JP2011233121A - System to help consumers choose otc drugs - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system to help consumers choose OTC drugs with which a consumer is able to view information on whether or not an OTC drug is appropriate to the consumer based on the sex and health level of the consumer, normally shown on an attached document, without opening the package of the drug to look at the attached document enclosed in it when buying the OTC drug.SOLUTION: A system to help consumers choose OTC drugs provides an user with information on the contraindication of an OTC drug and the health level of patients in which the OTC drug is contraindicated, at the point of buying the OTC drug, by constructing a database on information on the contraindication of the OTC drug to major diseases in advance by analyzing an document attached to the OTC drug.

Description

The present invention relates to the sale of over-the-counter drugs.

The precautions for OTC drugs are described in the package insert stored as an invoice inside the OTC drug package.

Problems to be solved by the invention

When consumers try to purchase OTC drugs, details such as illnesses to be aware of and precautions after taking them are not known unless the packaging box is opened.

When taking OTC, important precautions should be presented to consumers in a convenient and speedy manner.

Means for solving the problem

Analyzes the description of matters to be noted by the patient in the package insert information on OTC, narrows down the important illnesses that should not be taken, matters to be noted, and other contraindications, and paired with drug names Create

When this database is placed on a server on a network and accessed via a mobile device, the contraindication information and caution information are instantly responded to the mobile device.

At this time, if the patient's basic illness is registered in the server, each individual can access the server and determine whether the drug is safe even if the patient takes it.

In addition, this database can be maintained in a post-registration system so that not only price information but also drug information that the consumer should pay attention to can be provided to the consumer when the consumer purchases the medicine.

The invention's effect

When a consumer purchases an OTC drug, the drug information can be obtained not only by providing information through a person such as a pharmacist in a store but also by his / her own action. Even if a consumer does not have a pharmacist or salesperson in the store, it is possible to support the self-health management of the consumer by obtaining information on his / her own will.

Obtain information by reading a drug barcode using a mobile device Concept of accounting when the database of the present invention is placed in a post register

An embodiment when the database of the present invention is used in a portable terminal will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, (1) is a database obtained by analyzing the attention information of OTC chemicals.

(2) is a database holding the patient's basic disease and patient characteristics.

An embodiment in which the database of the present invention is used in a postage for accounting will be described with reference to FIG.

(3) is the concept of the database incorporated in the store cash register. The drug information is read simultaneously from the barcode information read in order to know the price information of the OTC drug, and checked against the patient's basic disease. Even if it is not a serious underlying illness, it is possible to call attention by a salesperson.

Claims (4)

Analyzes the cautionary statements in package inserts of OTC medicines, extracts and classifies the illnesses and health levels of patients that should not be taken, and has a structure that pairs patient names and drug names that should not be taken. Database. The database according to claim 1 is stored in a database on a network, and the consumer accesses the database via a mobile phone to determine whether the basic disease of the consumer is contraindicated with the OTC drug. How it works on the terminal. The attached document is displayed so that the barcode written on the packaging of the drug can be read by the mobile phone and the attached document of the medicine can be referred to on the display of the mobile phone so that it can be displayed on the JAN code and the mobile terminal display. Edited database. The database of claim 3 is placed in the cash register system of the store, and when the drug is purchased by the consumer, the price information from the barcode information read in order to determine the price, as well as the disease or patient to which the drug should be noted A post-registration computer system that displays the status of the system on the display so that attention can be drawn.