To provide a system related to a vending method and a vending device, especially, with an automatic vending machine for general medicines or medicines, which are general in the past, while securing safety and validity in general medicines or medicines, which are general in the past, to be provided to a patient.

An automatic vending machine 5 has a computer 2 having a means for storing and processing information on general medicines or the like, computer system composed of a program, display device 3 such as a CRT having a means for displaying information and input means such as a touch panel 4 installed on the display device for selecting the general medicines or the like out of the displayed information and further has a means for vending the selected general medicines or the like.