JPH067855B2 - Prescription dispensing system - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a prescription dispensing system.

[Prior Art] In general, a hospital pharmacy accepts a large number of prescriptions issued by doctors of each clinical department, and according to their contents,
We perform necessary dispensing work and various other work.

In addition, in recent years, with the advancement of medical treatment, specialized subdivision, and diversification of drugs, the absolute amount of dispensing work that must be processed at hospital pharmacies tends to increase, while
Since it is desired to shorten the waiting time for patients, as a means to efficiently perform the necessary dispensing work, a tablet dispensing machine that dispenses tablets one by one and a powdered medicine
A powdered medicine packaging machine for packaging individual doses and various other dispensing devices have been developed and put into practical use.

By the way, in order to operate these dispensing devices, it is not possible to apply the content of the prescription to the dispensing device as it is, depending on the type of drug that each dispensing device can handle, and even when using the same dispensing device, Different operating information must be applied depending on the characteristics of the drug and various conditions.

That is, in the prescription, for example, 8 tablets per day,
At 4 minutes, the drug B is 3 tablets per day, at 3 minutes, the tablet C is 2 tablets daily, once a day, the powder D is daily mg mg, at 3 minutes and the powder E is 1 day. Consider, as an example, the case where the dose was prescribed to be taken by the patient in the amount of 3 mg / min.

However, the tablets A and B can be separately packaged in one packet, the tablet C must be packaged separately from the tablets A and B, and the powder D , E is
It is possible to pack each other into one package, but when they are put into a divided mass prior to packing, if they are mixed and put on a vibrating feeder, they will be separated from each other and not evenly divided. Shall have.

In this case, the tablets A, B, and C can be packaged by a suitable tablet packaging machine.
2 tablets and 1 tablet B were packaged together into 1 package, and the 4th time, only 2 tablets A were packaged, and 1 package was prepared in each package.
While letters such as "morning", "daytime", "evening", and "sleep" are printed in order from the second time, aside from this, two tablets of each tablet C are packaged, and "daytime" is put in each packet. The tablet packing machine must be instructed with operating information that requires printing of characters such as "."

The powdered medicines D and E can be packaged by an appropriate powdered medicine packing machine. First, the powdered medicine D is daily mgm × the number of days and the powdered medicine E is daily n.
Prepare mg x a few minutes, and when putting this into a dividing mass prior to packaging, divide each by a vibrating feeder separately and divide each into 1 batch, and package both into 1 package. It is necessary to instruct the powder-dispensing and packaging machine with operating information that letters such as "morning", "daytime", and "evening" should be sequentially printed on each of these packages.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since the prescription does not include any operation information necessary for operating various dispensing devices, conventionally, an operator of a hospital pharmacy accepted it from a doctor. Look at the prescription, and select the prescription that can be executed by the tablet packing machine or the powder medicine packing machine, for example,
The prescription contents are processed to be necessary for the tablet packing machine to carry out the operation information for the tablet packing machine, or the powdered medicine packing machine is subjected to the processing necessary to carry out the operation for the powder packing machine. After creating the information, these operation information are applied to the tablet packaging machine or the powder packaging machine to perform the necessary packaging work.

That is, conventionally, the operator obtains the data of the dispensing unit necessary to operate the dispensing device such as the tablet dispensing machine or the powder dispensing machine from the content of the prescription written in the prescription unit (RP unit). Prescription data (data for each prescription unit) is processed as necessary to create dispensing data (data for each dispensing unit). Therefore, in order to operate the dispensing device, data processing work by an operator is essential. After all, no matter what dispensing device is developed and put into practical use, dispensing data specific to the dispensing device and according to the condition of the drug to be handled is created from the content of the prescription, and this dispensing data is used as operation information. As a result, there is a problem that the worker cannot be released from the work of instructing the dispensing device.

The present invention solves the problems of the above-mentioned conventional ones, and automatically prepares the dispensing data necessary for operating the dispensing device from the prescription data based on the content of the prescription without the help of an operator. Then, it aims at providing the prescription dispensing system which can operate a dispensing device according to the dispensing data.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises an input means for generating prescription data from the content of a prescription, a dispensing device, and an operating means for generating dispensing data for operating the dispensing device. The operating means is configured to select prescription data executable by the dispensing device from the prescription data, and subject the selected prescription data to necessary processing to convert the prescription data into the dispensing data. It was done.

[Operation] By adopting the above means, the present invention automatically prepares the dispensing data for the dispensing device from the prescription data based on the content of the prescription, and the dispensing device can operate according to the dispensing data. The necessary dispensing work will be carried out.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 1, 1, ... Are prescriptions issued by a doctor, 2 is input means for generating prescription data from the contents of each prescription 1, 3 is a dispensing device, 4 is a dispensing device. Three
Is an operating means for converting the prescription data that can be executed into the dispensing data of the dispensing device 3.

The input means 2 is a keyboard or other input device 5 suitable for the operator to input the contents while looking at each prescription 1.
, CRT or LCD or other display device 6, and CPU
It comprises another control device 7 and a storage device 8 such as a ROM and a RAM.

Then, when the contents written in the prescription unit (RP unit) for a large number of prescriptions 1, 1, ... Are inputted as they are by the input device 5, the input device 2 causes the control device 7 to operate based on this. The prescription data stored in the storage device 8 is generated by generating prescription data (data of prescription unit) whose contents are not substantially changed, and the prescription data stored in the storage device 8 is stored in an appropriate communication means. The operation means 4 and other necessary devices are utilized via the.

The dispensing device 3 is a tablet dispensing machine adapted to dispense a tablet for each dose, or a powder dispensing dispenser adapted to dispense a powder for each dose, and other appropriate dispensing machine device. It is a kind.

The operating means 4 is provided in combination with the dispensing device 3, and has a keyboard or other input device 9 having necessary keys such as a correction key that can be operated by an operator as necessary.
, CRT or LCD or other display device 10, CP
It includes a control unit 11 such as U and a storage unit 12 such as ROM and RAM.

When the prescription data stored in the storage device 8 of the input means 2 includes prescription data that can be executed by the combined dispensing device 3, the operating device 4 stores the prescription data that can be executed in the storage device. 8, the control device 11 converts the prescription data into predetermined dispensing data according to the condition of the medicine that is unique to the dispensing device 3 and is to be handled, and then stores the same in the storage device 12. The dispensing device 3 uses this dispensing data as operation information.
Is instructed to operate the dispensing device 3 in accordance with the dispensing data.

That is, the prescription data generated by the input means 2 based on the content of the prescription 1 and stored in the storage device 8 is, for example, “tablet A is 8 tablets / day, 4 minutes, and tablet B is 3 times / day.
Tablets, 3 minutes, 2 tablets C daily, once a day, powder D mg mmg, 3 minutes daily, and powder E daily dose nmg, 3 minutes to patient, respectively Let , The actuation means 4 (4a) combined with the dispensing device 3 (for example, the tablet separating machine 3a) fetches the prescription data for the tablets A, B, C from the prescription data,
On the other hand, the operating means 4 (4b) combined with the dispensing device 3 (for example, the powdered medicine packaging machine 3b) fetches the prescription data for the powdered medicines D and E from the prescription data.

Then, the operating means 4a stores the prescription data of the tablets A, B, and C in the drug condition registered in the storage device 12 in advance (for example, "tablets A and B can be packaged into one package each other"). And the condition of tablet C
Must be packaged separately from tablets A and B. And other conditions), and in order to satisfy these conditions, “2 tablets of A, 2 tablets and 1 tablet of B respectively at 4 times a day are packaged in one package. Then, in the 4th time, only 2 tablets A were packaged, and in each of these packages, "morning", "daytime",
While printing characters such as "Evening" and "Sleep", separately from this, each tablet C is packaged in 2 capsules, and "Day" is placed in each package.
Print characters such as. Is stored in the storage device 12.

Further, the actuating means 4b stores the prescription data of the powdered medicines D and E in the medicine condition pre-registered in the storage device 12 (for example, "the powdered medicines D and E can be packaged in one package each other, Prior to packaging, when they are put into a divided mass, if they are mixed and applied to a vibrating feeder, they will separate from each other and will not be evenly divided. " To satisfy, "Preparing powder D in daily dose mgm x days and powder E in daily doses nmg x days, and when loading them into divided masses prior to packaging, both should be vibrated separately. After dividing into 1 batch for each batch, both are packaged into 1 package for each batch, and characters such as "morning", "daytime", "evening" are sequentially printed on each of these packages. Is stored in the storage device 12.

Then, the dispensing data stored in the storage device 12 of the actuating means 4a and the dispensing data stored in the storage device 12 of the operating means 4b are respectively stored in other necessary devices through appropriate communication means. It is ready for use.

Next, the operation of the above will be described.

First, on the prescription 1, 8 tablets A daily, 4 times daily, 3 tablets B daily, 3 times daily, 3 tablets C daily, 2 daily tablets, 1 day daily, 1 powder D daily. Daily dose of mg mg, 3 minutes, and powder E of 1
In the case where the daily dose of nmg and the dose of 3 are prescribed for each patient, when the content written in the prescription unit (RP unit) is directly input to the input means 2 by the input device 5, Based on the above, the control device 7 does not substantially change the contents thereof (prescription unit data)
Is generated and the prescription data is stored in the storage device 8.

Then, the operating means 4 combined with the tablet packaging machine 3a
a captures prescription data for tablets A, B, and C from the prescription data, and stores the prescription data in the drug condition registered in advance in the storage device 12 (for example,
The condition that "tablets A and B can be separately packaged in one package", and "tablet C must be packaged separately from tablets A and B. And other conditions), and in order to satisfy these conditions, “2 tablets of A, 2 tablets and 1 tablet of B respectively at 4 times a day are packaged in one package. Then, for the 4th time, after packing only 2 tablets A,
Characters such as "morning,""daytime,""evening," and "sleep" are printed in order from the first time, and separately from this, two tablets of each tablet C are packaged, and " Print characters such as "daytime". "
The dispensing data is converted into the dispensing data and stored in the storage device 12, and the dispensing data is instructed to the tablet packaging machine 3a as operation information to operate the tablet packaging machine 3a in accordance with the dispensing data.

Therefore, the tablet packing machine 3a is
In the second and third doses, two tablets A and one tablet B were packaged in a single package, and the fourth dose was only packaged in tablets A2. ",
Characters such as “day”, “evening”, and “sleep” are printed. Separately, one tablet and two tablets of C are separately packaged, and characters such as “day” are printed on each packet. It will be.

On the other hand, the operating means 4b combined with the powder medicine packaging machine 3b
Reads prescription data for powdered medicines D and E from the prescription data stored in the storage device 8, and uses this prescriptioned data as a drug condition registered in advance in the storage device 12 (for example, “Powdered medicines D and E are Although they can be packaged in one package, if they are mixed and applied to a vibrating feeder when they are put into a divided mass prior to packaging, they are separated from each other and are not evenly divided. Conditions, etc.), and to satisfy this condition, prepare “Powdered drug D for daily dose mmg × days and powdered drug E for daily dose nmg × days” and When putting them in the divided mass, they are separately placed on a vibrating feeder and divided into single doses, and then both are packaged into a single package and the "morning", "daytime", Print characters such as "evening" in order. While being stored in the storage device 12, the dispensing data is instructed to the powdered medicine packaging machine 3b as operation information, and the powdered medicine packaging machine 3b is stored.
Is operated according to its dispensing data.

Therefore, the powdered medicine packaging machine 3b prepares the powdered medicine D for the daily dose of mmg × the number of days and the powdered medicine E for the the daily dose of nmg × the number of days, and when they are put into the divided mass prior to the packaging, they are separated from each other. On a vibrating feeder and divide it into 1
Collected in batches and packaged in one packet, and in each of these packets,
Characters such as "morning", "daytime", and "evening" will be printed in order.

In the above embodiment, the input means 2 includes the input device 5, the display device 6, the control device 7 and the storage device 8, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The input device 5 may use an appropriate scanner for optical character reading such as OCR, instead of a keyboard suitable for the operator to input the contents while looking at each prescription 1. For example, instead of the doctor creating the prescription 1, the doctor or his assistant may directly input the prescription content using the input means 2.
In that case, a prescription based on the prescription data can be printed out by using an appropriate prescription printer or the like, if necessary.

Further, in the above embodiment, the tablet dispensing machine 3a and the powder dispensing machine 3b are illustrated as the dispensing device 3, but the dispensing machine 3 is not limited to this, and for example, an appropriate liquid dispensing machine or a tablet dispensing machine and a powder dispensing machine. A tablet powder dispensing and packaging machine in combination with a packaging machine and other appropriate dispensing machine devices can be used.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the actuating means 4 is illustrated as having the input device 9, the display device 10, the control device 11 and the storage device 12, but the invention is not limited to this.
Further, in the above embodiment, the dispensing data stored in the storage device 12 of the actuating means 4a and the dispensing data stored in the storage device 12 of the operating means 4b are respectively required via appropriate communication means. Although the device is provided for use with other devices, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of data to be prepared, prepared data is provided for use with other devices. Needless to say, various changes and modifications of the above embodiment can be made in the present invention.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, the dispensing data necessary for operating the dispensing device is automatically created from the prescription data based on the content of the prescription without the help of the operator. Therefore, from the work of creating dispensing data specific to the dispensing device and according to the condition of the drug to be handled from the content of the prescription and instructing this dispensing data as operation information to the dispensing device, the operator Can be released, and the dispensing device can be operated in accordance with the automatically generated dispensing data.

[Brief description of drawings]

 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Prescription, 2 ... Input means 3 ... Dispensing apparatus, 3a ... Tablet packing machine 3b ... Powdered medicine packing machine 4, 4a, 4b ... Operating means 5 ... Input device, 6 ... Display device 7 ... Control device, 8 ... Storage device 9 ... input device, 10 ... display device 11 ... control device, 12 ... storage device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input means for generating prescription data from the content of a prescription, a dispensing device, and an operating means for generating dispensing data for operating the dispensing device, the operating means comprising:
A prescription dispensing characterized in that prescription data executable by the dispensing device is selected from the prescription data, and the selected prescription data is subjected to required processing to be converted into the dispensing data. system.