JP2002153542A - Pharmacy system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pharmacy system which selectively packs medicines delivered. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a means 10 for delivering medicines according to a dispensing indication and a means 61+21+62 for holding the medicines into either pouches or trays. As a result, in one pharmacy system, the packing of the medicines is done selectively or the medicines not packed are held with trays. In addition to a medicine packing device 20 facing a medicine transfer mechanism 61, a printer 30 facing a tray conveying mechanism 62 is provided. In this manner, information identical to information given to medicine pouches is applied to the medicines held into the trays with readable printed matters. Moreover, a means (80) is provided to perform a visually recognizable rewriting to the trays. Thus, information for handling is written into the trays in a visually recognizable fashion--even further in such a manner as to facilitate the re-using thereof.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dispensing system in which various drugs such as injections are stocked and automatically dispensed in accordance with a prescription or the like. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an automatic dispensing device for medicines such as tablets and capsules, a medicine dispensing apparatus for handling medicines in a PTP package and a medicine packaging machine for handling loose medicines (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-21)
9705, JP-A-11-226089),
Automatic injection ampoule supply device for handling injections
No. 8406) has been put to practical use. In addition, a medicine bag issuing machine (JP-A-10-203707) for preparing a medicine bag for filling a dispensed medicine and a medicine bag packing machine for carrying out the filling process have been developed.

[0003]

Further, a dispensing system is constituted by connecting various devices including an improved drug bagging machine, and a series of processes from the dispensing of various drugs to bagging are performed in cooperation with each other. In some cases, this is performed automatically (Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-029357). However, in such a dispensing system, drugs that do not need to be bagged or drugs that do not want to be bagged are packed in a bag. It must be processed in a separate dispensing system that does not incorporate a drug bagging device.

However, if two or more dispensing systems are installed, the cost of equipment increases and it becomes necessary to stock a large number of drugs redundantly, so that a plurality of dispensing systems can be installed. It is limited to some large hospitals. On the other hand, if the medicine is forcibly discharged before the bag is packed, if the medicine is not carefully taken out and separated quickly, a group of medicines may be separated or a medicine of another prescription may be mixed in. Burden is heavy. Therefore, it is an issue to be able to appropriately perform any of the processes with a single dispensing system.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to realize a dispensing system for selectively packing a dispensed medicine into a bag.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems First to third solving means invented to solve such problems are as follows.
The configuration and operation and effect will be described below.

A first aspect of the present invention provides a dispensing system which dispenses a medicine in accordance with a dispensing instruction based on prescription data or derivative data thereof, as described in claim 1 of the present application. Means for accommodating the dispensed medicine in one of a medicine bag and a tray.

In the dispensing system according to the first solution, a desired medicine is dispensed from various kinds of medicines according to the dispensing instruction, and then the medicine is stored in a medicine bag or a tray. To be housed. In this way, a single system of dispensing system can selectively pack a medicine, and a medicine that is not packed can be collected in a tray, so that any automatic processing is appropriately performed. Therefore,
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a medicine dispensing system which does not cause inconvenience by automatically dispensing a medicine and selectively packing the dispensed medicine in a bag can be realized.

[Second Solution] According to a second aspect of the present invention, a dispensing system according to the second aspect of the present invention dispenses medicines from a large number of medicine containers based on prescription data and derivative data thereof. A medicine dispensing device that performs according to an instruction, a medicine bag filling device that performs medicine filling in a medicine bag, a printing device that prints information based on the dispensing instruction, a tray supply device, and a tray storage device are integrally formed. Or a tray handling means provided separately, a tray transport mechanism that connects the tray supply device, a printed matter discharge position of the printing device, and the tray storage device, and a medicine dispensed from the medicine dispensing device. It is provided with a medicine transferring mechanism for feeding the medicine to one of the bag receiving port of the bag packing device and the tray on the tray conveying mechanism.

[0010] In the dispensing system according to the second solution, according to the dispensing instruction, various kinds of medicines are classified and stored in a large number of medicine containers, and
One or several desired drugs are dispensed by a drug dispensing device and then fed by a drug transfer mechanism over a bagging port of the drug bagging device or above a tray transport mechanism;
When transferred to the medicine bagging device, the medicine bag is packed by the medicine bagging device. On the other hand, when the dispensed medicine is transferred onto the tray transport mechanism, the medicine is stored in the tray supplied from the tray handling means, and further, a printed matter of information based on the dispensing instruction at that time is also provided. The paper is discharged from the printing device and put into the tray.

[0011] This makes it possible to selectively pack the medicine and store the tray in one dispensing system, and to store the same information as printed on most medicine bags based on the dispensing instruction. Since the medicine is also provided in a readable printed matter, even when the medicine is stored in the tray,
As in the case where the medicine bag is stored in the medicine bag, the worker can easily carry out subsequent delivery and inspection. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to implement a dispensing system in which bagging of a medicine and storage in a tray are selectively performed, and both can be easily handled.

[Third Solution] The dispensing system according to the third solution is the dispensing system according to the first and second solutions, as described in claim 3 at the beginning of the application. There is provided a means for performing rewriting which is visually recognizable.

In the dispensing system according to the third solution, information similar to the medicine bag based on the dispensing instruction and other information are written on the tray, so that the information is stored in a data carrier or the like. Unlike this, it becomes possible for an operator to directly read and process it. In addition, since rewriting is possible as well as simply writing, when reusing a previously used tray, there is no need for extra manual work such as peeling off the barcode label, so the tray can be reused. It can be done efficiently and easily. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to implement a dispensing system in which bagging of a medicine and storage in a tray are selectively performed, and both can be easily handled.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Specific embodiments for implementing the dispensing system of the present invention achieved by such a solution will be described with reference to the following first and second examples. The first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
The second embodiment is embodied in the second embodiment, and the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the third embodiment. In the drawings, for simplicity and the like, illustrations of frames, fasteners such as bolts, coupling tools such as hinges, and detailed structures inside the unit are omitted, and those necessary for explanation of the invention and related elements are omitted. This is mainly illustrated in FIG.

[0015]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the dispensing system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the outline of the internal structure, (a) is a front view,
(B) is a plan view of a medicine bag transfer mechanism and a tray transfer mechanism. 2A and 2B show the entire external appearance, wherein FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG. 2B is a front view. Further, FIG. 3 shows a part of a mechanism for dispensing a dispensed medicine, wherein (a) shows a receiving state,
(B) shows a state of transfer to a tray, and (c) shows a state of transfer to a bag.

In this dispensing system (see FIGS. 1 and 2), the medicine dispensing means 10, the medicine bagging apparatus 20, the printing apparatus 30, the tray storage apparatus 40, and the tray supply apparatus 50 are arranged in a line along the flow of the medicine. Is provided. In addition, a horizontal transfer mechanism 60 is incorporated in the lower part and the legs. The horizontal transfer mechanism 60 has a drug transfer mechanism (61) on the upstream side and a tray transfer mechanism (62) on the downstream side. Furthermore, although illustration is omitted, each of these devices has its own local controller, and a main controller for controlling them is provided separately or separately, and these controllers are connected to an appropriate LAN or the like. Is connected so that communication is possible. And, for example, from the host computer of the prescription ordering system or a local dedicated input device,
Receiving prescription data, data obtained by extracting a part of the data, or data subjected to format conversion, and the like, and further performing processing such as changing to an equivalent heterogeneous drug, if necessary, to prepare dispensing instruction data. At the same time, the operation of each device is controlled based on the control.

The medicine dispensing means 10 may have a single medicine dispensing device, but if that is not enough, a plurality of medicine dispensing devices are arranged in a line. In this example, from upstream to downstream 3
There are two medicine dispensing devices 11, 12, and 13,
The medicine dispensing device 13 dispenses an ampoule of an injection, the medicine dispensing device 12 dispenses an infusion vial, and the medicine dispensing device 11
Pays out other medicine containers and packages. Each of the medicine dispensing apparatuses 11 to 13 is provided with a plurality of and a large number of random storage cassettes 16 in a multi-stage manner in order to sort and stock various kinds of medicines and discharge the required number of medicines under the control of the controller. An elevating unit 15 is also provided to deliver the delivered medicine to the lower horizontal transfer mechanism 60, and the medicine dispensing device 13 is further provided with an alignment storage cassette 17. Further, their implementation is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-1670.
No. 24, dispensing drug dispensing device described in
Diversion or design change of a dispensing drug dispensing device described in 000-24083, a drug delivery device described in JP-A-2000-185811, an automatic injection ampoule supply device described in JP-A-2-28406, etc. But it is possible.

The medicine bagging device 20 includes a lifter unit 21 for receiving and carrying out the dispensed medicine, and a bagging unit 22 provided at the upper stage for filling the medicine bag into the medicine bag.
And a medicine bag storage stocker 23 provided at the lower stage for stocking medicine-stored medicine bags. The bagging unit 22 and the medicine bag storage stocker 23 are described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-0.
The lifter unit 21, which is the same as that disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 29357, but is inserted in the middle of the horizontal transfer mechanism 60 and is also a part of the medicine transfer mechanism, receives the medicine at the entrance of the bag packing unit 22. In other words, in addition to carrying the medicine to the bagging reception port, the medicine that is not packed is delivered to the tray transport mechanism.

The printing apparatus 30 is provided with one or a plurality of printers 31 and prints information based on dispensing instructions on printed materials such as medicine bags, instruction sheets and labels. When the printed matter is a medicine bag or a dispensing instruction sheet, information that is substantially the same as the information printed on the medicine bag for bagging by the bagging unit 22 is printed. However, when the printed matter is a label, the patient name or identification number is printed. Only some information is printed. In either case, the printed matter is discharged and falls on the tray transport mechanism of the horizontal transport mechanism 60. Further, the realization of the printing apparatus 30 is disclosed in a medicine bag making apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-116751, a medicine bag supply apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-116753, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-029357. In addition to the medicine bag issuing machine, a general label printer is also possible.

Tray storage device 40 and tray supply device 5
Numeral 0 is provided facing the tray transport mechanism of the horizontal transport mechanism 60, and includes a tray stacking unit 41 or a tray sending unit 51 for stacking and handling the shallow box-shaped trays in order. These units and trays can also be embodied by those disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-029357, but may be embodied by other methods, for example, a method using an elevator or a transfer robot. The tray delivery unit 51 is sufficient if it can send out trays one by one onto the tray transport mechanism, and the tray stacking unit 41 only needs to be able to store the trays sequentially transported by the tray transport mechanism.

The horizontal transfer mechanism 60 includes, as a tray transport mechanism, several tray conveyors 62 to 62, such as endless belts, for example, a medicine bagging device 20, a printing device 30, a tray storage device 40, and a tray supply device 50. Are provided in the lower part. Then, the transport routes are connected so as to make a complete circuit, and the tray supplied from the tray supply device 50 is transported on the tray conveyor 62, and passes through the medicine bagging device 20 and the printing device 30. It returns to the tray storage device 40. In addition, the tray transport path is not
At the downstream side of the printing apparatus 30, and passes through the printed matter discharge position of the printing apparatus 30, that is, the place where the printed matter discharged from the printer 31 falls.

In the horizontal transfer mechanism 60, as a medicine transfer mechanism, several medicine conveyors 61 to 61 formed of, for example, endless belts are provided at the lower part of the medicine dispensing devices 11, 12, and 13. The transfer paths are connected in series, and the medicine dispensed from the medicine dispensing devices 11, 12, 13 is carried toward the lifter unit 21.
Further (see FIG. 3), immediately before the lifter unit 21,
There is also provided a movable stopper 63 which can switch between a position where the medicine on the medicine conveyor 61 is sent as the medicine conveyor 61 moves and a position where the medicine is stopped against the movement of the medicine conveyor 61. The medicine dispensed at the time of dispensing the medicine is stopped by the stopper 63 and temporarily stored on the medicine conveyor 61, so that the medicine can be dispensed without being restricted by the operation state of the downstream lifter unit 21 and the tray conveyor 62. You can do it.

The lifter unit 21 interposed between the medicine conveyor 61 and the tray conveyor 62 is provided with a transfer box 21a which can be tilted in addition to moving up and down. While receiving the medicine from the medicine conveyor 61 (see FIG. 3A),
When sending the received medicine to the tray 70 on the tray conveyor 62, the transfer box 21a is tilted at a slightly raised lower position (see FIG. 3B), and the medicine is received by the bag packing unit 22 for bagging. Transfer box 21a when sending to the entrance
Is tilted at a high position where it has been sufficiently raised (FIG. 3 (c)).
See). Note that such selective transfer is not limited to the lifter method, but may be embodied by another method, for example, a method using a transfer robot or a method of selectively releasing a branch path.

The mode of use and operation of the dispensing system of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a broken line with an arrow indicates a transfer route of the medicine, and a dashed line with an arrow indicates a transport route of the tray.

When the dispensing instruction data is prepared, the target drug is discharged from the corresponding random storage cassette 16 or aligned storage cassette 17 and is lowered onto the drug conveyor 61 by the elevating unit 15, where it merges with the lifter unit 21. Is carried to the point before, and summarized by prescription or patient. When the lifter unit 21 is ready, the stopper 63 comes off, and the medicine moves from the medicine conveyor 61 to the transfer box 21a.

When the medicine is to be packed in a bag, it is lifted by the lifter unit 21 and then delivered to the bag packing unit 22 to be packed in a medicine bag and finally stocked in the medicine bag storage stocker 23. Thus, bagging of the medicine is automatically performed according to the dispensing instruction. At that time, information about the patient and the medicine is usually printed on the medicine bag, and the mouth of the medicine bag is automatically closed.

On the other hand, when the medicine to be dispensed is not packed in a bag, if there is an empty tray immediately after the lifter unit 21, if there is no empty tray, the tray supply device 50
From the tray conveyor 62
And waits for it to be carried right after the lifter unit 21, and then the medicine is supplied from the lifter unit 21. Then, the tray containing the medicine is conveyed by the tray conveyor 62, and on the way, the printed matter such as the instruction sheet is input at the printing device 30, and further conveyed to reach the tray storage device 40, where it is stacked. Can be In this manner, the storage of the medicine in the tray is automatically performed according to the dispensing instruction. In addition, information on patients and medicines is usually printed on printed matter housed with the medicines.

Therefore, in this dispensing system, the random storage cassette 16 and the aligned storage cassette 17
Various kinds of medicines are stored in the tray sending unit 51, and a large number of empty trays are stacked and stored in the tray sending unit 51. When a dispensing instruction is given, the medicines are automatically packed one after another and stored in the trays. Is selected and executed according to the dispensing instruction. Since both the medicine bag and the tray containing the medicine are stocked in the medicine bag storage stocker 23 and the tray stacking unit 41, they are taken out at a convenient time in view of the work progress and the like, and the subsequent work such as inspection and delivery is performed. be able to.

In addition, the dispensing system is compact because the constituent devices are installed in a line, and there are few restrictions on the shape of the installation location. further,
By installing the tray supply device 50 at the rear end and making the tray transport path substantially complete, the tray transport device can be connected to both the tray storage device 40 and the tray supply device 50 without crossing the tray transport route. The tray can be taken in and out from the front.

[0030]

Second Embodiment A dispensing system according to the present invention, which is shown in a perspective view in a rewritten state in FIG. 4, differs from that of the first embodiment described above in that a laser printer 80 is provided facing the tray transport path. It is a point that is. In addition, a tray 70 having a label 71 attached to the outer surface is used correspondingly. The label 71 is made of a heat-sensitive photosensitive paper, and is irradiated with a laser beam from a laser printer 80 so that the label 71 is printed.
Are written on the device. Furthermore, written characters and the like can be erased by performing laser irradiation with changed conditions or blowing hot air or hot air with a dryer or the like.

In this case, when storing the medicine in the tray, the printed matter such as the patient and the name of the medicine is put in, and the tray 7 is stored.
A part of the information and the delivery destination are also visibly displayed on the label 71 on the outer surface of the tray 0.
When taking out and processing, it is possible to easily start the subsequent processing at a glance without having to look into the contents one by one. In addition, since erasing prior to writing is automatically performed, the empty tray 70 after use can be stored in the tray supply device 50 as it is, so that repeated use and reuse of the tray can be performed easily.

[0032]

As is apparent from the above description, in the dispensing system according to the first solution of the present invention, a single system of dispensing system selectively packs a medicine and packs the medicine. Drugs that are not collected are collected in a tray, which has an advantageous effect that a medicine dispensing system without inconvenience can be realized by automatically dispensing medicines and selectively packing the dispensed medicines in bags. .

In the dispensing system according to the second solution of the present invention, bagging of a medicine and storage in a tray are selectively performed by one dispensing system, and the same information as the medicine bag providing information is provided. Is also provided in a readable printed form on the medicine stored in the tray, so that it is possible to selectively perform bagging of the medicine and storage in the tray, thereby realizing a dispensing system that is easy to handle. It has the advantageous effect that

Further, in the dispensing system according to the third solution of the present invention, information for handling is also written on the tray in a visible state and easily reusable. Thus, there is an advantageous effect that a medicine dispensing system in which bagging of a medicine and storage in a tray are selectively performed and which can be easily handled can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an outline of the internal structure of a first embodiment of a dispensing system of the present invention, wherein (a) is a front view, and (b) is a plan view of a medicine bag transfer mechanism and a tray transfer mechanism.

2A and 2B show the entire appearance, where FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG.
Is a front view.

3A and 3B show a dispensing operation of a dispensed medicine, wherein FIG. 3A shows a receiving state, FIG. 3B shows a transferring state to a tray, and FIG. 3C shows a transferring state to a bag.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the dispensing system according to the present invention, in which a tray is being rewritten.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 drug dispensing means 11 drug dispensing device (special drug dispensing device) 12 drug dispensing device (dispensing device such as vial, PTP, etc.) 13 drug dispensing device (dispensing device for ampoule, injection, liquid medicine, etc.) 15 lifting unit ( Elevator, branch of dispensing route, drug transfer mechanism) 16 random storage cassette (drug container) 17 aligned storage cassette (drug container) 20 drug bagging device 21 lifter unit (elevator, drug transfer mechanism, selective storage means) 22 bags Packing unit (medicine bag packing mechanism) 23 Medicine bag storage stocker (temporary storage unit for packed medicine bags) 30 Printing device 31 Printer 40 Tray storage device (tray handling means) 41 Tray stacking unit ( Temporary storage) 50 Tray supply device (Tray handling means) 51 Tray sending unit (One empty tray) Storage and sequential dispensing) 60 Horizontal transfer mechanism (selective storage means) 61 Drug conveyer (Mechanical transfer mechanism such as transfer path merging section, drug transport, etc.) 62 Tray conveyor (Tray transfer, etc., tray transport mechanism) 63 Stopper (Temporary storage) Means) 70 Tray (transporter, bucket, container) 71 Label (rewriting target portion provided on outer surface of tray) 80 Laser printer (rewriting means)

Claims (3)

[Claims] A means for dispensing a medicine in response to a dispensing instruction;
Means for storing the dispensed medicine in one of a medicine bag and a tray. 2. A medicine dispensing device for dispensing medicines from a large number of medicine containers in accordance with a dispensing instruction, a medicine bagging device for filling medicines into medicine bags, and printing of information based on the dispensing instruction. A printing device, a tray handling means in which the tray supply device and the tray storage device are provided integrally or separately, and a tray transport connecting the tray supply device, a printed material discharge position of the printing device, and the tray storage device A dispensing system comprising: a mechanism; and a medicine transfer mechanism for sending a medicine dispensed from the medicine dispensing apparatus to one of a bagging reception port of the medicine bagging apparatus and a tray on the tray transport mechanism. 3. The dispensing system according to claim 1, further comprising means for visually rewriting the tray.