JP2008234040A - Medication card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medication card which has an extremely simple configuration to be easily used and managed, is low in cost to enable easy use, prevents leakages of personal information, and is suitable for medication teaching to a patient. <P>SOLUTION: The card includes: a data recording means 3 for accumulating dosing information of the patient; an interface means 4 inputting and outputting data from external information equipment to the recording means 3; and an information display unit 5 displaying dosing information of a medicine on at least one surface in a rewritable manner. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medication card for recording and displaying information related to medication prescribed by a medical institution, and more particularly to a medication card suitable for medication instruction in a dispensing pharmacy.

  As for proposals that allow medicine data to be recorded in a portable storage medium, there have been conventional proposal data (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  However, even if the prescription data is effective for use in exchanging specialized information between medical institutions that issue prescriptions such as hospitals and dispensing pharmacies that receive prescriptions, It is difficult for patients to personally use as information for taking medication.

  In addition, when carrying prescription data, insurance card data of individual patients is recorded, so there is a problem in terms of privacy protection.

  Furthermore, the amount of data that can be recorded has to be set larger, and therefore there is a problem that the hardware configuration for recording prescription data or managing the data must be complicated and expensive.

JP 2004-21250 A (pages 1 to 5, FIGS. 1 to 4) JP 2004-78825 A (pages 1-7, FIGS. 1-6)

  The present invention is easy to use and manage with a very simple configuration, can be easily used at low cost, can prevent the leakage of personal information, and is also suitable for patient compliance instruction The purpose is to provide a card.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the medication card according to the present invention includes a data recording means for storing user's medication information, and an interface for inputting / outputting data from an external information device to the data recording means. And an information display unit capable of displaying rewritable medication information on at least one surface.

  Further, the information display unit is configured by a thermal rewritable film, or a card-specific identification code is recorded or displayed on at least one of the data recording means and the card surface.

  Further, the interface means is constituted by an RFID tag, and the RFID tag is constituted by a passive type.

  According to the present invention, by recording, for example, medicine data currently being taken into the data recording means in the card from the outside via the interface means in the card, other than the medical institution prescribing this medicine or the pharmacy that dispensed The current medication information can be presented accurately and easily to medical institutions, etc., and it is possible to prevent health damage and reduce insurance medical expenses due to double prescription.

  In addition, a list of medications currently taken, their usage, and volume information can be rewritably printed on the information display section so that the user (patient) can take the medication accurately. Based on this, it is possible to give more thorough instruction on medications at dispensing pharmacies.

  Furthermore, with a card-specific identification code, the user (patient) can use his / her medication information via an information terminal such as an information terminal installed in a dispensing pharmacy or a personal computer at home based on this identification code. There is also an advantage that detailed information on drugs and drugs can be easily obtained.

  In addition, the card itself can be applied to IC cards and magnetic recording cards that are widely spread in the market at present, and can be introduced at low cost, and is therefore suitable as a service for patients in medical institutions and dispensing pharmacies.

Embodiments of a medication card according to the present invention will be described in detail below based on specific examples shown in the accompanying drawings.
The medication card 1 has an IC chip 2 inside, and this IC chip 2 stores data from a data recording means 3 for storing the medication information of the user (patient) and data from an external information device. Interface means 4 for performing input / output of.

  The interface means 4 is composed of, for example, a passive RFID tag, receives weak radio waves emitted from an external information terminal, and inputs data by input / output control signals and data signals constituting the weak radio waves. The output can be performed.

  If such a passive RFID tag is used, the card itself is extremely compact, the complexity of battery management and the like can be eliminated, it can be used at a low cost, and the external information terminal can be simple. The RFID tag itself has a certain amount of data recording area, so that the data recording means 3 and the interface means 4 are constituted by a single RFID tag. It is also possible to do.

  Thus, the medication card of the present invention is provided with an information display section 5 on at least one surface (for example, the front surface) thereof, which can display medication administration information in a rewritable manner as shown in FIG. In the department, information on the medicine that is currently being taken (or will be taken) can be displayed in a rewritable manner.

  The information display unit 5 is composed of, for example, a thermal rewritable film attached to the surface of the card body, and this thermal rewritable film is controlled by controlling the temperature applied to the surface by a heating means such as a thermal head or a laser. And the figure can be displayed and erased.

  And as the information of the medicine displayed on the information display section 5, for example, the prescription date of the medicine, the name of the medicine being taken, the usage, the capacity, etc. are displayed as a list.

  It should be noted that the drug information displayed on the information display section is updated when a new drug is prescribed at a later date, and as a general rule, it is preferable that only information on the drug within the taking period is described. In some cases, history information may be displayed, or there may be a problem with swallowing with other medicines, or a warning display may be placed on medicines that may cause serious side effects.

  In addition, information such as the name of a dispensing pharmacy that issues a card and a contact telephone number is displayed in the blank space 6 on the surface of the card around the information display section 5, and other appropriate printing such as advertisements is performed. In some cases.

  On at least one side (for example, the back side) of the card 1 described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the usage of the card, precautions for handling, information on the dispensing pharmacy issuing the card, etc. are displayed by printing. At the same time, the card-specific identification code 7 is also displayed by printing.

  The identification code 7 is preferably recorded as digital information also in the interface means 4, and by using this identification code, for example, a user (patient) individual medication history stored in a dispensing pharmacy To expand the range of applications, such as acquiring and using various data related to medications from external information terminals such as a personal computer at home, or inquiring from the required Internet homepage for detailed drug information Can be expected.

  The above-mentioned embodiment is suitable for distribution at a dispensing pharmacy, whereas it may be suitable for distribution at a medical institution such as a hospital that prescribes drugs. Yes, in this case, on the opposite side (for example, the back side) of the information display unit 5, the information on the examination ticket information such as the name of the user (patient) and the medical record number can be used as a hospital examination ticket. A display unit is provided.

The block diagram which shows the Example of the card | curd concerning this invention. The front view which shows the Example of the card | curd concerning this invention. The rear view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medication card 2 IC chip 3 Data recording means 4 Interface means 5 Information display part 6 Blank part 7 Identification code

Claims (5)

  Data recording means for accumulating user medication information, and interface means for inputting / outputting data from / to an external information device to the data recording means, and medication information on at least one side A medication card with an information display that can be rewritable.   The medication card according to claim 1, wherein the information display unit is formed of a thermal rewritable film.   The medication card according to claim 1, wherein a card-specific identification code is recorded or displayed on at least one of the data recording means and the card surface.   The medication card according to claim 1, wherein the interface means comprises an RFID tag.   The medication card according to claim 4, wherein the RFID tag is formed of a passive type.

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