JP3060146U - Drug identification label - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The efficacy, dosage form, content, usage, expiration date,
Provides a means by which anyone outside can easily and easily know the precautions for handling drugs, such as preservation methods. [Structure] Efficacy of drugs stored in containers and outer boxes,
Precautions for handling drugs such as dosage form, content, usage, expiration date, preservation method, etc. are divided into various levels, and correspondingly, single or multiple shapes or single or multiple shapes with various colors A color band consisting of the character symbol of the above is set, and a medicine identification label is displayed so that the above-mentioned caution items can be easily identified from the outside from these correspondences. What is printed directly or printed and displayed in advance on various types of paper or the like (normal gluing means is applied) is adhered to the above-mentioned container, outer box surface, attached material, or the like.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 In the present invention, cautionary items for handling drugs such as the efficacy, dosage form, content, usage, expiration date, preservation method, etc. of drugs stored in containers and outer boxes are classified and displayed, and if necessary, further divided into each category. By subdividing, corresponding to those divisions, a single shape or a complex shape body with various colors or a color band consisting of one or more character symbols is set, and these are used from outside The present invention relates to a medicine identification label characterized by identifying the caution item.

[0002]

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

 For medical products such as pharmaceuticals and quasi-drugs, the name of the product, the name of the manufacturer, the serial number, the active ingredient and its quantity, weight, number, etc. are described in the direct container, and Specifies that the storage method, expiration date, prescription, or usage should be based on instructions, or that precautions such as habits should be described. Similar items are usually described on the outer package. The purpose for which such labeling is made is that a doctor or pharmacist prescribing a medicinal product, for example, should classify and use the product separately from other products in order to select and use the drug that meets the treatment purpose described in the prescription. This is to ensure safety and ensure that the stability of the product is guaranteed. However, because the size of the label is limited, the size of the written characters is often small, so that the prescriber definitely needs considerable attention to dispensing, and sometimes This is a cause of processing errors. In addition, since it takes a certain amount of time to confirm the items to be described, it is difficult to shorten the dispensing time and make it more efficient, so the so-called patient waiting time tends to be longer, causing complaints. In addition, since many products are stored in product shelves in the dispensing room, etc., a method that can be identified at a glance is required for storage and dispensing during dispensing. In recent years, barcodes are often written on product labels for product identification, but the identification details cannot be grasped by the naked eye, and the inconvenience of having to use a dedicated barcode device to select products one by one is inconvenient. is there. There are various storage methods from frozen storage to room temperature storage, and there is a need for a method that can easily confirm whether each drug is under the required storage conditions. In addition, there are restrictions on the brand names that are suitable for pharmaceutical products, so that similar brand names are often used for different products, and in some cases, products with different indications have similar brand names. Possibilities have emerged and are becoming a problem in distinguishing products. However, in the past, along with the purpose of solving these problems, external considerations regarding the handling of the drug, such as the drug's efficacy, dosage form, content, usage, expiration date, storage method, etc. There was no reasonable way for anyone to know the contents easily and easily, and they had to feel inconvenience. In this context, the present invention makes it possible for medical professionals, such as doctors and pharmacists, to easily and definitely identify some information possessed by a drug when prescribing the drug, without requiring space. It aims to provide a reliable identification method and solve the various problems described above.

[0003]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs the following means; the division to be displayed is a single shape or a composite shape or a single or a plurality of character symbols (hereinafter simply referred to as “marks”). This is a method based on a basic principle of a method in which the display contents can be identified at a glance by displaying each classification in a different color. For example, the effects of pharmaceuticals include drugs for psychiatric nerves, antipyretic analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, cardiovascular drugs, antiallergic drugs, peptic ulcer drugs, hormonal drugs, vitamin drugs, narcotics, antibiotics and chemotherapeutic drugs, etc. There is a division. In this case, for example, the effect is shown in a rectangular shape, and for each effect, a certain color (tone) is assigned to the mark and a color (tone) corresponding to the effect is added to the shape. In this case, the effect of the drug can be determined at a glance by checking the color (tone) after observing the rectangular shape. The present invention is based on such a basic principle, and it is possible to identify a very wide range of contents by increasing the number of marks and colors (tones) to be used and subdividing them into color bands. Become.

[0004]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of a drug identification label according to the present invention. The leftmost rectangle shows the efficacy of the drug as described above. The letter "C" on the right indicates that the dosage form is a capsule. Similarly, T for tablets, P for powder preparations, S for suppositories, IV for intravenous injections, and IM for intramuscular injections. The triangle next to the right indicates the content by its color. 0 to less than 1 mg is purple, 1 mg to less than 10 mg is indigo, 10 mg to less than 25 mg is blue, 25 mg to less than 50 mg is green, 50 mg to less than 100 mg is yellow, 100 mg to less than 500 mg is orange, and 500 mg or more is red. Is set, and the content range is classified and displayed by coloring the inside of the triangle. In the case of powder, it can be defined as the content of the active ingredient per 1 g.

[0005] The square to the right of the triangle is related to usage: oral administration is yellow, injection is red, application is brown, and inhalation is blue. The circle with a number on the right of the square indicates the expiration date. The color is rounded in 1998, red in 1999, purple in 2000, and the inside of the circle is colored. It is advisable to display the month of the expiration date as a number in a circle. The star on the right is related to the method of preservation of the drug. The dark blue color is for frozen storage, the blue color is for 2-8 ° C storage, the green color is for refrigerated storage, the white color is for normal temperature storage, and the white color is for unconditional storage. Categorize.

[0006] The drug identification label of the present invention has the above-described structure. Further, as for the color tone, for example, in the case of a dosage form, tablets are blue, capsules are yellow, powder preparations are white, suppositories. Is green, intravenous injection is red, intramuscular injection is brown, etc., and if the dosage form is described as a letter symbol as described above, it can be easily identified without mistake because it can be confirmed twice by color tone and symbol. is there. The color tone may be a single item, or a combination of two or three colors, as long as each item corresponds to a certain color in each section. In addition to rectangles, any shape such as polygons such as lines, circles, triangles, and squares, and other shapes such as star shapes and shapes that can be more easily distinguished can be used. Also, double circles, double triangles, etc. can be used. In addition to letters, katakana, hiragana, and kanji can be used. If necessary, other categories such as doses can be incorporated. The drug identification label of the present invention may be printed and displayed directly on a container, the surface of an outer box, or an attached document, or may be printed and displayed in advance on various types of paper or the like (provided with a normal gluing means). It may be adhered to the container, outer box surface, attached materials, etc.

[0007]

[Effect of the invention]

 In the medicine identification label of the present invention, the medicine can be displayed by displaying a single shape or a complex shape that is easy to identify, or a color band consisting of one or more character symbols directly on the container, on the surface of the outer box, or on the attached material. Classification indications such as the precautions on the handling of the drug, such as its efficacy, dosage form, content, usage or storage method, etc., are displayed directly on the label of the container, on the surface of the outer box, or on the attached materials. In the case of dispensing, the classification of which can be distinguished, it has the effect of reducing the risk of making a large mistake in selecting the target drug. The label of the present invention is particularly large when a person with low visual acuity can easily identify the product, and when a person who has little experience in dispensing and does not have high ability to identify the product dispenses, such as in an emergency use. Convenience can be demonstrated. In addition, it is possible to display precautions such as expiration date, content, preservation method, etc., and it is possible to write information that is not written in characters in a narrow space, which can be easily distinguished. Become. Furthermore, when placing and storing various products on drug shelves, etc., it becomes easy to store the same products in a color band according to the effect, and if another drug is accidentally placed in it, In addition, it is possible to immediately remove the wrongly placed drug, thereby preventing misuse in dispensing. In particular, when a medicine to be stored under special conditions such as refrigerated storage is placed on a shelf that is stored at room temperature, it is convenient because it can be determined at a glance that it is placed in an incorrect storage location. In addition, the label of the present invention is extremely useful when the drug is provided to countries other than Japan for emergency assistance.

[0008]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a medicine identification label according to the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. Precautionary items for handling drugs such as efficacy, dosage form, content, usage, expiration date, preservation method, etc. of drugs stored in containers and outer boxes are classified into various levels and corresponding to them. A color band consisting of a single shape or a complex shape with various colors or a single or a plurality of character symbols is set, and the above-mentioned caution items are displayed so that they can be easily identified from the outside based on their correspondence. Drug identification label.