JP2023175456A - Conveyance control device and medicine take-out support apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To suppress increase in a size of a device for conveying a medicine storage part.SOLUTION: In a medicine take-out support apparatus (1), an order of conveyance to a take-out position (30) is set for medicine storage parts (100). The plurality of orders is set for the first medicine storage part being one of the medicine storage parts (100). In a case where an arbitrary order is the first order, an order of conveyance to the take-out position (30) after the first order is the second order and the medicine storage part different from the first medicine storage part is set as a second medicine storage part, a position after medicine take-out completion of the first medicine storage part conveyed to the take-out position (30) in the first order is controlled according to the number of the second medicine storage parts conveyed to the take-out position (30) in a period between the first order and the second order.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

One aspect of the present invention relates to a transport control device and a drug extraction support device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, drug dispensing devices for dispensing drugs and drug dispensing support devices for supporting drug dispensing have been developed. In such devices, it is desirable to shorten the time required to dispense (take out) the drug.

Patent Document 1 is provided with a storage position where a drug accommodating section containing a drug is stored, a delivery position where the drug is taken out from the drug accommodating section, and a standby position where the drug accommodating section waits when going from the storage position to the delivery position. A drug dispensing device is disclosed. In this medicine dispensing device, when the medicine stored in the medicine storage unit transported to the delivery position is not used in the next dispensing, the medicine storage unit in which the medicine is stored is returned from the standby position to the storage position. Furthermore, when the medicine stored in the medicine storage unit that is transported to the delivery position is to be used in the next dispensing, the medicine storage unit that stores the medicine is kept on standby at the standby position until the next dispensing. This shortens the time required to dispense medicine.

JP 2021-151377 Publication

However, in the medicine dispensing device described in Patent Document 1, when the medicine stored in the medicine storage section is to be used in the next dispensing, the medicine storage section that stores the medicine is kept in a standby position until the next dispensing. If X types of drugs are included in the prescription data for the next dispensing among the drugs included in the prescription data for the current dispensing, then X number of standby positions are required. Therefore, in order to handle a variety of dispensing, it is necessary to secure a sufficient number of waiting positions, and there is a concern that the medicine dispensing device will become larger.

One aspect of the present invention aims to suppress the increase in size of a device (for example, a drug dispensing device) that transports a drug storage section.

In order to solve the above problems, a transport control device according to one aspect of the present invention is provided that transports a plurality of drug storage units storing drugs to a take-out position where the drug is taken out from the drug storage units. A plurality of orders are set for the first drug storage section, which is one of the plurality of drug storage sections, and any order among the plurality of orders is set as the first order. The order in which the first drug accommodating section is conveyed to the take-out position after the first order is a second order, and a drug accommodating section different from the first drug accommodating section is a second drug accommodating section. In this case, the position of the first drug accommodating section that is transported to the take-out position in the first order after the drug take-out is set to the take-out position between the first order and the second order. The control is performed according to the number of the second drug accommodating portions to be transported.

In the transport control device according to another aspect of the present invention, an order is set for each drug storage section in response to a request for a drug removal operation to take out a drug from each drug storage section, and the drug removal operation is performed twice or more. A respective order is set for one first drug accommodating section for which a request is made, and the position of the first drug accommodating section after completion of a drug extraction operation in a certain order set in the first drug accommodating section. is controlled in accordance with the number of drug storage units set in an order between the certain order and the next order set in the first drug storage unit.

A transport control device according to another aspect of the present invention causes each of a plurality of drug accommodating portions that store a drug to temporarily stand by before being transported to a take-out position where the drug is taken out. The order of transportation to the standby position is set, and a plurality of orders are set for the first drug storage section, which is one of the plurality of drug storage sections, and any one of the plurality of orders is set. The order is a first order, and the order in which the first drug accommodating section is transported to a standby position after the first order is a second order, and a drug accommodating section different from the first drug accommodating section is transported to a standby position. In the case of a second drug storage section, the position of the first drug storage section, which is transported to the standby position in the first order and then to the takeout position, after the drug removal is completed is (i) Control is performed based on the second order and (ii) the last order of the orders corresponding to the transport, which is set in the second drug storage section that has been transported to the standby position. .

In the transport control device according to another aspect of the present invention, an order is set for each of the drug storage sections in response to a request for a drug removal operation to take out a drug from each drug storage section, and the drug removal operation includes a drug removal operation. This includes transportation of the drug storage unit to the standby position before taking out, and for one first drug storage unit for which there are two or more drug removal requests, a respective order is set, and The position of the first drug accommodating section after the completion of the drug extraction operation in a certain order set in the first drug accommodating section, and the next order after the certain order set in the first drug accommodating section; Control is performed according to the order in which the transport to the standby position occurs.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress an increase in size of a device (for example, a drug dispensing device) that transports a drug storage section.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a drug extraction support device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the drug extraction support device. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating transport control of the medicine storage unit in consideration of the division of prescriptions. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining transport control of the drug storage section by the transport control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing by the transport control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a drug extraction support device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the drug extraction support device. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing by the transport control device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 2 is a diagram illustrating operation example 1 in chronological order. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing operation example 2 in chronological order. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a drug extraction support device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing by the transport control device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

[Embodiment 1]
<Configuration of drug extraction support device 1>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the general configuration of the drug extraction support device 1. As shown in FIG. The medicine retrieval support device 1 is a device that allows the medicine stored in the storage position 10 to be taken out from the retrieval position 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the medicine extraction support device 1 includes, for example, a storage position 10, a standby position 20, an extraction position 30, and a transport device 40. The medicine extraction support device 1 enables the medicine to be taken out from the extraction position 30 by transporting the medicine stored in the storage position 10 to the extraction position 30 in response to a medicine extraction work request. The drug retrieval work request is, for example, an operation request to the drug retrieval support device 1 (control unit 51 described later) based on prescription information written in a prescription issued by a doctor to a patient or an input operation by a user. be. Specifically, the drug retrieval work request is a transport request for each drug accommodating section 100 in order to retrieve the drug at the retrieval position 30 based on the order in which the drugs are arranged in the prescription data (the order in which the prescriptions are received). Prescription information includes, for example, drug information including drug name, quantity, usage, and dose. The prescription information is transmitted as prescription data from a host system (not shown) of the drug extraction support device 1.

Multiple types of drugs corresponding to a doctor's prescription may be grouped. A plurality of drugs can be dispensed (removed from the drug removal support device 1) in units of prescriptions. Therefore, a group formed by multiple drugs may be composed of drugs included in one prescription. Alternatively, a group formed by a plurality of drugs may be a subdivided unit of one prescription. A group (drug group) containing at least one drug classified according to a prescription is referred to as a dispensing unit, and a division between each group is referred to as a dispensing division.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned drugs and the like are stored in a drug storage section 100 that can accommodate at least one type of drug. The drug storage unit 100 may contain a plurality of types of drugs, and may contain a greater number of drugs than the number of drugs dispensed in one prescription. In this embodiment, the medicine storage section 100 will be described as a cassette.

The storage position 10 is a place where at least one drug storage unit 100 is stored. The storage position 10 stores medicines such as tablets, pills, capsules, external medicines such as ointments or eye drops, powders, or solutions, medicine sheets (for example, PTP (Press Through Package)), and medicines. Wrapped sachets, ampoules, or vials may be stored. Alternatively, the storage position 10 may store a drug dispensed from a device different from the drug extraction support device 1.

The standby position 20 is provided between the storage position 10 and the take-out position 30. The standby position 20 is a place where the medicine storage unit 100 that is transported from the storage position 10 and delivered to the takeout position 30 (the medicine storage unit 100 before being transported to the takeout position 30) is temporarily held on standby. Further, the standby position 20 is a place where the drug storage unit 100 that is transported from the take-out position 30 and returned to the storage position 10 is temporarily placed on standby.

The standby position 20 may have a plurality of placing parts 21 on which the drug storage parts 100 can be placed. Thereby, it becomes possible to have a plurality of drug storage units 100 standby at the standby position 20. However, at least one placing section 21 may be provided at the standby position 20. Further, the number of placement units 21 may be referred to as a standby number, which is the number of medicine storage units 100 that can stand by at the standby position 20.

The standby position 20 includes at least one first placement part for temporarily waiting the medicine storage part 100 transported from the storage position 10, and at least one first mounting part for temporarily waiting the medicine storage part 100 transported from the take-out position 30. and one second mounting section may be separately provided. However, the standby position 20 does not need to have the first placement part and the second placement part, and the medicine storage part 100 conveyed from the take-out position 30 may not have the medicine storage part 100 placed thereon. It may be transported to the original placing section 21.

The extraction position 30 is a place where the medicine stored in the medicine storage section 100 is taken out from the medicine storage section 100. Retrieval of the medicine at the retrieval position 30 is performed by a user using the medicine retrieval support device 1 . The user may be an unqualified person who does not have qualifications such as a pharmacist, nurse, or doctor, or a qualified person who has the relevant qualifications. However, the medicine extraction support device 1 may include a medicine extraction device for extracting medicine from the medicine storage section 100 at the extraction position 30.

In this embodiment, the take-out position 30 is provided with an opening for taking out the medicine from the medicine storage section 100, and a slide-type shutter 31 that opens and closes the opening by opening and closing the opening in the vertical direction in the drawing. The shutter 31 is normally in a closed state, and is in an open state when the drug storage section 100 is transported to the position. A close button (not shown) may be provided at the removal position 30. In this case, the shutter 31 may be in the closed state when the close button is pressed.

The drug extraction support device 1 may have a plurality of extraction positions 30. For example, the drug extraction support device 1 may include an extraction position 30 to which the medicine indicated in the prescription data is transported, and an extraction position 30 from which the medicine can be extracted based on an input operation by the user. . Further, for example, when receiving a plurality of mutually different prescription data (for example, when receiving prescription data for each patient), the drug retrieval support device 1 may assign the retrieval position 30 to each prescription data.

Note that the medicine extraction support device 1 will be described as a device that allows medicine to be taken out at the extraction position 30; It may work. In this case, the filling of the medicine may be performed by the user, or may be performed by a medicine filling device that fills the medicine into the medicine accommodating portion 100 at the take-out position 30. The same applies to other embodiments.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the transport device 40 includes a first transport device 41 and a second transport device 42. The first transport device 41 is a device that transports the medicine storage unit 100 between the storage position 10 and the standby position 20. The second transport device 42 is a device that transports the medicine storage section 100 between the standby position 20 and the take-out position 30. However, the transport of the drug storage section 100 between the storage position 10 and the standby position 20 and between the standby position 20 and the take-out position 30 may be performed by one transport device.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first transport device 41 transports the medicine storage unit 100 inside the storage position 10 (takes out the medicine storage unit 100 from the storage position 10 and stores the medicine storage unit 100 in the storage position 10). However, it is not limited to this. A device different from the first transport device 41 may perform the transport.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the drug extraction support device 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the medicine extraction support device 1 may further include a transport control device 50 and a touch panel 60. The transport control device 50 is a device that controls the transport of the medicine stored in the storage position 10 by controlling the transport device 40 . In this embodiment, the transport control device 50 controls the first transport device 41 and the second transport device 42. The touch panel 60 functions as a display device that displays various information, and also functions as an input device that receives input operations from the user.

<Configuration of conveyance control device 50>
The transport control device 50 includes, for example, a control section 51 and a storage section 55. The storage unit 55 stores, for example, data that associates the medicine storage units 100 with the types of medicines stored in the medicine storage units 100, and data that indicates the storage position of each medicine storage unit 100.

The control unit 51 includes, for example, a take-out order management unit 511, a calculation unit 512, a number determination unit 513, a transport control unit 514, a shutter control unit 515, an input/output control unit 516, and a transport order management unit 517.

The retrieval order management unit 511 manages the retrieval order of a plurality of types of medicines to be taken out from the retrieval position 30 based on received prescription data or input operations by the user. For example, the removal order management unit 511 may determine the order in which drugs are arranged in prescription data (the order in which prescriptions are received) as the order in which drugs are taken out. For example, when the input/output control section 516 receives an instruction to change the order of taking out, the order management section 511 may change the order of taking out the medicines according to the instruction. Further, for example, when the removal order management unit 511 receives a drug removal instruction (interrupt instruction) from the user while the drug storage unit 100 is being transported, the removal order management unit 511 may update the table for managing the removal order.

The transport order management unit 517 determines the transport order of the drug storage units 100 according to the removal order determined by the removal order management unit 511, and transports each drug storage unit 100 from the storage position 10 to the removal position 30. You can set the order.

Table 1 below shows the extraction order determined by the extraction order management unit 511, the drug name, the ID of the cassette (medication storage unit 100) in which each drug is stored, and the extraction position 30 set for each cassette. This shows an example of the order in which the items are transported. Each medicine and cassette ID are associated with each other in advance, and by setting the order for the associated medicines and cassette IDs, a table for managing the extraction order as shown in Table 1 is created. For example, in the case shown in Table 1, the medicine a1 in the extraction order 1 is stored in the cassette A (first medicine storage section). Further, the cassettes A are transported to the take-out position 30 in order 1 and order 3. For the cassette A, order 1 and order 3 are set as the order in which the cassettes are transported to the take-out position 30.

The drug storage section 100 can also accommodate two or more types of drugs by providing a partition section. Table 2, similar to Table 1, shows another example of the take-out order, drug name, cassette ID, and order of transport to the take-out position 30. In Table 2 below, medicine a1 in withdrawal order 1 and medicine a2 in withdrawal order 2 are both medicines stored in cassette A. In this case, order 1, order 2, and order 4 are set for the cassette A as the order in which the cassettes are conveyed to the take-out position 30.

The transport order management unit 517 transmits a transport instruction for transporting the drug storage unit 100 from the storage position 10 to the retrieval position 30 to the transport control unit 514 based on the order set for each cassette. The transport control unit 514 controls the transport device 40 to transport the drug storage unit 100 from the storage position 10 to the retrieval position 30 in the transport order according to the transport instruction.

The calculation unit 512 calculates the number of second medicine storage units based on the order set in the first medicine storage units. The second drug storage section is at least one drug storage section 100 that is different from any first drug storage section. The first medicine accommodating part is a medicine accommodating part 100 in which a plurality of orders are set in the transport order, and is a medicine accommodating part 100 that is to be transported to the take-out position 30 two or more times. An arbitrary order out of a plurality of orders set for the first drug accommodating parts is defined as a first order, and the order in which the first drug accommodating parts are conveyed to the take-out position 30 after the first order is defined as a second order. In order. The calculation unit 512 calculates the number of second drug storage units to be transported to the take-out position 30 between the first order and the second order.

The calculation unit 512 calculates the “number of second drug storage units” as the “total number” of the second drug storage units that are transported to the take-out position 30 between the first order and the second order. You may. Alternatively, the calculation unit 512 may calculate the above-mentioned "number of second medicine storage parts" as the number of cassette IDs transported to the take-out position 30 between the first order and the second order. For example, when cassette B - cassette C - cassette B (B and C are both second medicine storage parts) are transported to the take-out position 30 in the order, the calculation unit 512 calculates the "number of second medicine storage parts" as follows: It may be calculated as 3 or 2.

For example, in the example of Table 1 above, among the plurality of "orders of conveyance to the extraction position" set for cassette A as the first drug storage section, the first order is 1, and the second order is 1. It is 3. Since the number of second drug accommodating units transported to the take-out position 30 between the first order and the second order is one cassette B, the calculating unit 512 calculates the number as one.

For example, the calculation unit 512 may calculate the number of second medicine storage units based on the above order at the time when the removal of the medicine from the first medicine storage units at the extraction position 30 is completed. The point in time when the removal is completed may be, for example, the point in time when the close button is pressed and the shutter 31 is in the closed state. For example, the calculation unit 512 may calculate the number of second medicine storage units based on the transport order at the time when the first medicine storage units are transported from the storage position 10 to the standby position 20. Further, for example, when the order of taking out the medicines is predetermined (that is, the order of transporting the medicines is predetermined), the calculation unit 512 performs a second The number of drug storage units may be calculated.

The number determining unit 513 determines whether the number of second drug storage units calculated by the calculating unit 512 is one or more. When the number of second drug accommodating parts is one or more, the number determining unit 513 determines whether the number is within a specified number. The prescribed number may be determined, for example, taking into account the number of standby units (the number of placement units 21). The specified number may be 1, for example.

The transport control unit 514 transports the drug storage unit 100 between the storage position 10 and the standby position 20 and between the standby position 20 and the take-out position 30 by controlling the transport device 40 . In the present embodiment, the transport control unit 514 controls the position of the first medicine accommodating part after the medicine removal is completed, according to the number of second medicine accommodating parts calculated by the calculation part 512.

Here, suppose that the transport control of the drug accommodating section 100 (medicine accommodating section after the completion of drug extraction) after returning to the standby position 20 after being transported to the retrieval position 30 takes into consideration the dispensing boundaries (prescription boundaries). Consider the case of controlling the FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the transport control of the drug storage unit 100 in consideration of the division of the preparation. In the example 1001 in FIG. 3, there is one dispensing section in the prescription data, and the prescription data includes two dispensing units (prescription units) U1 and U2. In the example 1002 in FIG. 3, there are two dispensing divisions in the prescription data, and the prescription data includes three dispensing units U1 to U3. Further, the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 3 indicates the order in which the medicines are taken out. Further, in FIG. 3, it is assumed that one type of medicine is stored in the medicine storage section 100.

For example, as in the drug dispensing device described in Patent Document 1 (hereinafter referred to as a conventional drug dispensing device), the drug stored in the drug accommodating section 100 that is transported to the extraction position 30 is included in the next dispensing. In this case, control is performed to cause the drug storage unit 100 to stand by at the standby position 20. When such control is performed, it is necessary to secure a maximum number of placement units 21 corresponding to the types of medicines included in the preparation. Therefore, if such control is attempted, the device will become larger.

In 1001 of FIG. 3, the dispensing unit U2 corresponding to the dispensing unit U1 corresponds to the next dispensing. In 1001 of FIG. 3, the dispensing units U1 and U2 include common drugs A to D. In the control of the conventional drug dispensing device, it is necessary to prepare the placement units 21 at least as many types of drugs as are common to the dispensing units U1 and U2. Therefore, the more the number of types of drugs common to the dispensing units U1 and U2 increases, the more mounting sections 21 need to be prepared.

Furthermore, when the number of types of medicines included in the next dispensing is small, the conventional medicine dispensing device returns the medicine storage part 100 to the storage position 10 even if the medicine storage part 100 contains medicines that are close in the order of extraction. There is a possibility that it will happen. In this case, the conventional drug dispensing device takes out the drug accommodating section 100 from the storage position 10 in order to take out the next drug from the drug accommodating section 100 after the dispensing of the drug from the drug accommodating section 100 is completed. It will be transported to position 30. Therefore, compared to the case where the drug storage unit 100 is transported from the standby position 20 to the take-out position 30, the transport efficiency is lowered.

In 1002 of FIG. 3, the dispensing unit U2 corresponding to the dispensing unit U1 corresponds to the next dispensing. Furthermore, the dispensing unit U3 corresponding to the dispensing unit U2 corresponds to the next dispensing described above. In 1002 of FIG. 3, the dispensing unit U1 contains the drug A, the dispensing unit U2 contains the drug B, and the dispensing unit U3 contains the drug A. Therefore, the drug A in the dispensing unit U3 is taken out again after the second drug counting from the drug A in the dispensing unit U1. Nevertheless, in the conventional drug dispensing device, since there is a dispensing separation between the dispensing units U1 and U2, after the removal of the A drug from the dispensing unit U1 is completed, the drug storage section 100 containing the A drug is removed. It is returned from the take-out position 30 to the storage position 10.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the transport control unit 514 does not take into account the division of dispensing, and as described above, the transport control unit 514 places the take-out position 30 between the first order and the second order set in the first drug storage unit. The position of the first drug accommodating portion after the drug removal is completed is controlled according to the number of second drug accommodating portions to be transported.

Specifically, when the number determining unit 513 determines that the number of second drug accommodating portions is 1 or more and within a specified number, the transport control unit 514 transfers the first drug accommodating portion from the first drug accommodating portion after the completion of drug removal. It is conveyed from the take-out position 30 to the standby position 20 and made to stand by at the standby position 20.

According to the above configuration, the transport control unit 514 can cause the medicine storage unit 100 containing a medicine that is scheduled to be taken out soon to stand by at the standby position 20 near the takeout position 30. Furthermore, by determining the prescribed number based on the existing device configuration, the transport control unit 514 can efficiently transport the medicine storage unit 100 while maintaining the existing device configuration. Therefore, according to the transport control device 50 of the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the above-mentioned problems that may occur when transport control is performed in consideration of the divisions of preparations.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the transport control of the drug accommodating section 100 by the transport control device 50. In FIG. 4, the prescribed number is set to 1, and the arrows indicate the order in which the medicines are taken out. Further, in FIG. 4, it is assumed that one type of medicine is stored in the medicine storage section 100.

In FIG. 4, pattern 1 shows a case where the order of taking out drugs A is continuous. Pattern 2 shows a case where the A drug is taken out twice with the B drug in between (the two A drugs are taken out two times apart in order). Pattern 2 is the same as the prescription data shown in 1002 in FIG. Pattern 3 shows a case where the A drug is taken out twice with the B drug and C drug in between (the two A drugs are separated in order by three positions). Pattern 4 shows a case in which the A drug is taken out twice with the B to I drugs in between (the two A drugs are separated in order by 9 positions). Pattern 4 is the same as the prescription data shown in 1001 in FIG.

For example, in the case of pattern 2 in FIG. 4, the number determining unit 513 determines that the number of second drug storage units is one or more and within the specified number. Therefore, unlike the conventional drug dispensing device, the transport control unit 514 does not return the drug storage unit 100 containing the A drug that is scheduled to be taken out next time to the storage position 10, but makes it wait at the standby position 20. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the efficiency of transporting the medicine accommodating section 100 will decrease, which may occur in the conventional medicine dispensing device.

Further, if the number determining unit 513 determines that the number of second drug storage units exceeds the specified number, the transport control unit 514 causes the first drug storage unit to wait at the standby position 20 after the drug removal is completed. It is transported to the storage position 10 without causing any damage.

In the present embodiment, the transport control unit 514 does not temporarily make the first medicine accommodating part stand by at the standby position 20 for transporting the first medicine accommodating part to the retrieval position 30 after the completion of the retrieval of the medicine. 30 to the storage position 10 via the standby position 20. For example, if the specified number is set to 1, and if it is determined that the number of second drug accommodating parts is 2 or more, the transport control unit 514 moves the first drug accommodating part after the drug removal is completed to the standby position. It is transported to the storage position 10 without waiting at the storage position 20.

According to the above configuration, the transport control unit 514 can make the first medicine storage part stand by at the standby position 20 after the medicine removal is completed only when the number of the second medicine storage parts is within the specified number. In other words, if there is no plan to take out any more medicine in the medicine storage part 100 after the medicine has been taken out, or if there is a plan to take out more medicine but the schedule is not near, the medicine storage part 100 is moved to the standby position. 20 can be returned to the storage position 10 without waiting. Therefore, the standby position 20 can be effectively utilized.

For example, in the case of patterns 3 and 4 in FIG. 4, the number determining unit 513 determines that the number of second medicine storage parts is two or more. Therefore, unlike conventional medicine dispensing devices, the transport control unit 514 returns the medicine storage unit 100 containing the A medicine whose next removal schedule is not near to the storage position 10 without making it wait at the standby position 20. Therefore, according to the transport control device 50, the standby position 20 can be effectively utilized as described above, so that it is possible to reduce the possibility that the drug extraction support device 1 will increase in size, which may occur in conventional drug dispensing devices.

Furthermore, when the number determining unit 513 determines that the number of second medicine storage units is 0, the transport control unit 514 causes the first medicine storage units to wait at the extraction position 30 after the medicine removal is completed.

When the number of second drug storage units is 0, this indicates that the first order and second order set for the first drug storage units are continuous. For example, as shown in pattern 1 in FIG. 4, it is shown that the same kind of medicines that are consecutive in the order of extraction are stored in the first medicine storage section. Furthermore, even if the order of taking out medicine A and medicine B is ABA, if medicine A and medicine B are stored in the first medicine storage part, the number of second medicine storage parts is 0. .

According to the above configuration, the transport control unit 514 does not allow the medicine storage unit 100 containing medicines to be taken out to be transported after the taking out of the first medicine is completed, and allows the taking out of the second medicine. Therefore, it can be kept on standby at the take-out position 30. Therefore, according to the transport control device 50, more efficient transport control of the drug accommodating section 100 can be realized. In addition, in the conventional medicine dispensing device, even when medicines are taken out consecutively, they are temporarily returned to the standby position, which is inefficient.

Furthermore, while the drug storage unit 100 is being transported from the removal position 30 to the storage position 10, the transport control unit 514 transports the drug storage unit 100 from the storage position 10 to the standby position 20 from the removal order management unit 511. Consider the case where a transport instruction is accepted.

Even though there is no plan to take out the next medicine from the medicine storage unit 100 after the completion of medicine removal, the removal order management unit 511 determines that it is necessary to take out the medicine most recently from the medicine storage unit 100 due to a change in the extraction order. If this occurs, the transport instruction is transmitted to the transport control unit 514. Even if the next medicine is not scheduled to be taken out soon from the medicine storage unit 100 after the medicine removal is completed, it becomes necessary to take out the medicine from the medicine storage unit 100 most recently due to a change in the extraction order. , is similar.

For example, if the drug storage unit 100 is being transported from the standby position 20 to the storage position 10 at the time of receiving an instruction to change the removal order or an interrupt instruction, the removal order management unit 511 may receive the transport instruction. is transmitted to the transport control unit 514. Further, for example, if the drug storage unit 100 is being transported from the take-out position 30 to the standby position 20 at this point in time, the take-out order management unit 511 transmits the transport instruction to the transport control unit 514.

When the transport control unit 514 receives the transport instruction, the transport control unit 514 moves the medicine storage unit 100 that was being transported from the standby position 20 to the storage position 10 to the standby position 20 without passing through the storage position 10. Transport (return). In addition, when the transport control unit 514 receives the transport instruction, the transport control unit 514 transports the medicine storage unit 100, which was being transported from the take-out position 30 to the standby position 20, to the standby position 20, and then waits. It is left to stand by at position 20.

In this way, when the transport control unit 514 receives the transport instruction, the transport control unit 514 switches the drug storage unit 100 that was being transported from a target for transport to the storage position 10 to a target for waiting at the standby position 20. According to this configuration, when the medicine is to be taken out most recently from the medicine storage unit 100 that is scheduled to be returned to the storage position 10 due to a change in the removal order, the transport control unit 514 controls the medicine storage unit 100 from the medicine storage unit 100. Instead of being returned to the storage position 10, it can be kept on standby at the standby position 20. Therefore, since the transport time can be reduced compared to the case where the medicine storage unit 100 is returned to the storage position 10 and then transported to the standby position 20, more efficient transport control of the medicine storage unit 100 can be realized.

Note that the transport control unit 514 may transport the drug storage unit 100 from the storage position 10 to the standby position 20 when the standby position 20 is vacant. For example, by providing a sensor in each placement section 21, the transport control section 514 can determine whether the drug storage section 100 is located in each placement section 21. However, the transport control unit 514 controls the medicine storage unit 100 to have an empty space for 100 units on standby until the medicine storage unit 100 returns to the standby position 20 from the standby position 20 via the take-out position 30. It may be determined that it does not occur at position 20.

The shutter control unit 515 controls the shutter 31. For example, the shutter control unit 515 opens the shutter 31 in a state where the medicine storage unit 100 is transported to a position facing the shutter 31 at the take-out position 30 . The shutter control unit 515 closes the shutter 31 when receiving an input operation to the above-mentioned close button. The close button may be displayed on the touch panel 60 instead of being provided at the take-out position 30. After the shutter 31 is in the closed state, the transport control unit 514 transports the medicine storage unit 100 from the take-out position 30 to the standby position 20.

The input/output control unit 516 receives input operations on the touch panel 60 and controls output to the touch panel 60.

<Processing of the conveyance control device 50>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the transport control device 50. In FIG. 5, the control unit 51 determines the destination of the drug storage section 100 (first drug storage section) located at the take-out position 30 at a certain point in time, and performs a process of transporting the drug storage section 100 to the destination. An example is shown.

As shown in FIG. 5, in a state where the first drug storage section is located at the take-out position 30, the transport order management section 517 determines whether the removal of the drug from the first drug storage section is completed (S1 ). For example, the removal order management unit 511 may determine that the removal of the medicine from the first medicine storage unit is completed when the shutter 31 is in the closed state.

When the transport order management unit 517 determines that the removal of the medicine from the first medicine storage unit is completed (YES in S1), the transport order management unit 517 transfers the medicine to the first medicine storage unit based on the order of taking out the medicine determined by the removal order management unit 511. It is determined whether the target is to be transported again to the take-out position 30 (S2). When the transport order management unit 517 determines that the first medicine storage unit is to be transported again to the take-out position 30 (YES in S2), the calculation unit 512 calculates the number of second medicine storage units (S3 ). The number determining unit 513 determines whether the number of second drug storage units calculated by the calculating unit 512 is 0 (S4).

If the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of the second medicine storage part is 0 (YES in S4), medicines are taken out consecutively from the first medicine storage part in the medicine removal order. . Therefore, the transport control unit 514 causes the first drug storage unit to stand by at the removal position 30 (S5). The shutter control unit 515 reopens the once-closed shutter 31, thereby making it possible to take out the medicine from the first medicine storage unit again.

If the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of second medicine storage units is not 0 (is 1 or more) (NO in S4), the number of second medicine storage units calculated by the calculation unit 512 is within the specified number. (S6). If the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of medicines in the second medicine storage part is within the specified number (YES in S6), the medicine is taken out from the first medicine storage part at the extraction position 30, and then This means that the period until the medicine is taken out from the medicine storage section is short. Therefore, the transport control unit 514 transports the first drug storage unit to the standby position 20 without returning it to the storage position 10, and makes it wait at the standby position 20 until the next transport to the take-out position 30 (S7).

If the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of medicines in the second medicine storage section exceeds the specified number (NO in S5), the medicine is taken out again from the first medicine storage part most recently in the medicine removal order. It never happens. Therefore, the transport control unit 514 transports the first drug storage unit from the take-out position 30 to the storage position 10 (S8).

Note that in S1, the transport order management unit 517 waits until the removal of the medicine from the first medicine storage unit is completed (if NO in S1). In addition, if the transport order management unit 517 determines that the first drug storage section is not to be transported again to the removal position 30 (NO in S2), in the order of drug removal, the first drug storage section There is no need to take out the medicine. Therefore, the transport control unit 514 transports the first drug storage unit from the take-out position 30 to the storage position 10 (S8).

In FIG. 5, the explanation has been made assuming that the control unit 51 performs the processing from S2 onwards when the removal of the medicine from the first medicine accommodating part is completed. However, as described above, the control unit 51 controls, for example, when the first drug storage section is transported from the storage position 10 to the standby position 20, or before the first drug storage section 100 is controlled to be transported to the takeout position 30. , S2 and subsequent processes may be performed.

<Modification 1-1>
The transport control device 50 does not need to include the take-out order management section 511. In this case, the transport order management unit 517 may set the order in which each medicine storage unit 100 is transported to the extraction position 30 in response to a request for a medicine removal operation for removing medicine from each medicine storage unit 100 .

The first medicine storage unit is the medicine storage unit 100 that has two or more requests for medicine removal work. “There have been two or more requests for drug removal work” means that the drug has been set as a transport target twice or more. When a drug retrieval work request is made to one drug storage section 100 two or more times, an order corresponding to each of the two or more drug retrieval work requests is set in the first drug storage section. . Therefore, a plurality of orders are set for the first drug storage section.

The calculation unit 512 calculates the number of drug accommodating parts 100 whose order is set between a certain order set in the first drug accommodating part and the next order set in the first drug accommodating part. calculate. One order corresponds to the first order in the first embodiment, and the next order corresponds to the second order in the first embodiment.

<Modification 1-2>
The control unit 51 does not need to include the calculation unit 512. In this case, the number determining unit 513 determines whether the number of second drug storage units is one or more based on a table that manages the order of take-out. In addition, when the number of second drug storage units is one or more, the number determining unit 513 determines whether the number of second drug storage units is within a specified number based on a table that manages the order of extraction. do.

<Modification 1-3>
If there is no need for the medicine storage unit 100 to stand by at the standby position 20, the transport control unit 514 may transport the medicine storage unit 100 between the storage position 10 and the take-out position 30. In this case, the conveyance device 40 includes a third conveyance device that conveys the drug storage section 100 between the storage position 10 and the take-out position 30, and the conveyance control unit 514 may control the third conveyance device. For example, if the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of second medicine storage units exceeds the specified number, the transport control unit 514 uses the third transport device to remove the first medicine storage units from the removal position 30. It may also be transported directly to the storage location 10.

[Embodiment 2]
Other embodiments of the invention will be described below. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as the members described in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated. The same applies to subsequent embodiments.

Embodiment 1 includes a transport control device 50 that can efficiently transport the drug storage unit 100 while maintaining the existing device configuration by controlling the transport of the medicine storage unit 100 without considering the unit of dispensing, and a transport control device. The drug extraction support device 1 controlled by the device 50 has been described. In the second embodiment, a transport control device 50A that can efficiently transport the medicine storage unit 100 while maintaining the existing device configuration even when transport of the medicine storage unit 100 is controlled in consideration of the dispensing unit; The medicine extraction support device 1A controlled by the transport control device 50A will be described.

<Configuration of drug extraction support device 1A>
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the general configuration of the drug extraction support device 1A. The drug removal support device 1A differs from the drug removal support device 1 in that it includes a transport device 40A, a drug removal section 70, and a drug removal device 80.

The medicine take-out section 70 is a place where medicine can be taken out, and has a standby position 20 and a take-out position 30. The medicine extraction support device 1A may include one medicine extraction section 70 or a plurality of medicine extraction parts 70. In this embodiment, the medicine extraction support device 1A includes a first medicine extraction part 71 and a second medicine extraction part 72.

At the standby position 20 of the first medicine take-out part 71 and the second medicine take-out part 72, a placing part 21 is provided, respectively. In the present embodiment, two placement parts 21 are provided in each of the first medicine extraction part 71 and the second medicine extraction part 72. At least one placement section 21 may be provided in the first drug removal section 71 and at least one placement section 21 in the second drug removal section 72. When the medicine extraction support device 1 includes a plurality of medicine extraction parts 70, each medicine extraction part 70 only needs to be provided with at least one placing part 21. When there is one medicine take-out part 70, at least one placement part 21 may be provided in the medicine take-out part 70.

The transport device 40A includes a first transport device 41 and a second transport device 42A. The first transport device 41 transports the medicine storage unit 100 between the storage position 10 and the standby position 20. In the present embodiment, the first transport device 41 transports the drug storage section 100 between the storage position 10 and the placement section 21 of either the first drug retrieval section 71 or the second drug retrieval section 72. .

The second transport device 42A transports the medicine storage section 100 between the standby position 20 and the take-out position 30. In this embodiment, the medicine extraction section 70 is provided with a standby position 20 and an extraction position 30. Therefore, the second conveyance device 42A is provided in the medicine extraction section 70. In the present embodiment, the second transport device 42A transports the placing section 21 between the standby position 20 and the take-out position 30. Thereby, the drug storage unit 100 placed on the placement unit 21 can be transported between the standby position 20 and the take-out position 30. However, like the second transport device 42, the second transport device 42A may transport only the drug storage section 100 without transporting the placing section 21.

The medicine extraction device 80 is a device that takes medicine out of the medicine storage section 100 located at the extraction position 30. The medicine extraction device 80 may include, for example, a suction pad and take out the medicine from the medicine storage section 100 by adsorbing the medicine to the suction pad.

In this embodiment, the medicine extraction device 80 includes a first medicine extraction device 81 and a second medicine extraction device 82 . The first medicine extraction device 81 is provided for the first medicine extraction part 71 and takes out medicine from the medicine storage part 100 at the extraction position 30 of the first medicine extraction part 71 . The second medicine extraction device 82 is provided for the second medicine extraction section 72 and takes out the medicine from the medicine storage section 100 at the extraction position 30 of the second medicine extraction section 72 .

<Configuration of transport control device 50A>
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the drug extraction support device 1A. As shown in FIG. 7, the transport control device 50A differs from the transport control device 50 in that it includes a control section 51A. Further, the control unit 51A differs from the control unit 51 in that it includes an extraction control unit 521 that controls the medicine extraction device 80.

The take-out control unit 521 controls the medicine take-out device 80 to take out the medicine from the medicine storage unit 100 when the medicine storage unit 100 is located at the take-out position 30 . For example, by providing a sensor at the take-out position 30, the take-out control section 521 can detect the drug storage section 100 located at the take-out position 30.

In this embodiment, when the first medicine retrieval unit 71 is located in the retrieval position 30 of the medicine storage unit 100, the retrieval control unit 521 controls the first medicine retrieval device 81 to remove the medicine from the medicine storage unit 100. Take out. Furthermore, when the second drug extracting section 72 is located at the dispensing position 30 in the drug accommodating section 100, the dispensing control section 521 controls the second drug dispensing device 82 to take out the drug from the drug accommodating section 100.

Further, as in Embodiment 1, the control unit 51A determines the position of the first medicine accommodating part after the completion of taking out the medicine, according to the number of second medicine accommodating parts calculated by the calculation part 512. Control. In the following description, it is assumed that the calculation unit 512 calculates the number of second medicine storage units. However, as described in Embodiment 1, the control unit 51A does not include the calculation unit 512, and the number of medicines taken out from the first medicine storage unit is determined according to the number of second medicine storage units counted by the control unit 51A. The position after completion may be controlled. Further, the control unit 51A differs from the control unit 51 in that it performs the following processing.

Specifically, the number determining unit 513 determines whether the number of second drug storage units calculated by the calculating unit 512 is one or more. When the number of second medicine accommodating parts is one or more, the number determining unit 513 determines whether the number is less than the number that can be waited for.

The transport control of the drug storage unit 100 by the transport control unit 514 based on the determination by the number determining unit 513 is as follows.

(Control 1) When the number determining unit 513 determines that the number of second drug accommodating units is 1 or more and less than the number that can be waited for, the transport control unit 514 transfers the first drug accommodating unit after the completion of drug removal to It is conveyed from the take-out position 30 to the standby position 20 and made to stand by at the standby position 20.

(Control 2) When the number determining unit 513 determines that the number of medicines in the second medicine accommodating part is greater than or equal to the number that can be waited, the transport control unit 514 moves the first medicine accommodating part from which the medicine has been taken out to the standby position. It is transported to the storage position 10 without waiting at the storage position 20. That is, the first medicine storage section from which the medicine has been taken out is transported from the takeout position 30 to the storage position 10 via the standby position 20.

(Control 3) When the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of second medicine storage units is 0, the transport control unit 514 causes the first medicine storage unit from which the medicine has been removed to stand by at the extraction position 30. let

<Processing of the transport control device 50A>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the transport control device 50A. In FIG. 8, the control unit 51A determines the destination of the drug storage section 100 (first drug storage section) located at the take-out position 30 at a certain point in time, and performs a process of transporting the drug storage section 100 to the destination. An example is shown.

The processes in S11, S12, S13, S14, and S15 in FIG. 8 are the same as the processes in S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5 in FIG. 5, respectively, described in the first embodiment. Processing different from that in FIG. 4 will be explained below.

In step S14, if it is determined that the number of second drug storage units is not 0 (is 1 or more) (NO in S14), the number of second drug storage units calculated by the calculation unit 512 is less than the number that can be waited for. It is determined whether there is one (S16). If the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of medicines in the second medicine accommodating part is less than the number that can be waited for (YES in S16), the transport control unit 514 does not return the first medicine accommodating part to the storage position 10. It is conveyed to the standby position 20 and kept there until the next conveyance to the take-out position 30 (S17).

When the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of the second medicine storage units is equal to or greater than the number that can be waited for (NO in S16), the transport control unit 514 moves the first medicine storage units from the take-out position 30 to the storage position 10. (S18).

In FIG. 8, the explanation has been made assuming that the control unit 51A performs the processes from S12 onwards when the removal of the medicine from the first medicine storage part is completed. However, as described above, the control unit 51A controls the control unit 51A, for example, when the first medicine storage unit is transported from the storage position 10 to the standby position 20, or before the first medicine storage unit 100 is controlled to be transported to the takeout position 30. , S12 and subsequent processes may be performed.

(Operation example 1)
Below, a first concrete example of operation of the medicine extraction support device 1A according to the second embodiment will be described using FIG. 9. In the explanation of this operation example, the drug storage section 100 will be referred to as a cassette. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing operation example 1 in chronological order. FIG. 9 shows the cassettes located in the first medicine extraction section 71 and the second medicine extraction section 72 and the extraction of medicine from the cassettes in chronological order.

In the second embodiment, transport control of the drug storage unit 100 is performed in consideration of the unit of dispensing. Table 3 below shows an example of the order of taking out the medicines included in the dispensing unit (group), the medicine names, and the cassette IDs. In operation example 1, the medicines included in each dispensing unit and the cassette IDs in which the medicines are stored are as shown in Table 3 below. In operation example 1, as shown in Table 3 below, the order of taking out a plurality of types of medicines managed by the taking-out order management unit 511 is determined in advance, and the orders are grouped according to a doctor's prescription. Further, the transport order management unit 517 determines the transport order according to the take-out order, and sets the order of transport from the standby position 20 to the take-out position 30 for each drug storage unit 100.

In operation example 1, when the first drug accommodating section accommodating the first drug included in the first group is transported to the take-out position 30 in the first order, the calculation unit 512 stores the second drug as follows. Calculate the number of storage parts. That is, the calculation unit 512 calculates that the drug storage unit 100 containing the drug to be taken out first in (i) the first order and (ii) the second group containing the first drug as at least a part thereof is at the removal position 30. The number of second medicine accommodating parts to be transported to the take-out position 30 is calculated between the order of transport.

For example, in the example shown in Table 3, when the first drug included in the first group (group 1) is drug a1, the first drug storage section is cassette A. Furthermore, the second group containing the first drug as at least a part thereof is group 3.

As shown in Table 3, the drugs in the extraction order 1 to 4 are stored in cassettes AD. In this operation example, the first transport device 41 positions the cassettes A and B at the standby position 20 of the first medicine retrieval section 71, and the cassette C and the cassette D at the standby position of the second medicine retrieval section 72. The explanation will start from time T1 located at 20.

In FIG. 9, the white arrows indicate that the medicine is being taken out from each cassette. Note that the retrieval work includes transporting the cassettes from the standby position 20 to the retrieval position 30 by the second transport device 42A, and retrieval of the medicine from each cassette by the medicine retrieval device 80.

Between time T1 and time T2, cassettes A and C are being taken out, and cassettes B and D are waiting at the standby position 20.

When the work of taking out the medicine from the cassette A is completed at time T2, the transport control device 50A performs the above-described flow process (hereinafter referred to as process 2) in <Processing of the transport control device 50A>. At this time, it is assumed that the cassette C is still in the process of taking out the medicine. Here, the number of medicine retrieval support devices 1A that can stand by is four. The calculation unit 512 calculates the number of second medicine storage units when the cassettes A containing medicine a1 included in group 1 are transported to the take-out position 30 in order 1 as follows. That is, the calculation unit 512 calculates the number of second drug storage units to be 6 based on the order 1 and the order 8 of the cassette A that accommodates the drug a1 that is taken out first in the group 3 that includes the drug a1. . Since the number of second drug storage units, 6, is greater than or equal to the number of standby units, 4, the cassette A is transported to the storage position 10. Then, between time T2 and time T3, the first cassette E in order 5 is transported to the standby position 20 of the first medicine retrieval section 71 by the first transport device 41, and the medicine is not taken out from the cassette B. executed.

At time T3, when the removal of medicines from cassettes B and cassettes is completed, the transport control device 50A performs the process 2 described above. The calculation unit 512 calculates the number of cassettes to be 4 based on the order 3 and the order 8 for the cassette B. Regarding cassette C, the number is calculated as 5 from order 2 and order 8. In either case of cassette B and cassette C, the number of second medicine storage parts is 4 or more, which is the number of standby units. Therefore, cassette B and cassette C are transported to the storage position 10 after the drug removal is completed. Then, the cassette F in order 6 and the cassette G in order 7 are conveyed to the standby position 20.

Between time T3 and time T4, the medicine is taken out from the cassette D waiting at the standby position 20. Note that, since the drug e1 contained in the cassette E is included in group 2, the removal operation is not performed until the removal of the drugs included in group 1 is completed.

At time T4, when the removal of the medicine from the cassette D is completed, the transport control unit 514 performs the process 2 described above. The calculation unit 512 calculates the number of cassettes D to be 3 based on the order 4 and the order 8. The number of cassettes D calculated by the calculation unit 512 is less than the number of cassettes that can be placed on standby, four, so the cassettes D are placed on standby at the standby position 20. The transport control after the drug removal from the cassette D is completed can be explained as follows. The control is carried out when the first drug storage section (cassette D) containing the first drug (drug d1) included in the first group (group 1) is transported to the extraction position 30 in the first order (order 4). This is the control when The calculation unit 512 calculates (i) the first order (order 4) and (ii) the drug storage unit (cassette A) containing the drug (drug a1) to be taken out first in the second group (group 3). , and the order (order 8) when being transported to the take-out position 30. The number of second drug storage units is calculated. When the number (3) is less than the number of units that can stand by (4), the transport control unit 514 causes the first medicine accommodating unit to wait at the standby position 20 after the medicine has been taken out.

In this way, in consideration of the division of grouped prescriptions, if the number of second medicine storage units until the first takeout in the second group is less than the number that can be waited, the medicines are made to wait in the standby position. Accordingly, the drug storage section can be transported more efficiently.

Between time T4 and time T5, cassette E and cassette G are being removed, and cassette F and cassette D are waiting at standby position 20.

At time T5, when the removal of the medicine from the cassette E is completed, the transport control device 50A performs the process 2 described above. At this time, it is assumed that the medicine is still being taken out from the cassette G. In the case of this operation example, the cassette E does not need to be transported to the take-out position 30 again, so it is transported to the storage position 10. Then, the 8th cassette A is transported to the standby position 20.

Between time T5 and time T6, cassette F and cassette G are being taken out, and cassette A and cassette D are waiting at standby position 20.

At time T6, when the removal of medicines from cassettes F and cassettes G is completed, the transport control device 50A performs the process 2 described above for each cassette. Since both cassettes F and G do not need to be transported to the take-out position 30 again, they are transported from the take-out position 30 to the storage position 10 by the transport device 40A. Then, the 9th cassette C and the 10th cassette B are transported to the standby position 20.

Between time T6 and time T7, cassette A and cassette D are being taken out, and cassette B and cassette C are waiting at standby position 20.

At time T7, when the removal of medicines from cassettes A and cassettes D is completed, the transport control device 50A performs the above process 2 for each cassette. Both cassette A and cassette D do not need to be transported to the take-out position again, so they are transported to the storage position 10.

The medicines are taken out from the cassettes A and cassette B from time T7 onward, thereby completing the work of taking out the medicines of groups 1 to 3.

(Transport control in dispensing units - when the order of taking out drugs in one dispensing unit is not determined in advance)
The take-out order management unit 511 may determine the order of dispensing units as the take-out order of medicines. For example, the take-out order management unit 511 may determine the order of dispensing units according to the order in which prescriptions are received. For example, when receiving an instruction to change the takeout order, the takeout order management unit 511 may determine the order of the dispensing units in accordance with the change instruction.

In other words, the take-out order management unit 511 does not need to determine the take-out order of medicines included in a dispensing unit. The order in which the medicines included in the dispensing unit are taken out is determined by, for example, whether the medicine is transported to the first medicine takeout unit 71 or the second medicine takeout unit 72, and whether the medicine is transported to the first medicine takeout device 81 or the second medicine takeout unit 72. This is determined by which device 82 the object is transported to. Further, the order in which the medicines included in the dispensing unit are taken out is determined by, for example, the difference between the time required for the first medicine extraction device 81 to take out the medicine and the time required for the second medicine extraction device 82 to take out the medicine. .

However, the withdrawal order management unit 511 determines the withdrawal order of the drugs included in the second group shown below according to the withdrawal order of the medicines taken out in the first group, which is an arbitrary dispensing unit included in the prescription data. You may decide. The transport order management unit 517 determines the transport order according to the take-out order, and sets the order of transport from the standby position 20 to the take-out position 30 for each drug storage unit 100. The second group is a dispensing unit different from the first group, and includes drugs that are taken out after the taking out of the medicines included in the first group is completed, and is set to a later order than the first group. It is a unit. Further, the second group is a dispensing unit that includes at least a portion of the same type of drug as the drug included in the first group. To explain specifically with reference to Table 3, if the first group is group 1, the second group is group 3. Therefore, the order in which the drugs included in group 3 are taken out may be determined according to the order in which the drugs taken out in group 1 are taken out.

Here, a case will be considered in which the first drug accommodating portions containing arbitrary drugs included in the first group (referred to as first drugs) are transported to the take-out position 30 in the first order. In this case, the calculation unit 512 calculates the number of second drug storage units to be transported to the extraction position 30 between the first order and the specific order shown below. The specific order refers to the order in which the medicine storage unit 100 that stores the medicine to be taken out first in the second group including the first medicine is transported to the take-out position 30.

Then, when the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of second medicine storage units calculated in this way is less than the number that can be waited for, the transport control unit 514 controls the number of second medicine storage units after the medicine removal is completed. may be transported to the standby position 20.

The order of taking out the drugs included in the second group is determined according to the order of taking out the drugs taken out in the first group. Furthermore, when the number of the second medicine storage units described above is less than the number that can be waited, the transport control unit 514 causes the first medicine storage units to wait at the standby position 20 after the medicine removal is completed. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation where the standby position 20 becomes empty by the time the first medicine can be taken out in the second group, and the medicine storage section 100 can be transported more efficiently.

In this embodiment as well, the transport control unit 514 transports the medicine storage unit 100 between the storage position 10 and the take-out position 30 when there is no need to make the medicine storage unit 100 wait at the standby position 20. It's okay.

(Operation example 2)
Below, another example 2 of operation of the medicine extraction support device 1A according to the second embodiment will be described. In operation example 2, the drugs included in each dispensing unit and the cassette IDs in which the drugs are stored are as shown in Table 4 below.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing operation example 2 in chronological order. FIG. 10 shows the cassettes located in the first medicine extraction section 71 and the second medicine extraction section 72 and the extraction of medicine from the cassettes in chronological order.

As shown in Table 4, the drugs in the extraction order 1 to 4 are stored in cassettes AD. In this operation example, the first transport device 41 positions the cassettes A and B at the standby position 20 of the first medicine retrieval section 71, and the cassette C and the cassette D at the standby position of the second medicine retrieval section 72. The explanation will be given starting from time T1 in the state located at 20.

Between time T1 and time T2, cassettes A and C are being taken out, and cassettes B and D are waiting at the standby position 20.

When the removal of the medicine from the cassette A is completed at time T2, the transport control device 50A performs the process 2 described above. At this time, it is assumed that the medicine is still being taken out from the cassette C. In the case of this operation example, as shown in Table 4, the number of second medicine accommodating parts is 3, which is less than 4, so the cassette A is placed in the 5th order and is made to wait at the standby position 20.

Between time T2 and time T3, cassettes B and C are being taken out, and cassettes A and D are waiting at the standby position 20.

At time T3, when the removal of medicines from cassettes B and cassettes is completed, the transport control device 50A performs the process 2 described above for each cassette. For cassette B, the number of second drug storage sections is two, and for cassette C, the number of second drug storage sections is one. Since the number of second drug storage units in both cases is less than 4, which can be waited for, cassettes B and cassettes C are placed on standby at the standby position 20 in the order of 6 and 7.

Between time T3 and time T4, cassette D is being taken out, and cassette A, cassette B, and cassette C are waiting at standby position 20. Since the next extraction order for the medicine a1 accommodated in the waiting cassette A is included in group 2, the extraction operation is not performed until the extraction of the medicines included in group 1 is completed.

At time T4, when the removal of the medicine from the cassette D is completed, the transport control unit 514 performs the process 2 described above. For the cassette D, the number of second drug accommodating parts is 0, and the number that can be waited for is less than 4, so the cassette D is placed on standby at the standby position 20 as the number 8.

Between time T4 and time T5, cassette A and cassette C are being taken out, and cassette B and cassette D are waiting at standby position 20.

At time T5, when the removal of medicines from cassettes A and cassettes is completed, the transport control device 50A performs the above process 2 for each cassette. Note that it is assumed that the removal of the medicine from cassette A is completed earlier than from cassette C. Regarding cassette A, the number 4 of second medicine accommodating parts from cassette A in the second order to cassette A in the third order is greater than or equal to the number of standby units 4. Therefore, the cassette A is transported to the storage position 10 after the drug removal is completed. Since cassette C does not need to be transported to the take-out position 30 again, it is transported to the storage position 10. Then, the 9th cassette E is transported to the place where the cassette A at the standby position 20 was placed.

Between time T5 and time T6, cassette B and cassette D are being taken out, and cassette E is waiting at standby position 20.

At time T6, when the removal of medicines from cassettes B and cassettes is completed, the transport control unit 514 performs the process 2 described above. Cassette B and cassette D do not need to be transported to the take-out position 30 again, so they are transported to the storage position 10. Then, cassette A in order 10 is conveyed to the place where cassette B at standby position 20 was placed.

Between time T6 and time T7, cassette E is being removed, and cassette A is waiting at standby position 20.

At time T7, when the removal of the medicine from the cassette E is completed, the transport control device 50A performs the process 2 described above. The cassette E does not need to be transported to the take-out position again, so it is transported to the storage position 10.

After time T7, the medicines are taken out from the cassette A, thereby completing the work of taking out the medicines of groups 1 to 3.

As described above, when controlling the transport of the drug storage section 100 after drug removal is completed in consideration of the dispensing division, as in the conventional drug dispensing device, at least the number of types of drugs included in the dispensing unit is controlled. , it may be necessary to prepare the mounting section 21. Further, as in a conventional medicine dispensing device, there is a possibility that medicine storage units 100 containing medicines that are close in the order of extraction may be returned to the storage position 10.

However, according to the transport control device 50A, if there is space in the standby position 20 (if there is space in the placement section 21), the medicine storage section 100 can be made to stand by at the standby position 20. Therefore, the standby position 20 can be used effectively. Further, according to the transport control device 50A, the medicine storage unit 100 can be efficiently transported while maintaining the existing device configuration (the existing number of placement units 21). Furthermore, if there is a vacant space in the standby position 20, the medicine storage units 100 containing medicines that are close to each other in the order of extraction can be kept in the standby position 20 without being returned to the storage position 10. Therefore, according to the transport control device 50A, more efficient transport control of the medicine container 100 can be realized than when the medicine container 100 is returned to the storage position 10.

Further, when the number determining unit 513 determines that the number of second medicine storage units is equal to or greater than the number that can be waited for, the transport control unit 514 moves the first medicine storage unit from which the medicine has been taken out from the extraction position 30. It is transported to the storage position 10 via the standby position 20. Therefore, if there is no space available at the standby position 20, the drug storage unit 100 can be transported to the storage position 10. Therefore, even if the number of placement units 21 is small, transport control of the medicine storage unit 100 can be performed smoothly.

Furthermore, when the number determination unit 513 determines that the number of second medicine storage units is 0, the transport control unit 514 causes the first medicine storage unit from which the medicine has been removed to stand by at the extraction position 30. Therefore, the transport control unit 514 does not transport the medicine storage unit 100 containing the medicines to be taken out continuously after the taking out of the first medicine is completed, and in order to take out the second medicine. It can be made to stand by at the take-out position 30. Therefore, according to the transport control device 50A, more efficient transport control of the drug accommodating section 100 can be realized.

(Modified example)
In the above-described operation example 2, the transport control device 50A performs the process 2 described above when the drug removal from each cassette is completed, and controls the position of the drug storage section 100 after the drug removal is completed. For example, in operation example 2, when the drug removal from cassette A is completed at time T5, the position of cassette A after the drug removal is completed is determined, and the cassette A is placed by transporting it to the storage position 10. The next cassette E is now being transported to the position where it was. In this case, if the drug removal is completed faster in cassette C than in cassette A, the next cassette E is transported to the position where cassette C was placed.

However, the placement location of the cassette E may be determined by the control unit 51A at the stage of receiving the prescription data. The control unit 51A may predict which drug among the drugs included in group 2 will be quickly completed taking out, taking into consideration past transport data and the like, and may determine the placement destination of the cassette E. For example, when the control unit 51A predicts that the removal of medicine a1 will be completed earliest among the medicines included in group 2, the transport control unit 514 transports the next cassette E to the position where cassette A was placed. do. In this case, even if the drug removal from cassette C is completed earlier than from cassette A, the next cassette E is not transported to the position where cassette C was placed.

[Embodiment 3]
In the third embodiment, a transport control device 50B that performs transport control of the drug accommodating section 100 without considering the dispensing unit, and a drug retrieval support device 1B controlled by the transport control device 50B will be described.

The schematic configuration of the drug removal support device 1B of this embodiment is the same as the drug removal support device 1, as shown in FIG. However, the drug removal support device 1B differs from the drug removal support device 1 of the first embodiment in that it includes a transport control device 50B.

<Configuration of conveyance control device 50B>
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the drug extraction support device 1B. As shown in FIG. 11, the conveyance control device 50B differs from the control section 51 of the first embodiment in that it does not include a take-out order management section 511, a calculation section 512, and a number determination section 513.

In the third embodiment, the transport order management unit 517 determines the transport order based on the received prescription data or the input operation by the user, and sets each medicine storage unit 100 on standby before transporting it to the takeout position 30. The order of conveyance to position 20 is set.

The first medicine storage section is a medicine storage section 100 in which a plurality of orders are set. The second medicine storage section is a medicine storage section 100 that is different from any first medicine storage section. An arbitrary order among the plurality of orders set for the first accommodating parts is defined as a first order, and the order in which the first drug accommodating parts are transported to the take-out position 30 after the first order is defined as a second order. shall be.

The transport control unit 514 determines the position of the first medicine storage unit, which is transported to the standby position 20 and then to the retrieval position 30 in the first order, after the medicine retrieval is completed, as described in (i) and (ii) below. control based on (i) is the second order, and (ii) is the last order of the order of transport to the standby position 20 set in the second medicine storage section that has been transported to the standby position 20. be.

The second medicine storage unit that has been transported to the standby position 20 refers to the second medicine storage unit that has reached the standby position 20 by transport (transportation to the standby position 20 has been completed), and the storage position 10 or the take-out position. 30 to the standby position 20. The second medicine storage unit that has been transported to the standby position 20 may be the medicine storage unit 100 that the transport control unit 514 has received an instruction to transport from the storage position 10 to the standby position 20 . For example, at the time when the transport control unit 514 receives a transport instruction for a certain medicine storage unit 100 from the storage position 10 to the standby position 20, the transport control unit 514 determines that the medicine storage unit 100 is not transported to the standby position 20 as a second medicine storage unit. You can conclude that there was.

The transport control unit 514 controls the medicine extraction based on the next order in which the medicine storage units 100 are transported to the standby position 20 after the medicine removal is completed and the order in which the medicine storage units 100 have been transported to the standby position 20. The position of the drug storage section 100 after completion can be controlled. Thereby, it becomes possible to efficiently transport the drug storage section while maintaining the existing device configuration.

The transport control of the drug storage unit 100 by the transport control unit 514 is as follows.

(Control 1) If the second order is the next order following the last order, the transport control unit 514 causes the first drug storage unit to wait at the standby position 20 after the drug removal is completed.

Through this control by the transport control unit 514, drug storage units 100 that are closer in order to be transported to the standby position 20 (closer in the order of take-out) can be made to stand by at the standby position 20, and efficient transport control of the drug storage units 100 is achieved. can be realized.

(Control 2) If the second order is not consecutive to the last order, the transport control unit 514 stores the first drug accommodating portion after the drug removal is completed without making it wait at the standby position 20. Transport to position 10.

Through this control by the transport control unit 514, only the drug storage units 100 that are closer in order to be transported to the standby position 20 (closer in the order of extraction) can be made to stand by at the standby position 20. Thereby, the standby position 20 can be effectively utilized.

<Processing of conveyance control device 50B>
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by the transport control device 50B. In FIG. 12, the control unit 51B determines the destination of the drug storage section 100 (first drug storage section) located at the take-out position 30 at a certain point in time, and performs a process of transporting the drug storage section 100 to the destination. An example is shown.

As shown in FIG. 12, in a state where the first drug accommodating section is located at the take-out position 30, the transport order management section 517 determines whether the removal of the drug from the first drug accommodating section is completed (S31 ).

When the transport order management unit 517 determines that the removal of the medicine from the first medicine storage unit is completed (YES in S31), the transport order management unit 517 moves the first medicine storage unit to the removal position 30 based on the transport order of the medicine storage unit 100. It is determined whether the object is to be transported again (S32). When the transport order management unit 517 determines that the first medicine storage unit is to be transported again to the take-out position 30 (YES in S32), the transport control unit 514 controls the first medicine storage unit set to the first medicine storage unit. It is determined whether the order and the second order are consecutive (S33). When the transport control unit 514 determines that the first order and the second order are consecutive (YES in S33), the transport control unit 514 causes the first drug storage unit to stand by at the removal position 30 as it is.

When the transport control unit 514 determines that the first order and the second order are not consecutive (NO in S33), it makes the following determination. In other words, the transport control unit 514 determines that the second order set for the first medicine storage unit is the order of transport to the standby position 20 set for the second medicine storage unit that has been transported to the standby position 20. It is determined whether the order is continuous with the last order among them (S35).

If the transport control unit 514 determines that the second order is continuous with the last order (YES in S35), the transport control unit 514 transports the first drug storage unit to the standby position 20 and makes it wait (S36). ).

If the transport control unit 514 determines that the second order is not consecutive to the last order (NO in S35), the transport control unit 514 transports the first drug storage unit from the removal position 30 to the storage position 10. (S37).

Note that in S1, the transport order management unit 517 waits until the removal of the medicine from the first medicine storage unit is completed (if NO in S31). In addition, if the transport order management unit 517 determines that the first drug storage section is not to be transported again to the removal position 30 (NO in S32), in the order of drug removal, the first drug storage section There is no need to take out the medicine. Therefore, the transport control unit 514 transports the first drug storage unit from the take-out position 30 to the storage position 10 (S35).

Table 5 below shows an example of drug names, cassette IDs, and the order set for each cassette by the transport order management unit 517 in response to a drug removal work request. For example, assume that the order in which cassettes A to E are transported to the standby position 20 is set as shown in Table 5 below. It is assumed that cassettes B, C, D, and E are transported to the standby position 20 at the time when the removal of the medicine from the cassette A that was transported to the standby position 20 in the first order, order 1, is completed. In this case, the last order among the orders set for each of the cassettes B, C, D, and E, which are the second drug storage units, is the order 5 set for the cassette E. The order 5 and the order 6, which is the second order set in the cassette A, which is the first drug storage section, are consecutive. Therefore, the cassette A that was conveyed to the standby position 20 in the first order, order 1, is conveyed from the takeout position 30 to the standby position 20 after the medicine has been taken out.

On the other hand, it is assumed that cassettes B and C are transported to the standby position 20 at the time when the removal of the medicine from the cassette A, which was transported to the standby position 20 in the first order 1, is completed. In this case, among the orders set for each of cassettes B and C, which are the second drug storage parts, the last order, ie, order 3, and the second order, ie, order 6, set for cassette A, are Not consecutive. Therefore, the cassette A that was transported to the standby position 20 in order 1, which is the first order, is transported to the storage position 10 after the removal of the medicine is completed.

By providing a partition in the drug storage section 100, it is also possible to accommodate two or more types of drugs so that they do not mix together. Table 6 below shows the drug name, cassette ID, and order set for each cassette by the transport order management unit 517 in response to a drug removal work request when multiple drugs are stored in one cassette. This is an example.

As shown in Table 6 below, when a plurality of drugs are stored in one cassette, a continuous order may be set for one cassette. When the transport control unit 514 determines that the first order and the second order set for the first medicine storage unit are consecutive, the transport control unit 514 moves the first medicine storage unit to the removal position 30. Leave it on standby. Specifically, in Table 6, orders 1 and 2 are set for cassette A. Therefore, after the removal of the medicine a1 from the cassette A is completed, the transport control unit 514 causes the cassette A to stand by at the removal position 30.

<Modification 3-1>
Modification 3-1 shows a modification of the order setting for each drug storage unit 100 by the transport order management unit 517.

The transport order management unit 517 may set the order in which each medicine storage unit 100 is transported to the standby position 20 in response to a request for a medicine removal operation to take out a medicine from each medicine storage unit 100 . As described above, the drug retrieval work request is a transport request for each drug accommodating section 100 in order to take out the drug at the retrieval position 30 based on the order in which the drugs are arranged in the prescription data (the order in which the prescriptions are received). Therefore, the medicine retrieval work includes transporting the medicine storage section 100 to the standby position 20, which is performed before the medicine is taken out from the medicine storage section 100.

In this modification, the first drug storage unit is the drug storage unit 100 that has received two or more requests for drug removal work. When a drug retrieval work request is made to one drug storage section 100 two or more times, an order corresponding to each of the two or more drug retrieval work requests is set in the first drug storage section. . The second drug storage section is at least one drug storage section 100 that is different from any first drug storage section.

The transport control unit 514 determines the position of the first drug storage section after completion of the drug extraction operation in a certain order set in the first drug storage section (1) in a certain order set in the first drug storage section. and (2) the last of the order set for the second drug storage section that has been transported to the standby position 20 after the first drug storage section has been transported to the standby position 20. control according to the order of and. Being transported to the standby position 20 means that the drug storage unit 100 has reached the standby position 20 due to transport (transportation to the standby position 20 has been completed), and that the medicine storage unit 100 has been transported to the storage position 10 or taken out. This includes being transported from position 30 to standby position 20.

Table 7 shows an example of drug names, cassette IDs, and the order set for each cassette by the transport order management unit 517 in response to a request for drug removal work.

In the case shown in Table 6 above, a plurality of consecutive orders (orders 1 and 2) are set for cassette A, corresponding to medicine a1 and medicine a2 contained in the same cassette A. On the other hand, in the example of Table 7, only one order (order 1) corresponding to medicine a1 and medicine a2 is set. In the case shown in Table 7, cassette A is the target of two drug retrieval work requests (transferred to the standby position 20), and is placed in the order corresponding to each drug retrieval work request (order 1 and order 3). ) is set.

The transport order management unit 517 controls the transport order management unit 517 to transfer the first medicine storage unit to the first medicine storage unit if the next order after a certain order set in the first medicine storage unit and the order in which the transport to the standby position 20 was carried out are consecutive. The first medicine accommodating section after completion of the medicine retrieval work in a certain order set in , is transported from the retrieval position 30 to the standby position 20 and made to stand by at the standby position 20.

In the example of Table 7, it is assumed that cassette B in order 2 is in a state of being transported to standby position 20 at the time when the removal of medicine from cassette A that was transported in order 1 to standby position 20 is completed. In this case, the order 1 set in the cassette A, which is the first drug storage section, is a certain order, and the next order set in the cassette A is the order 3. Since the order 3 and the order 2 set for the cassette B (corresponding to the last order above) are consecutive, the transport control unit 514 moves the cassette A after taking out the drug a2 from the take-out position 30 to the standby position. 20 and wait at the standby position 20.

If the next order after a certain order set in the first drug accommodating part and the order in which the transport to the standby position 20 was carried out are not consecutive, the transport order management unit 517 sets the order in the first drug accommodating part. The first medicine accommodating part after completion of the medicine extraction work in a certain order is transported to the storage position 10 without waiting at the standby position 20.

For example, it is assumed that the order 1 set in the cassette A, which is the first drug storage section, is a certain order, and the next order set in the cassette A is the order 4. Further, at the time when the removal of the medicine from the cassette A transported to the standby position 20 in order 1 is completed, the cassette B in order 2 has been transported, and the cassette C in order 3 is transferred to the standby position 20. Assume that the transport of has not yet started. In this case, since the next order, number 4, and order 2, which corresponds to the last order, are not consecutive, the cassette A is transported to the storage position 10 without waiting at the standby position 20.

[Example of implementation using software]
The function of the drug extraction support device (hereinafter referred to as the "device") is a program for making a computer function as the device, and the computer functions as each control block (particularly each part included in the control section) of the device. This can be realized by a program to make it function.

In this case, the device includes a computer having at least one control device (for example, a processor) and at least one storage device (for example, a memory) as hardware for executing the program. By executing the above program using this control device and storage device, each function described in each of the above embodiments is realized.

The above program may be recorded on one or more computer-readable recording media instead of temporary. This recording medium may or may not be included in the above device. In the latter case, the program may be supplied to the device via any transmission medium, wired or wireless.

Further, part or all of the functions of each of the control blocks described above can also be realized by a logic circuit. For example, an integrated circuit in which a logic circuit functioning as each of the control blocks described above is formed is also included in the scope of the present invention. In addition to this, it is also possible to realize the functions of each of the control blocks described above using, for example, a quantum computer.

[Additional notes]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. are also included within the technical scope of the present invention.

1, 1A, 1B...Drug extraction support device 10...Storage position 20...Standby position 30...Removal position 50, 50A, 50B...Transportation control device 100...Drug storage section

Claims (17)

The order in which the medicines are transported to a take-out position where the medicines are taken out from the medicine storage parts is set for the plurality of medicine storage parts that contain the medicines,
A plurality of the orders are set in a first drug storage section that is one of the plurality of drug storage sections,
An arbitrary order among the plurality of orders is defined as a first order, an order in which the first drug accommodating section is conveyed to a take-out position after the first order is defined as a second order, and the first drug When a drug storage section different from the storage section is used as a second drug storage section,
The position of the first drug accommodating section, which is transported to the take-out position in the first order, after the drug take-out is completed, is changed to the position where the first drug storage section is transported to the take-out position between the first order and the second order. A transport control device that performs control according to the number of second drug storage units. The drug storage section is located between (i) a storage position where a plurality of drug storage sections are stored and a standby position provided between the takeout position and the storage position, and (ii) between the standby position and The conveyance control device according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance control device conveys between the take-out position and the take-out position. The conveyance control device according to claim 2, wherein when the number is one or more and within a specified number, the first medicine accommodating section waits at the standby position after medicine removal is completed. When the first medicine accommodating part is being transported to the storage position after completion of medicine extraction, a transport instruction is received to transport the first medicine accommodating part being transported from the storage position to the standby position. 3. The transport control device according to claim 2, wherein the first medicine accommodating unit being transported is switched from being transported to the storage position to being waited for at the standby position. 3. The transport control device according to claim 2, wherein when the number exceeds a specified number, the first medicine accommodating part after the medicine removal is completed is transported to the storage position without waiting at the standby position. The conveyance control device according to claim 1, wherein when the number is 0, the first medicine accommodating section is made to stand by at the takeout position after the medicine has been taken out. A standby position is provided between a storage position where a plurality of drug storage units are stored and the take-out position, and the number of drug storage units that can stand by at the standby position is defined as a standby number;
The conveyance control device according to claim 1, wherein when the number is one or more and less than the standby number, the first medicine accommodating section is made to wait at the standby position after medicine removal is completed. The order of extraction of multiple types of drugs, which are grouped according to the doctor's prescription, is predetermined.
When the first drug storage unit containing the first drug included in the first group is transported to the take-out position in the first order,
(i) the first order; and (ii) when the drug containing part containing the drug to be taken out first in the second group containing the first drug as at least a part thereof is transported to the take-out position; If the number of the second drug accommodating parts to be transported to the take-out position is less than the number that can be waited, the first drug accommodating part after completion of drug removal is moved to the standby position. The conveyance control device according to claim 7, wherein the conveyance control device is placed on standby. Regarding multiple types of drugs that are grouped according to a doctor's prescription, at least a drug that is taken out after the removal of the drugs included in the first group is completed, and that is the same type of drug as the drug included in the first group. The order of taking out the drugs in the second group included as a part is determined according to the order of taking out the drugs taken out in the first group,
When a first drug storage unit that accommodates a first drug included in the first group is transported to the take-out position in the first order,
At the time when the removal of the first drug is completed,
(i) the first order; and (ii) the order in which the drug storage section containing the drug to be taken out first in the second group including the first drug is transported to the take-out position; During the step, if the number of the second drug accommodating parts that are transported to the take-out position is less than the number that can stand by, the first drug accommodating part after the drug removal is completed is made to stand by at the standby position. , The transport control device according to claim 7. 8. The transport control device according to claim 7, wherein when the number is equal to or greater than the standby capacity, the first medicine accommodating section after the medicine removal is completed is transported to the storage position without waiting at the standby position. 8. The transport control device according to claim 7, wherein when the number is 0, the first medicine accommodating section is made to stand by at the take-out position after completion of taking out the medicine. An order is set for each of the drug storage units in accordance with a request for a drug extraction operation to take out a drug from each of the drug storage units,
A respective order is set for one first drug storage section for which there are two or more drug extraction work requests,
The position of the first drug accommodating section after completion of the drug removal operation in a certain order set in the first drug accommodating section is determined between the certain order and the next order set in the first drug accommodating section. A transport control device that performs control according to the number of drug storage units in which the order between the two is set. For each of the plurality of drug accommodating units that accommodate drugs, an order is set for transporting the drug accommodating units to a standby position where the drug accommodating unit temporarily waits before being transported to a take-out position where the drug is taken out; A plurality of the above-mentioned orders are set in the first drug storage unit, which is one of the drug storage units, and
An arbitrary order among the plurality of orders is defined as a first order, and an order in which the first drug accommodating section is transported to a standby position after the first order is defined as a second order, and When a drug accommodating section different from the second drug accommodating section is used as the second drug accommodating section,
After being transported to the standby position in the first order, the first medicine accommodating section is transported to the retrieval position, and the position after the completion of drug retrieval is determined by (i) the second order, and (ii) ) A transport control device that performs control based on a last order of the orders corresponding to the transport set in the second drug storage section that has been transported to the standby position. 14. The conveyance control device according to claim 13, wherein when the second order is an order continuous with the last order, the first drug accommodating section waits at the standby position after drug removal is completed. If the second order is not an order consecutive to the last order, storage in which a plurality of drug accommodating parts are stored without making the first drug accommodating part standby at the standby position after completion of drug removal. The conveyance control device according to claim 13, wherein the conveyance control device conveys to a position. An order is set for each of the drug storage units in accordance with a request for a drug extraction operation to take out a drug from each of the drug storage units,
The drug retrieval work includes transporting the drug storage section to the standby position, which is performed before drug retrieval.
A respective order is set for one first drug storage section for which there are two or more drug extraction work requests,
The position of the first drug accommodating section after completion of a drug extraction operation in a certain order set in the first drug accommodating section is set to the next order after the certain order set in the first drug accommodating section. , a transport control device that performs control according to the order of transport to the standby position. A medicine retrieval support device comprising the transport control device according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

Images