document 1, for example).
As another medicine dispensing device for dispensing blister packages, there is one having a configuration that enables retrieval of a blister package loaded inside a medicine cassette by sucking it with a suction member (see Patent document 2, for example).
However, in the medicine dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a grip unit is used for retrieving not only a fraction of the blister package but also one full blister package, and therefore, there is a problem of poor retrieving efficiency. Further, since the blister packages are stacked vertically, the space occupied in the height direction increases, and there is a problem that the quantity and type that can be accommodated is limited.
In the medicine dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is not possible to dispense fraction of a blister package.