JP2016130144A - Medicine packaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine packaging device without wasting a packaging sheet.SOLUTION: A medicine packaging device includes a computer 20 for preparing one kind of packaging data on the basis of prescription data related to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group, and a packaging machine 100 for packaging a medicine on the basis of the packaging data prepared by the computer 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a medicine packaging device for packaging medicine.

  A conventional medicine packaging apparatus is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-232113 (Patent Document 1).

JP 61-232113 A

  In the medicine packaging device of Patent Document 1, a series of packaging bags is formed for each patient. Each sachet is printed with the name of the patient and the time of taking it. A printer, which is a printing unit for printing the patient name, time of administration, and the like on each sachet, is provided upstream from the position at which the medicine is placed on the wrapping paper.

  In the above technique, due to the structure, an empty package that does not contain a medicine is generated between the packaging bags of each patient, and the packaging paper is wasted. In particular, when the number of packages for the number of patients is small, there is a problem that a lot of packaging paper is wasted. Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a medicine packaging device that can reduce waste of the packaging paper.

  The medicine packaging apparatus according to the present invention includes a packaging data creating means for creating one packaging data based on prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group, and a packaging data created by the packaging data creating means. A medicine packaging means for packaging the medicine based on the packaging data.

  In the medicine packaging device configured as described above, one piece of packaging data is created based on prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group, and the medicine is packaged based on this one piece of packaging data. Therefore, empty packaging is not generated between the sachets between different patients in the same group, so that waste of wrapping paper can be reduced.

  Preferably, the packaging data creation means acquires prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group from the host computer as one file.

  Preferably, the package data is a collection of data in units of packages, and each piece of data in units of packages includes data relating to the package speed.

  Preferably, the package data is a collection of data in units of packages, and each piece of data in units of packages includes data relating to the package size.

  Preferably, the medicine packaging means has a manual medicine supply section for sequentially supplying medicines accommodated in a plurality of compartments formed in the tray, and the medicine supplied from the manual medicine supply section is packaged. A method for extracting manual data from prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group and creating manual data indicating the compartment in the tray in which the manual medicine is to be stored There is further provided a handing instruction data creating unit and a handing instruction data output unit for outputting the handing instruction data created by the handing instruction data creating unit.

It is a block diagram of the dispensing system which has a medicine packaging device according to Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a packaging machine. It is a top view of the tray attached to the packaging machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement regarding the preparation of prescription data in a host computer. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement regarding acquisition of prescription data in a computer. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement regarding preparation of the packaging data in a computer. It is a figure for demonstrating parcel data. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement regarding preparation of the manual instruction data in a computer. It is a figure which shows the content of the manual instruction. It is a figure for demonstrating a packaging result.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will not be repeated. In addition, the embodiments can be combined.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a dispensing system having a medicine packaging device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a dispensing system 1 includes a host computer 10 and a medicine packaging device 11 that is a dispensing device.

  The host computer 10 creates prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group as one file. In other words, the host computer 10 collects prescription data relating to a plurality of patients as a single prescription data in a group unit. In this way, prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group is handled as a single prescription data, so the management of prescription data can be simplified. The group unit may be a ward unit or a medical department unit. Such a group unit may be set as appropriate.

  The prescription data includes group data relating to the group, patient data relating to the patient, dosing time data relating to the dosing time, and drug data relating to the drug. A plurality of patient data are associated with the group data. Each patient data is associated with one or more dosing time data. Each dose data is associated with one or more drug data.

  The medicine packaging device 11 is connected to the computer 20 connected to the host computer 10, the packaging machine 100 connected to the computer 20, and based on the packaging data transmitted from the computer 20, and the computer 20. And a printer 30 that prints a manual instruction based on the manual instruction data transmitted from the computer 20. The packaging machine 100 functions as a medicine packaging unit. The printer 30 functions as a manual instruction data output unit.

  The computer 20 acquires prescription data regarding a plurality of patients belonging to the same group from the host computer 10 as one file. Therefore, communication processing can be simplified compared with the case where prescription data regarding each patient is acquired sequentially. Based on the prescription data acquired from the host computer 10, the computer 20 creates the packaging data that is the dispensing data and also creates the hand instruction data. As described above, the computer 20 functions as a package data creation unit and also functions as a manual instruction data creation unit.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the packaging machine. Referring to FIG. 2, a packaging machine 100 that is a dispensing machine has a cassette drug supply unit 101 and a manual drug supply unit 102, and a drug supplied from the cassette drug supply unit 101 and the manual drug supply unit 102. Configured to sachet. The cassette medicine supply unit 101 has a plurality of cassettes 111 in which medicines are stored, and selectively supplies the medicines stored in each cassette 111. The cassettes 111 are arranged in multiple stages up and down. The manual medicine supply unit 102 includes a tray 141 in which a plurality of compartments 141a are formed, and sequentially supplies medicines stored in the compartments 141a. The manual medicine supply unit 102 is used to supply a medicine that cannot be supplied from the cassette medicine supply unit 101.

  Below the cassette medicine supply unit 101 and the manual medicine supply unit 102, a paper roll support unit 156 for supporting a paper roll formed by winding the paper, and a paper roll support unit A seal unit 154 that heat-seals the wrapping paper drawn from the wrapping paper roll supported by 156 to form a series of sachets, and is disposed upstream of the seal unit 154, and the cassette medicine supply unit 101 And a hopper 149 that puts the medicine supplied from the handmade medicine supply unit 102 into the wrapping paper, a cutting unit 152 that is arranged downstream of the seal unit 154 and cuts the wrapping paper, and downstream of the cutting unit 152 And a transport unit 153 that transports the wrapping paper.

  Upstream of the hopper 149, a printing unit 150 that prints information about the medicine on the wrapping paper is provided. Prior to the heat sealing of the wrapping paper by the seal unit 154, the printing unit 150 is configured so that the information on the medicine contained in the packaging bag is clearly displayed on the packaging bag formed by the seal unit 154. Print information about the wrapping paper. Examples of information on the drug include the patient name, timing of medication, drug name and quantity.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view of a tray attached to the packaging machine shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 3, a plurality of compartments 141a are formed in a lattice pattern on tray 141 of the handmade medicine supply unit. A compartment number is assigned to each compartment 141a. Each compartment 141a contains a medicine by hand.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation related to preparation of prescription data in the host computer. The host computer 10 is provided with a database. The database has a prescription information table and an exclusive information table. In the prescription information table, prescription data and a prescription data identification number are stored in association with each other. The exclusive information table stores prescription data identification numbers.

  When prescription data is input, prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group is created as one file, and prescription data preparation operation is started. When the prescription data preparation operation is started, the prescription data and the prescription data identification number are associated with each other and registered in the prescription information table in step S11. Next, in step S12, the same prescription data identification number as the prescription data identification number registered in step S11 is registered in the exclusive information table. This completes the prescription data preparation operation.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation related to acquisition of prescription data in the computer. When the prescription data acquisition operation is started, in step S21, it is determined whether or not a prescription data identification number is registered in the exclusive information table of the database of the host computer 10. Until the prescription data identification number is registered in the exclusive information table, the determination in step S21 is repeated. When the prescription data identification number is registered in the exclusive information table, the process proceeds to step S22.

  In step S22, a prescription data identification number is obtained from the exclusive information table, and prescription data associated with the same prescription data identification number as this prescription data identification number is obtained from the prescription information table. Next, in step S23, the prescription data acquired in step S22 and the prescription data identification number associated with the prescription data are deleted from the prescription information table. Next, in step S24, the same prescription data identification number as that deleted in step S23 is deleted from the exclusive information table. Thereby, the prescription data acquisition operation ends.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining operations related to creation of package data in the computer. When prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group is acquired from the host computer 10, an operation for creating package data is started. When the creation operation of the package data is started, the acquired prescription data is analyzed in step S31. Next, in step S32, package data is created based on the analysis result. At this time, one piece of packaging data is created for prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group. Next, in step S33, the packaging data created in step S32 is transmitted to the packaging machine 100, and then the packaging data creation operation is terminated.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the packaging data. The package data is a collection of data in units of packages. Each piece of data in a single package includes data related to drug supply, data related to cutting, data related to a packing speed, and data related to a packing size.

  Data relating to drug supply is data for supplying drugs from the cassette drug supply unit 101 and the manual drug supply unit 102. Data relating to drug supply designates which of the cassette drug supply unit 101 and the manual drug supply unit 102 the drug is supplied from, and when the drug is supplied from the cassette drug supply unit 101, the cassette which supplies the drug 111 is designated, and the quantity of the medicine to be supplied from the cassette 111 is designated.

  The data relating to cutting indicates whether or not the cutting paper is cut by the cutting unit 152. The data regarding cutting is set to cut in the final package, and is set not to cut in other than the final package. The data related to cutting may be set to cut appropriately as well as the final package.

  Data relating to the packaging speed is set based on the position of the cassette 111 containing the medicine. The longer the distance between the cassette 111 and the hopper 149, the longer the time required for the medicine to move from the cassette 111 to the hopper 149, so the packaging speed is reduced. For example, in the cassette medicine supply unit 101 of FIG. 2, when the medicine contained in the cassette 111 existing on the upper side is packaged, compared to the case where the medicine contained in the cassette 111 existing on the lower side is packaged, Decrease the packing speed. By setting the packaging speed for each package, the packaging speed can be improved as a whole.

  Data on the package size is set based on the quantity of the medicine. The larger the drug quantity, the larger the parcel size. The sachet size is the size of the sachet. By setting the packaging size for each package, it is possible to reduce the waste of the packaging paper as a whole.

  The packaging machine 100 packages the medicine based on such packaging data. The packaging machine 100 executes an operation based on each data of one package unit in order from the first package to the final package to form a series of package bags. After forming the final-packaging bag, the packaging machine 100 sends the final-packaging bag downstream from the cutting unit 152, and the cutting unit 152 cuts the packaging paper.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation related to creation of manual instruction data in the computer. When prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group is acquired from the host computer 10, an operation for creating manual instruction data is started. When the creation operation of the handmade instruction data is started, in step S41, data on the handmade medicine to be supplied from the handmade medicine supply unit 102 is extracted from the acquired prescription data. At this time, it is determined by referring to the medicine master database whether or not the data relating to the medicine included in the prescription data is data relating to the handmade medicine.

  Next, in step S42, the compartment number is associated with the extracted data relating to the hand-made medicine, and hand-handling instruction data for designating the compartment 141a in the tray 141 in which the hand-made medicine is to be stored is created. Next, in step S43, the hand instruction data generated in step S42 is transmitted to the printer 30, and then the operation for generating the hand instruction data is terminated.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the contents of the manual instruction. The contents of the manual instructions include the group name, patient name, taking time, compartment number, drug name and quantity. A drug name and quantity are associated with the compartment number, and this indicates the drug name and quantity of the handmade medicine to be accommodated in each compartment 141a in the tray 141. The compartment number is further associated with the patient name and the time of taking. The operator can store the handing medicines for a plurality of patients in each compartment 141a of the tray 141 at a time according to such a handing instruction.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the packaging result. Between the series of sachets for one group and the series of sachets for the other group, there is an empty package that does not contain a drug. However, there is no empty packaging that does not contain a medicine between the sachets between different patients in the same group, and the waste of the wrapping paper can be reduced.

  In the first embodiment as described above, the host computer 10 is provided with a database, and the computer 20 acquires the prescription data via this database. However, in other embodiments, the database is provided in the computer 20. May be. The database may be provided in another device that is neither the host computer 10 nor the computer 20. Further, the prescription data may be transferred from the host computer 10 to the computer 20 without using such a database.

  In the first embodiment, the host computer 10 collects prescription data relating to a plurality of patients in units of groups. In other embodiments, the computer 20 collects prescription data relating to a plurality of patients in units of groups. You may make it. In this case, the computer 20 may acquire prescription data regarding each patient sequentially from the host computer 10 or may be acquired by manual input to the computer 20 by an operator.

  In the first embodiment, the printer 30 functions as a manual instruction data output unit. However, the manual instruction data output unit is not limited to the printer 30. A manual instruction screen may be displayed by a display unit provided in the computer 20. Further, a manual instruction may be printed by a journal printer provided in the packaging machine 100, or a manual instruction screen may be displayed by a display unit provided in the packaging machine 100.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dispensing system, 10 host computer, 20 computer, 30 printer, 100 packaging machine, 101 cassette medicine supply part, 102 handmade medicine supply part, 111 cassette, 141 tray, 141a compartment, 149 hopper, 150 printing part, 152 cutting Part, 153 transport part, 154 seal part, 156 wrapping paper roll support part.

Claims (5)

Packaging data creation means for creating one packaging data based on prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group;
A medicine packaging apparatus comprising: medicine packaging means for packaging medicine based on the packaging data created by the packaging data creation means.   The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the packaging data creating means acquires prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group from a host computer as one file.   The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the packaging data is a collection of data in a unit of packaging, and each piece of data in the unit of packaging includes data relating to a packaging speed.   The medicine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the package data is a collection of data in units of packages, and each piece of data in units of packages includes data relating to a package size. Packaging device. The medicine packaging unit has a manual medicine supply unit that sequentially supplies medicines stored in a plurality of compartments formed in the tray, and packages the medicine supplied from the manual medicine supply part. Configured as
A manual instruction for extracting a manual medicine to be supplied from the manual medicine supply unit from prescription data relating to a plurality of patients belonging to the same group and indicating a compartment in a tray in which the manual medicine is to be stored Manual instruction data creation means for creating data;
The medicine packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a hand instruction data output unit that outputs the hand instruction data generated by the hand instruction data generation unit.

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