The present invention relates to an apparatus (100) for
processing pharmaceutical containers (102) which are received in a
common carrier (104), in particular in a
nest (106), comprising a
transport system (118) which comprises a drive device (122) and a guide device (120), carrier receptacles (140) in each of which a carrier (104) can be releasably received, wherein the carrier receptacles (140) are movable on the guide device (120) by means of the drive device (122), and at least one
processing station (124) for
processing of the containers (102), wherein the guide device (120) for the carrier receptacles (140) comprises a processing section (144) at which the at least one processing
station (124) is arranged, a return transport section (156), a first transfer section (152) downstream of the processing section (144), a second transfer section (160) upstream of the processing section (144), a first adjustment unit (154) for the first transfer section (152), and a second adjustment unit (162) for the second transfer section (160), wherein the first transfer section (152) can be selectively coupled to the processing section (144) or to the return transport section (156) by means of the first adjustment unit (154), wherein the second transfer section (160) can be selectively coupled to the return transport section (156) or to the processing section (144) by means of the second adjustment unit (162), and wherein the carrier receptacles (140) are movable along the processing section (144) as far as the first transfer section (152) and, after adjustment thereof for
coupling to the return transport section (156), can be moved along the return transport section (156) as far as the second transfer section (160), and, after adjustment thereof for
coupling to the processing section (144), can be moved again along the processing section (144).