JP5092003B2 - Medicine search shelf system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing shelf having a storage section for storing a plurality of kinds of dispensing medicines for each medicine, and more particularly to a medicine retrieval shelf system used when a pharmacist dispenses medicine.

  Conventionally, in the dispensing rooms of hospitals and pharmacies, drug dispensing shelves with storage compartments that store multiple types of dispensing drugs for each drug are installed so that pharmacists can easily dispense. Based on the prescription, the pharmacist takes out the prescription medicine described in the prescription and dispenses it. When the medicine in the storage compartment is used up, new medicine is replenished to the storage compartment.

  However, in a conventional dispensing operation using a medicine dispensing shelf, a pharmacist searches for individual prescription drugs based on the memory of the location of the storage compartment in which each medicine for dispensing is stored. In addition to the increased loss time, the dispensing time was significantly affected by the amount of dispensing experience in the drug dispensing shelf. In addition, if there is a change in the medicine stored in the storage compartment, the pharmacist has to change the memory of the position of the medicine for dispensing, which is a heavy burden.

  Dispensing is left to the attention of the pharmacist, and it is difficult to find an error unless the prescription and all prescribed medicines are checked after the prescription is completed. The loss of time was great.

  Therefore, in JP-A-7-24044, a computer for controlling the medicine search shelf that searches the dispensing medicine of the data for each prescription from the table storing the position of the storage compartment of each medicine by compiling prescription data, When the prescription data is input to the control computer, a medicine storage in which the search instruction color is emitted on the display device in the medicine storage section corresponding to each prescription data is presented.

  However, the medicine storage presented in this publication is entrusted to the attention of the pharmacist, and the burden of the attention of the pharmacist is heavy. It was.

JP-A-7-24044

  The present invention comprises a control computer for the medicine search shelf for searching for a medicine for each prescription data from a table in which prescription data is compiled and the positions of the storage compartments for the respective medicines are stored, and the prescription data is stored in the control computer. In the medicine retrieval shelf system in which the search instruction color is emitted on the display device in the medicine storage compartment corresponding to each prescription data in each prescription data, in the storage compartment where the expiration date has passed. It is an object to reduce the burden on pharmacists because it is easy to find medicines for dispensing.

The present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, has a storage section for storing a plurality of types of dispensing chemicals for each medicine and emits a plurality of identifiable search instruction colors for each storage section. The prescription data is stored in the medicine search shelf provided, and the prescription data is compiled from the table that stores the positions of the storage compartments of the medicines by compiling the prescription data for each input prescription data according to the search instruction color. A computer for controlling the medicine search shelf for searching for the dispensed medicine is provided, and when the prescription data is input to the control computer, the search instruction is displayed on the display device in the medicine storage section corresponding to each prescription data. In a medicine search shelf system in which colors are emitted and the display device is luminescently displayed, use of stored medicines is performed for each storage compartment of the medicine search shelf. Deadline characterized in that is provided with a date management display device that emits light with too.

  Thereby, the pharmacist can dispense the prescription medicine by taking out the medicine one after another from the storage compartment of the display device in which the search instruction color of the designated color emits light based on the prescription that can be identified by color. .

  When the display device emits light, at least one of letters, numbers, symbols, and designs is displayed on the display device, thereby obtaining more detailed prescription information related to the prescription medicine from the display device of the storage compartment. be able to.

  In addition, a prescription input terminal for inputting prescription data is provided, and a printing machine is provided for color-coding and outputting a prescription based on the input prescription data when prescription data is input from the prescription input terminal to the control computer. Therefore, the prescription data input at a location away from the dispensing search shelf can be output as a prescription that can be identified by color, and can be dispensed according to the designated instruction color for search based on the prescription.

  In addition, for each storage compartment of the medicine search shelf, a display device for expiration management is provided that emits light when the expiration date of stored medicine expires. When the expiration date entered in the control computer expires, the storage compartment for that medicine is automatically recognized. It is good to be able to do it.

  Furthermore, each display device is provided with a reset button, and the pharmacist removes the medicine from the storage compartment and then pushes the reset button to turn off the light. Can be checked. In addition, since the display device is turned off, it is recognized that the medicine has been updated to a new medicine, and dispensing can be performed with peace of mind.

  According to the present invention, a display device that emits a plurality of identifiable search instruction colors is provided for each storage section of a medicine search shelf, and when prescription data is input to the control computer of the medicine search shelf, the display is colored. In addition, since the search instruction color is emitted on the display device in the medicine storage section used in the prescription, the pharmacist does not rely on the memory of the position of the storage section in which the dispensing medicine is stored, Dispensing can be performed by going to the storage compartment of the display device in which the indicated color is emitted based on the prescription identified by color and taking out the medicine. Therefore, there is no loss time for searching for the medicine storage compartment of the prescription, the dispensing time can be significantly shortened, and the customer waiting time can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the expiration management display device that emits light when the expiration date has passed is provided for each storage section of the medicine search shelf, the pharmacist can automatically detect the expired medicine and prevent dispensing by the expired medicine.

Explanatory drawing which shows preferable embodiment of the system of the chemical | medical agent search shelf of this invention. The front view which shows the storage division in the chemical | medical agent search shelf of the system of FIG. The front view which shows the storage division of another embodiment in the chemical | medical agent search shelf of the system of FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIGS. 1 and 2 show a medicine retrieval shelf system according to the present invention. The medicine retrieval shelf system has a storage section 2 for storing a plurality of types of dispensing chemicals for each medicine, and a plurality of searches with different colors for each storage section 2. The medicine retrieval shelf 1 provided with the display device D comprising the pilot lamp 3 for use, and the input prescription data are color-coded according to the color of the search pilot lamp 3 and the prescription data is compiled to store the medicines. A control computer 10 for the medicine search shelf 1 is provided to search for the dispensing medicine of the prescription data from the table storing the positions of the sections 2.

  The medicine search shelf 1 is partitioned so as to store a plurality of types of medicines in various modes for each medicine, and each storage section 2 is a storage section 2a suitable for storing medicines in the form of tablets or capsules, for example. For example, a storage compartment 2b suitable for storing chemicals in a sealed bag and a drawer-shaped storage compartment 2c suitable for low-temperature storage are provided with a suitable environment for storing and storing various dispensing chemicals.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each storage section 2 is provided with a display device D including a plurality of search pilot lamps 3 having different colors that are lit by signals from the control computer 10 in the vicinity of the storage section 4. A reset button 5 is provided for each search pilot lamp 3. In the figure, lamps of five colors of red, blue, green, yellow, and orange are arranged. By simply looking over the medicine search shelf 1, five types of prescriptions and dispensing medicines of the prescriptions are stored at the same time. The section 2 can be recognized by color.

  Each storage section 2 is provided with a time limit management display device including a time limit management pilot lamp 6 that is turned on when the expiration date of stored chemicals has passed. A reset button 7 is also provided on the time limit management pilot lamp 6. It is arranged.

  The control computer 10 prescribes the prescription data input by using its input device 11 based on the prescription input terminal 15 installed at the doctor's hand or in the accounting and the prescription that has been forwarded in the order of input, and is prescribed in color. The prescription data is compiled, the dispensing medicine is searched for each prescription from the table storing the position of each medicine storage section 2 in the medicine search shelf 1, and the searched medicine storage section 2 of the searched medicine storage section 2 is searched. The pilot lamp 3 that emits the search instruction color of the display device is turned on.

  The monitor 8 of the control computer 10 displays the names of the medicines color-coded by prescription and the lighting states of the pilot lamps 3 and 6 of the display devices D and 6 in the medicine search shelf by the dispensing action.

  Further, the control computer 10 has a timer for managing the expiration date, and the expiration date of the dispensing chemical in the storage compartment 2 is input. When the expiration date has passed, the pilot lamp for expiration management in the storage compartment 2 of the dispensing chemical is stored. 6 lights up.

  Further, the control computer 10 is provided with a printing machine that outputs the input prescription data by color-coding as a prescription, and the prescription data input from the prescription input terminal 15 at a remote position is automatically prescription. Is output as.

  The medicine retrieval shelf system of the present invention is configured as described above, and the operation method thereof will be described below.

  When prescription data based on a doctor's prescription is input to the control computer 10 from the prescription input terminal 15 or its own input device 11, the prescription data is color-coded in the order of input, and the prescriptions color-coded in each prescription are used. The pilot lamp 3 that emits the search instruction color of the display device D in the medicine storage compartment 2 to be used is turned on. That is, for example, the prescription inputted first is color-coded as red, and the red lamp of the display device D of the storage section 2 storing the medicine used for the prescription is turned on. Next, the input prescription is color-coded as blue and the blue lamp is lit. The search pilot lamp 3 is turned on one after another in the input order of the prescription data.

  When the prescription data is input from the prescription input terminal 15 located away from the dispensing search shelf 1, the prescription used for dispensing is output from the printing machine 12 as a prescription with which the assigned color can be recognized. In addition, the prescription that has been forwarded and input from the input device 11 of the control computer 10 is identified by being assigned the color assigned to the prescription data by input. The display means of the color to which the prescription is assigned may be in color by color printing or in characters such as red and blue.

  The pharmacist who performs dispensing goes to the storage compartment 2 where the pilot lamp 3 for indicating color is turned on based on the prescription identified by color, takes out the medicine, and after taking out the medicine, presses the reset button 5 to turn it off. To do.

  Therefore, since the pharmacist can search the prescription medicine storage section 2 without relying on memory, there is no lost time in search of the storage section 2, and the dispensing operation can be advanced promptly. In particular, even when a conventional medicine in the storage compartment 2 is changed to another kind of medicine or when a new pharmacist is appointed, there is no confusion about the search.

  Further, by reliably turning off the reset button 3, it is possible to search and double by looking at the search pilot lamp 3 of the display device D without having to check each drug searched during the dispensing operation. You can check the search.

  When the dispensing of one prescription is completed, all the pilot lamps 3 for searching for the designated color of the prescription are turned off from the dispensing search shelf 1. The progress status is displayed on the monitor 8.

  When a new medicine is stored in the storage section 2 after the medicine has been used up for dispensing or after the expiration date has been removed, the name of the medicine and the expiration date are input to the control computer 10. When the expiration date has passed, the expiration date management pilot lamp 6 of the stored storage compartment 2 for the medicine is turned on.

  Therefore, the pharmacist can automatically detect the expired medicine and prevent dispensing by the expired medicine. In addition, when the medicine is replaced with a new medicine, the reset button 7 is pressed to turn it off, so that it is recognized that the storage section 2 has been updated with the medicine within the expiration date, and dispensing can be performed with confidence.

  FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the display device D in the medicine retrieval shelf system of the present invention, and the display device D uses a color liquid crystal plate 9.

  As a result, the display device D can be used to digitally display letters, numbers, symbols, symbols, etc. using the instruction color along with the emission of the search instruction color, and the prescription receipt number, patient name, drug name, etc. can be displayed on the display device. By displaying, the pharmacist can obtain more detailed information on the prescription related to the medicine from the display device D of the storage section 2.

  The light emitting means in the display device D is not limited to the pilot lamp 3 and the liquid crystal plate 9 described above, and other means such as a light emitting diode may be used.

1 medicine search shelf, 2 storage section, 3 search pilot lamp, 5 reset button, 6 deadline management pilot lamp, 7 reset button, 10 control computer, 12 printing machine, 1
5 Prescription input terminal, D display device

Claims (2)

  A medicine search shelf having a storage section for storing a plurality of kinds of dispensing chemicals for each medicine and having a display device that emits a plurality of identifiable search colors for each storage section, and each inputted prescription data The medicine search shelf control computer which searches for the dispensing medicine of the data for each prescription from the table storing the position of each medicine storage section by compiling the color corresponding to the search instruction color and compiling the prescription data When the prescription data is input to the control computer, the search instruction color is emitted on the display device in the storage section of the medicine corresponding to each prescription data, and the display device is light-displayed. In the medicine retrieval shelf system, a display device for expiration management that emits light when the expiration date of the stored medicine expires for each storage section of the medicine retrieval shelf Drug search shelving systems, characterized in that provided. 2. The medicine search shelf system according to claim 1, wherein each display device is provided with a reset button to be pressed when the medicine is replaced with a new medicine .

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