JP4580530B2 - Chemical package with non-contact data carrier - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention also relates to a pharmaceutical package with a non-contact data carrier. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of appropriately using the information by attaching a non-contact data carrier to a medicine package or a medicine explanation document inserted into the package to increase the amount of information.
[0002]
[Prior art]
With the advancement of the information content required by users for chemicals, there is a limit to the amount of information that can be described with respect to the amount of information that accompanies a product in the conventional display on a package. In particular, since chemicals are often in small packages, the amount of description is extremely limited, the number of printed characters is small, and it is very difficult to read not only for the elderly but also for general consumers.
In addition, after the product is opened, the medicine ordinarily is discarded or lost during use, but in this case, there is a problem that the contents cannot be referred to thereafter. That is, there is a problem in that it is easy to separate items and information and misuse chemicals. Furthermore, there is a problem that the information of the package and the explanatory document can only be used as printed character information and cannot be used after being secondarily processed by an information device.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, in the present invention, “non-contact data carrier” (generally, “non-contact IC tag”, “wireless IC tag”, “non-contact IC”, “non-contact” In some cases, it is expressed as “IC label” etc.), and the information on the medicine is electronically recorded in the IC chip memory of the non-contact data carrier, thereby trying to solve the above-mentioned problems. is there.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The first aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems is the drug product package, the antenna pattern is provided directly on the inner surface of the drug product package, the antenna pattern on the IC chip is mounted on the terminals of the IC chip wherein the antenna pattern is connected, Ru der those wherein have information about the contents of chemicals the chemical package to the IC chip is written as.
[0005]
A second aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems is that a medicine explanation document is inserted into the medicine package, an antenna pattern is directly provided on the medicine explanation document, and an IC chip is mounted on the antenna pattern. is, said IC chip terminal antenna pattern are connected, Ru der those characterized that the information is written about the contents chemicals to the IC chip.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the medicine package with a non-contact data carrier of the present invention, the medicine explanation document, and the method of using medicine information will be described in order.
<Chemical package with non-contact data carrier>
There are various embodiments of the drug package with a non-contact data carrier of the present invention. In the first embodiment, a dedicated non-contact data carrier is tucked and labeled and attached to a package. In the second embodiment, after the antenna is directly printed on the package, The IC chip label that has been tacked is attached to the antenna terminal. In the third embodiment, a label that is tacked on a coil-on-chip in which a coil and an IC chip are integrated is attached to a package. The fourth embodiment relates to a form in which a coil-on-chip in which a coil and an IC chip are integrally integrated is molded in-mold and mounted on a package.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a medicine package, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a general form of a non-contact data carrier.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the first embodiment, a non-contact data carrier 11 that has been tucked and labeled is attached to a chemical package 21. The chemical package may be a paper outer carton, a molded product such as a glass bottle, a plastic bottle or a plastic box, or a metal can. It is also preferred that the chemical components, usage, etc. are printed together as usual.
Information on the contents medicine is written in the IC memory of the non-contact data carrier 11.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2, the non-contact data carrier 11 receives a paging radio wave having a constant frequency by forming an antenna pattern 112 on a base material 110 such as plastic and forming a resonance circuit with the antenna coil and a capacitive element. The information of the contactless data carrier can be returned in response to the transmission source.
In the case of the illustrated example, the antenna pattern 112 forms a jumping circuit on the back surface of the substrate 110 by the conductive member 114 and is connected to the bump on the back surface of the IC chip 111 by the coil connection terminal 112C. The capacitive element is built in the IC chip 111. Such a non-contact data carrier 11 is formed by forming an antenna pattern 112 by photo etching or etching after resist printing on a metal foil such as an aluminum foil laminated on a plastic substrate 110, mounting an IC chip 111, and a protective coating. Can be formed. The size can also be set to about 20 mm × 20 mm or less.
If an adhesive is applied to any surface of the non-contact data carrier 11 to be tack-processed and labeled, it can be freely attached to the drug package 21.
[0016]
As the base material 110 used for the non-contact data carrier 11, various materials such as PET, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, and nylon can be used, and in some cases, paper may be used. A thickness of 15 to 300 μm can be used, but 20 to 100 μm is more preferable in terms of strength, workability, cost, and the like.
As the metal foil to be laminated, copper foil, aluminum foil or iron foil can be used, but aluminum foil is preferable from the viewpoint of cost and workability, and the thickness is preferably about 6 to 50 μm.
[0017]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the medicine package. The non-contact data carrier shown in FIG. 2 is also a general-purpose form, but the non-contact data carrier used for the medicine package may be of a simpler form.
For example, as shown in FIG. 3, even if the antenna pattern (antenna part) 112 is printed directly on the package 22 with conductive ink and the IC chip 111 is mounted on the antenna part, it is sufficiently practical. Can be provided.
The non-contact data carrier 11 can be manufactured by directly printing the antenna pattern 112 on the package base 210 by silk screen, offset, gravure printing, or the like, and mounting the IC chip label that is tacked on the antenna portion 112. it can.
[0018]
As the conductive ink, offset ink, gravure ink or silk screen printing ink using carbon pigment, graphite, silver powder, aluminum powder or the like or a mixture thereof can be used.
The shape of the antenna is not particularly limited, and may be a linear shape or a ridge shape, and may be two wings as shown. A non-contact data carrier function is achieved by mounting an IC chip 111 in the form of a tucked IC chip label having bumps on the back surface at a position close to the wing-like pattern. The surface on which the antenna pattern is printed may be either the front surface of the package or the back surface (the inner surface of the carton).
[0019]
Here, the IC chip label will be described.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the IC chip label is partially peeled.
As shown in FIG. 7, an IC chip label 11L is attached to an antenna pattern 112 formed by printing on a carton or the like, as shown in FIG. Although a small antenna pattern 112L is similarly printed with conductive ink on the IC chip label 11L, the IC chip 111 is mounted at a position where the antenna pattern 112L approaches.
The antenna pattern 112 and the antenna pattern 112L are electrically connected by an anisotropic conductive adhesive that conducts only in a direction orthogonal to the pattern. The anisotropic conductive adhesive is coated in advance on the surface of the antenna pattern 112L of the IC chip label to form a tack label.
In the second embodiment, such an IC chip label is attached to an antenna pattern.
[0020]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of the medicine package, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a coil-on-chip non-contact data carrier. The third and fourth embodiments are embodiments in which this coil-on-chip non-contact data carrier is used.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the third embodiment, the non-contact day carrier 11 in which the coil-on-chip is tacked and labeled is attached to the chemical package 23.
In the coil-on-chip, the communication distance is shortened to about 3 mm, but it has an advantage that it has sufficient functions for contact read / write, the size is small, and the size of the non-contact day carrier 11 can be reduced.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 5, the coil-on-chip 12 has an antenna coil 122 formed on a silicon substrate 120 having a size of about 2 to 5 mm square (thickness: about 0.2 to 0.5 mm), and a memory formed on the same substrate. Both ends of the antenna coil 122 are electrically connected to the attached integrated circuit portion 121. The coil-on-chip 12 is housed in a small box. As a result, a resonance circuit can be formed to resonate with a radio wave having a constant frequency and perform non-contact communication.
A non-contact data carrier can be obtained by directly applying an adhesive to the back surface of the coil-on-chip 12 or laminating the coil-on-chip 12 between plastic substrates, and then applying the adhesive to label it. Can be used as
The medicine package 23 may be a metal can body, and if a dielectric layer having a certain thickness (about 0.1 to 1.0 mm) is provided between the non-contact data carrier and the metal body, it becomes an obstacle to communication. There is nothing.
[0022]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the medicine package. The fourth embodiment is also a form using the coil-on-chip type non-contact data carrier 11. However, the point that the coil-on-chip 12 is in-molded and integrated with the chemical package 24 is the same as the third embodiment. Is different.
In this case, the injection molding in which the coil-on-chip non-contact data carrier 11 is loaded into the mold and the resin is injected is generally employed, but a molding method such as vacuum / pressure molding or blow molding may be used.
[0023]
In the case of an IC memory, 128 characters can be recorded at 1024 bits and can be applied to the minimum information recording as a normal medicine package. If it is several kilobits, it is possible to display more than a two-dimensional barcode, and normal medicine information can be written. Moreover, there is an advantage that writing and erasing can be freely performed after shipment. A contactless data carrier that can be written to or deleted from is preferred when changing the price display at the distribution stage, when clearing at the cash register, when recording the date and time of warehousing, or when recording the use or recording at the hospital. .
[0024]
<Chemical explanation document with non-contact data carrier>
The medicine explanation document is generally printed on paper or a plastic sheet and attached to the medicine package. Since the explanatory document can be folded and inserted, generally abundant information can be included rather than the description on the package itself. However, anyone can accept that the usual medicine explanation document is printed in small letters and is difficult to read.
The non-contact data carrier 11 is attached to a part of an ordinary general medicine explanation document printed visually. If the memory capacity is increased, it is possible to record a larger amount of information than a general explanatory document.
Since the contactless data carrier can increase the amount of information, it is sufficient to attach the contactless data carrier to the medicine package, but if you attach the contactless data carrier to both the package and the medicine description document, you lose either However, it is preferable in that it can be used effectively.
As a method for mounting the non-contact data carrier on the medicine explanation document, a method similar to that for the medicine package can be adopted, but in-mold molding is not performed. Therefore, the first to third embodiments other than the fourth embodiment in the case of the medicine package can be similarly adopted.
[0025]
<About non-contact data carrier reader>
The non-contact data carrier reader is also called a scanner and transmits a radio wave having a constant frequency to the non-contact data carrier to search for a response wave. A search function is not required when reading one-to-one with a non-contact data carrier of a specific medicine, but a search function is required when searching for a specific medicine from a large number of medicines.
For communication with a reader / writer, a frequency band of 125 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 2.45 GHz, 5.8 GHz (microwave) is generally used. The antenna can be selected from “electromagnetic induction system”, “electromagnetic coupling system”, “electrostatic coupling system” or the like depending on the data carrier system employed.
[0026]
Various types of handy reader / writer types are commercially available as readers. For example, “RT100” manufactured by Tamura Electric Co., Ltd. can be connected to a host personal computer (PC) to construct a free system.
In addition, there are various types of IC card readers / writers that can be used. In addition, the personal reader / writer manufactured by Hitachi Maxell Corporation can perform non-contact reading of a coil-on-chip.
[0027]
<Specific input / output information>
Hereinafter, information contents of the medicine package and the medicine explanation document will be described.
According to the provisions of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, pharmaceuticals must include the items listed in the following items in their direct containers or direct encapsulation.
1. 1. Name or address and name of manufacturer or importer / distributor 2. Name (name established by the Japanese Pharmacopoeia) 3. Production number or production symbol; In addition to the internal volume such as weight, volume or number, the name and quantity of the active ingredient, the expiration date, etc. are stipulated for specific pharmaceuticals (Article 50 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law).
Similarly, for documents attached to pharmaceutical products: The usage, dosage and other precautions necessary for handling and handling (Article 52) are stipulated, and on the contrary, prohibited items are also prescribed (Article 54).
It is considered necessary to write items based on the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law on contactless data carriers.
[0028]
【Example】
Silk-screen printing using a conductive ink made of silver-carbon (Ag-C) on the inner surface when a normal package is printed on paperboard (260 g / m ² ) and a chemical package is assembled Then, the antenna pattern 112 as shown in FIG. 3 was printed and dried at 150 ° C. for 2 minutes in an infrared drying furnace.
A tucked IC chip label “Bistatix” (1 kBits) manufactured by Motorola was mounted on the IC chip connection end of the antenna pattern 112 to complete a chemical package with a non-contact data carrier.
This chemical package was used in the following application examples 1 and 2.
[0029]
(Application example 1) -Display of usage information-
(1) At the time of drug shipment, the usage information of the drug, information on side effects, etc. are written and attached to the non-contact data carrier mounted on the drug package.
Example: Adult 3 tablets / dose once a day, 3 times a day after meals (2) The information of this non-contact data carrier is read and displayed by a non-contact reader / writer. For this purpose, a personal computer to which a reader having a non-contact data carrier reading antenna is connected is used, or a mobile phone with a non-contact data carrier reading reader is used to display on a personal computer or a mobile phone display.
(3) This makes it possible for the consumer to display the display in the optimal size / display method according to the consumer's preference on the display without having to look at printed information with a small series as in a normal pharmaceutical document. Become. In addition, misuse and accidental ingestion due to loss of explanatory documents can be prevented, and convenience for elderly people who are difficult to read fine characters can be improved.
(4) If information on side effects and habits and emergency treatment information are written, the safety of drug use can be expected.
[0030]
(Application example 2) -Preset / notification of usage information-
(1) At the time of drug shipment, the usage / dose information of the drug is written and attached to the non-contact data carrier mounted on the drug package.
Example: Adult 3 tablets / dose once a day, 3 times daily after meals (2) In the same manner as in Application Example 1, the information of this non-contact data carrier is read and displayed by a non-contact reader / writer.
(3) The information read from the non-contact data carrier is stored in a personal computer to help prevent subsequent forgetting to drink. This includes
(1) The dosing interval is read from the non-contact data carrier and stored, and an alarm is issued when the dosing time approaches.
(2) At the same time, the dose / type can be displayed on the display unit together with the shape of the medicine, etc., so that the dose can be taken without making a mistake.
{Circle around (3)} The drug amount and dose are stored in advance, and it is possible to issue an alarm before the drug runs out by performing a process of subtracting from the initial drug amount each time it is taken.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the medicine package or the medicine explanation document of the present invention complements the limitations of visual display, and can solve the problems of difficulty in reading, separation of product and information, which are problems in these. .
By using a non-contact data carrier for a medicine package or a medicine explanation document, it is possible to reliably acquire information without being affected by surrounding atmosphere or shielding like a barcode.
Since information as digital data is attached to the medicine, there is no deterioration, and information processing / display suitable for the user can be performed on a personal computer or the like, so that proper medication can be promoted.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a medicine package.
FIG. 2 shows a general form of a non-contact data carrier.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of a medicine package.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a third embodiment of a medicine package.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a coil-on-chip non-contact data carrier.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a fourth embodiment of a medicine package.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a state where an IC chip label is partially peeled off.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Non-contact data carrier 11L IC chip label 12 Coil-on-chip 21, 22, 23, 24 Drug package 110 Base material 111 such as plastic IC chip 112 Antenna pattern (antenna part)
112L Antenna pattern 114 Conductive member 120 Silicon substrate 121 Integrated circuit portion 122 with memory Antenna coil 210 Package base material

Claims (2)

In the chemical package, an antenna pattern is directly provided on the inner surface of the chemical package, an IC chip is mounted on the antenna pattern, a terminal of the IC chip and the antenna pattern are connected, and the IC package is connected to the IC chip. contactless data drug package with a carrier characterized that you have information about the contents of chemicals is written. A medicine explanation document is inserted into the medicine package, an antenna pattern is directly provided on the medicine explanation document, an IC chip is mounted on the antenna pattern, and a terminal of the IC chip and the antenna pattern are connected, 2. The drug package with a non-contact data carrier according to claim 1, wherein information on the drug in contents is written on the IC chip .

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