JPH07303687A - Guide system for manual dispensing of prescription - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a druggist to conduct preliminarily a necessary manual works for dispensing to reduce patient's waiting time as much as possible, by providing a guide means to express the contents of dispensing before the practice order comes. CONSTITUTION:This system is provided with an inputting means 2 to produce prescription data from the contents of each prescription 1, a dispensing device 3, an operation means 4 to convert the prescription data to dispensing data for the dispensing device 3 and to indicate, and a guide means 5 to display the contents of manual operation before the practice order comes. The guide means 5 calls the dispensing data requiring manual operation among the dispensing data stored in a memory device 13, takes in, and a control device 16 converts the required manual operation to preliminarily designated contents easy-to-understand for the operator before the practical order of the dispensing data come, and displays on a display device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a manual work guidance system for prescription preparations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a hospital pharmacy accepts a large number of prescriptions issued by doctors of each medical department and performs necessary dispensing work and other various works according to the contents of the prescriptions.

Further, in recent years, with the advancement of medical care, subdivision of specialty, and diversification of drugs, the absolute amount of dispensing work that must be processed at a hospital pharmacy tends to increase more and more, while the amount of patients Since it is desired to shorten the waiting time, as a means to efficiently perform the necessary dispensing work,
Developed and put into practical use various tablet dispensing machines, such as a tablet dispensing machine that dispenses tablets each time, a powder dispensing machine that dispenses powder once each, and other dispensing devices. There is.

By the way, in order to operate these dispensing devices, it is not possible to apply the contents of the prescription to the dispensing devices as they are, and the same dispensing device is used depending on the type of drug that each dispensing device can handle. Even in this case, different operation information must be applied depending on the characteristics of the drug and various conditions.

That is, in the prescription, for example, tablets A at a daily dose of 8 tablets, a dose of 4 minutes, tablets B at a daily dose of 3 tablets, a dose of 3 minutes, tablets C at a daily dose of 2 tablets, once a day, Powder D daily mmg,
As an example, consider the case where the dose 3 and the powdered drug E were prescribed to be administered to the patient at a daily dose of nmg and a dose of 3 respectively.

However, the tablets A and B can be packaged in one package, and the tablet C must be packaged separately from the tablets A and B. , Powder D and E can be packaged in one package, but when they are mixed in a dividing mass prior to packaging and mixed on a vibrating feeder, they are separated from each other and evenly distributed. It shall have the condition that it is not divided.

[0007] In this case, the tablets A, B, C can be packaged by an appropriate tablet packaging machine, and the first, second, and third doses of the four doses a day are respectively performed. A2 tablets and B1 tablets were packaged together in one package, and only the A2 tablets were packaged for the fourth time, and in each of these packages, "morning", "daytime", "evening",
While printing characters such as "sleep", in addition to this, tablets C
It is necessary to instruct the tablet packing machine of operation information that each of the tablets should be divided into two tablets and the characters such as "day" should be printed on each packet.

[0008] Further, with respect to the powdered medicines D and E, the packaging work can be carried out by an appropriate powdered medicine packaging machine. First, the powdered medicine D is a daily dose of mmg × the number of days, and the powdered medicine E is 1 Prepare daily dose nmg x number of days, and when putting this into a dividing mass prior to packaging, both are separately placed on a vibrating feeder and divided into individual doses. Wrap, and in each of these wraps, "morning",
It is necessary to instruct the powder-dispensing and packaging machine of operating information that the characters such as "day" and "evening" should be printed in order.

Therefore, in the past, workers at hospital pharmacies were
Looking at the prescriptions received from the doctor, select a prescription that can be executed by the tablet packing machine, or a prescription that can be executed by the powder medicine packing machine, for example, and select the necessary prescriptions to execute on the tablet packing machine. After processing, the operation information for the tablet packing machine is created, or the processing necessary for executing on the powder medicine packing machine is performed to create the operation information for the powder medicine packing machine, and then these operation information are transferred to the tablet packing machine. Alternatively, it has been applied to a powder medicine packaging machine so that the necessary packaging work is performed.

That is, conventionally, a prescription unit (RP unit)
It is necessary for the operator to obtain the prescription data (data of the prescription unit) from the contents of the prescription written in Dispensing data (data for each dispensing unit) is created by processing, and this dispensing data is instructed to the dispensing device,
I was trying to get the necessary dispensing work done.

On the other hand, the dispensing work by the dispensing device is
When not partially automated, the operator manually processed the part.

[0012]

However, the drug dispensed by the dispensing device is not dispensed according to the prescription unit indicated on the prescription, but the type of the dispensing device, the characteristics of the drug, and the dispensing data. Since the preparation unit is prepared according to an arbitrarily selected preparation unit from among a number of preparation units that can be considered depending on various conditions such as the individual manner of making the worker, the worker must manually process it. The work that must be performed also varies depending on the type of dispensing device, the characteristics of the drug, etc.Therefore, the worker must first elucidate in what dispensing unit the drug is dispensed and perform the necessary manual work. Has to be done, and therefore it takes time to do the manual work,
There was a problem that it could easily lead to keeping the patient waiting.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and when a drug is dispensed by a dispensing device, the drug is dispensed according to any dispensing unit considered from the prescription unit indicated on the prescription. However, if there is manual work necessary for the dispensing, the operator is informed in advance of the contents so that the manual work can be performed in advance, and thus the waiting time of the patient can be shortened as much as possible. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a manual work guidance system.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a dispensing device, an operating means for instructing the dispensing device of dispensing data, and the need for manual work in the dispensing data. At this time, a guide means for indicating the contents of the manual work is provided without waiting for the execution order of the dispensing data by the dispensing device.

[0015]

According to the present invention, by adopting the above-mentioned means, when a medicine is dispensed by the dispensing device, the contents of the manual work necessary for the dispensing can be performed without waiting for the execution order of the dispensing work by the dispensing device to arrive. It is possible to inform the person concerned, so that necessary manual work can be done in advance.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a manual work guidance system for prescription dispensing according to the present invention.
Is a prescription issued by a doctor, 2 is input means for generating prescription data from the content of each prescription 1, 3 is a dispensing device, 4 is prescription data executable by the dispensing device 3, and is converted into dispensing data of the dispensing device 3. When the dispensing data of the dispensing device 3 includes a need for manual work, the operating means 5 for instructing does not wait for the execution order of the dispensing data by the dispensing device 3 to arrive,
It is a guide means showing the contents of the manual work.

The input means 2 is a keyboard or other input device 6, a CRT or LCD or other display device 7, a CPU or other control device, which is suitable for an operator to input the contents of each prescription 1 while watching it. 8, ROM and RA
M and other storage devices 9.

The input means 2 is composed of a large number of prescriptions 1,
When the contents written in prescription units (RP units) for 1, ... Are directly input by the input device 6,
Based on this, the control device 8 generates prescription data (prescription unit data) whose contents are not substantially changed, and stores the prescription data in the storage device 9 while being stored in the storage device 9. The prescription data is made available to the operating means 4, the guiding means 5 and other necessary devices through an appropriate communication means.

The dispensation device 3 is a tablet dispenser adapted to dispense a tablet for each dose, or a powder dispenser adapted to dispense a powder for each dose, or any other suitable dispenser. Machinery and equipment.

The operating means 4 is provided in combination with the dispensing device 3, and has a keyboard or other input device 10 having a required key such as a correction key which can be operated by an operator as required, a CRT or The display device 11 includes an LCD or other display device 11, a CPU or other control device 12, and a ROM, RAM or other storage device 13.

When the prescription data stored in the storage device 9 of the input means 2 includes the prescription data which can be executed by the combined dispensing device 3,
The executable prescription data is called from the storage device 9 and fetched, and the control device 12 converts the prescription data into predetermined dispensing data that is unique to the dispensing device 3 and according to the conditions of the drug to be handled. On the other hand, while it is stored in the storage device 13, when the execution order of the dispensing data comes, it is instructed to the dispensing device 3 as operation information,
The dispensing device 3 is adapted to operate according to 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 9 is, for example, "tablet A is 8 tablets per day for 4 minutes and tablet B is for 4 minutes.
3 tablets daily for 3 minutes, tablet C 2 tablets daily for once a day, powder D daily mmg, minutes 3 and powder E daily nmg, minutes 3 , Take each patient. "
In that case, the operating means 4 (4a) combined with the dispensing device 3 (for example, the tablet packaging machine 3a) takes in the prescription data for the tablets A, B, and C from the prescription data, while The actuating 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.

The actuating means 4a is composed of tablets A, B and C.
Prescription data of the prescription data for the drug (for example, the condition that "tablets A and B can be packaged in one packet each other") and "tablet C is , And tablets A and B must be packaged separately. ”And other conditions), and“ 1, 2, 3 out of 4 doses a day ”are satisfied so as to satisfy these conditions. The second time, the tablets A2 tablets and the tablets B1 tablets were collectively packaged in one packet, the fourth time only the tablets A2 tablets were packaged, and in each of these packages, "morning" from the first time,
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. . Is stored in the storage device 13.

Further, the actuating means 4b stores the prescription data for the powdered medicines D and E in the drug condition pre-registered in the storage device 13 (for example, "the powdered medicines D and E are 1
Although it can be packaged in a package, when the two are mixed and put on 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. ", Etc.), and to satisfy this condition," Powdered drug D for daily dose mmg x number of days and powdered drug E
Prepare a daily dose of nmg × number of days, and when putting this into a dividing mass prior to packaging, both are separately placed on a vibrating feeder and divided into individual doses. Each of these packets, "morning",
Print characters such as “day” and “evening” in order. Is stored in the storage device 13.

Then, the dispensing data stored in the storage device 13 of the operating means 4a and the dispensing data stored in the storage device 13 of the operating means 4b are respectively guided by the guide means 5 and the like via appropriate communication means. The equipment is now available for use.

The guide means 5 is provided in combination with the dispensing device 3, and has a keyboard or other input device 14 having a required key such as a correction key that can be operated by an operator as needed, a CRT or It includes a display device 15 such as an LCD, a control device 16 such as a CPU, and a storage device 17 such as a ROM and a RAM.

The guiding means 5 stores the dispensing data stored in the storage device 13 of the operating means 4 (4a, 4b) corresponding to the combined dispensing device 3 (tablet dispensing machine 3a, powder dispensing machine 3b). From inside, the dispensing data that requires manual work is called and fetched, and the control device 16 causes the dispensing device 3 to operate.
Predetermined contents (dispensing unit) for the operator to easily understand the manual work required to execute the dispensing data without waiting for the execution order of the dispensing data by the tablet dispensing machine 3a and the powder dispensing machine 3b. ), And is displayed on the display device 15.

That is, in the dispensing data stored in the storage device 13 of the actuating means 4a, "1st, 2nd, and 3rd of 4 times a day, 1 tablet 2 tablets and 1 tablet B are collected together. In the 4th package, only 2 tablets A were packaged in the 4th package, and then in each of these packages, "morning" from the 1st package,
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. . Dispensing data having the content "." Of these, for example, tablets A and B are stored in the tablet feeder, but tablet C is stored in the tablet feeder because it is too soft to be stored in the tablet feeder. In such a case, the guiding means 5a requires the manual operation of "sprinkle two tablets C each for two days into a sprinkling device having a large number of compartments for accommodating the medicine once". Is displayed on the display device 15.

Further, in the dispensing data stored in the storage device 13 of the operating means 4b, "Powder D is daily dose mmg
X days and powdered medicine E for daily dose nmg x days, and when putting this into a dividing mass prior to packaging, both are separately placed on a vibrating feeder and divided into individual doses. Each batch is divided into one package, and characters such as "morning", "daytime", and "evening" are sequentially printed on each of these packages. If there is dispensing data of the content, and if, for example, the injection into divided masses is not automated, the guiding means 5b causes the powdered drug D to be daily dose mmg × number of days and powdered drug E to be 1 The amount of nmg × day number is prepared, both of them are separately placed on a vibration feeder and put into a divided mass divided into three times the number of days ”. Has become.

The guiding means 5a and 5b are the actuating means 4
In addition to displaying the contents of the manual work required to execute the dispensing data from a and 4b, the dispensing device 3 is included in the prescription data of a patient stored in the storage device 9 of the input means 2.
(Prescription data that can be executed by the tablet packaging machine 3a and the powdered medicine packaging machine 3b) together with prescription data that is inappropriate for execution,
The prescription data that is inappropriate for execution is read from the storage device 9 and fetched, and the control device 16 converts the prescription data that is inappropriate for execution into a predetermined content (dispensing unit) so that the operator can easily understand it. The contents are displayed on the display device 15 together with the contents of the manual work required to execute the dispensing work based on the patient's executable prescription data.

Next, the operation of the manual work guidance system for prescription preparations configured as described above will be described.

First, in the prescription 1, 8 tablets A per day,
At 4 minutes, 3 tablets per day, 3 tablets per day, 3 tablets per day, 2 tablets per day, 1 tablet daily, daily dose of powder D in mmg, 3 minutes per day, and E powder per day. When the dose is nmg and the dose is 3 and each is prescribed to be taken by the patient, when the content written in the prescription unit (RP unit) is directly input to the input means 2 by the input device 6, Based on this, the control device 8 generates prescription data (data of prescription unit) whose contents are not substantially changed, and stores the prescription data in the storage device 9.

Then, the operating means 4a combined with the tablet packing machine 3a selects the tablets A,
The prescription data for B and C is fetched, and the prescription data is stored in the storage device 13 in advance as a drug condition (for example, “tablets A and B can be packaged in one package each other”). And the condition that "tablet C is
The tablets A and B must be packaged separately. 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. However, in the fourth time, only 2 tablets A were packaged, and in each of these packages, “morning”, “daytime”, “evening”,
While printing characters such as "sleep", in addition to this, tablets C
Is divided into 2 tablets each, and a character such as "day" is printed on each packet. Is stored in the storage device 13.

Further, the guide means 5a combined with the tablet packaging machine 3a is stored in the storage device 13 of the operating means 4a, saying that "the first, second and third times of the four times a day are tablets A2 tablets respectively. The tablets B1 and the tablets B1 are packaged together in a single package, and only the tablets A2 are packaged in the fourth package. In each of these packages, "morning", "daytime", "evening",
While printing characters such as "sleep", in addition to this, tablets C
Is divided into 2 tablets each, and a character such as "day" is printed on each packet. For example, the tablets A and B are stored in the tablet feeder, but the tablet C is not stored in the tablet feeder because it is too soft to be stored in the tablet feeder. In this case, on the display device 15, the content of the necessary manual work of “sprinkle two tablets C each for two days on a hand-spreading device equipped with a large number of compartments each containing a drug once” is displayed. indicate.

Therefore, the operator looks at the contents displayed on the display device 15 of the guide means 5a and finds that "the tablet C is placed in a hand-spreading device having a large number of compartments for accommodating the medicine one time at a time. It is possible to perform the necessary manual work of “tablet-by-tablet for each day for a number of days.” Without waiting for the arrival of the execution order of the dispensing data by the tablet packing machine 3a including it.

As a result, when the execution order of the dispensing data comes, and when the actuating means 4a instructs the tablet packing machine 3a to use the dispensing data as operation information, the tablet packing machine 3a immediately outputs 1 1, 2, 3 out of 4 times a day
The first time, 1 tablet each consisting of 2 tablets A and 1 tablet B
In the 4th package, 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, tablets C that have been hand-squirted in advance on the hand-swing device,
Each capsule will be divided into two tablets, and characters such as "day" will be printed on each packet.

On the other hand, the operating means 4b combined with the powdered medicine packaging machine 3b fetches the prescription data for the powdered medicines D and E from the prescription data stored in the storage device 9, and stores the prescription data in the storage device 13. Pre-registered drug conditions (for example, "Powdered medicines D and E can be packaged in one package with each other, but when they are put into a divided mass prior to packaging, they are mixed and applied to a vibration feeder. , They are separated from each other and are not evenly divided. "
Condition, etc.), and to satisfy this condition, prepare “Powdered drug D for daily dose mmg × day and powdered drug E for daily dose nmg × day” and divide it before packaging. When putting them in the mass, put them both on the vibrating feeder separately.
Divide into each batch and combine them into one batch
Divide into sachets, and in each of these sachets, "morning", "daytime",
Print characters such as "evening" in order. Is stored in the storage device 13.

In addition, the guide means 5b combined with the powder medicine packaging machine 3b stores "Powdered medicine D for daily dose mmg × number of days and powder medicine E" stored in the storage device 13 of the operating means 4b.
Prepare a daily dose of nmg × number of days, and when putting this into a dividing mass prior to packaging, both are separately placed on a vibrating feeder and divided into individual doses. Each of these packets, "morning",
Print characters such as “day” and “evening” in order. If, for example, the dispensing data with the content of “” is not automated in the divided mass, “Powdered drug D per day mm
g × number of days and powder E for daily dose nmg × number of days,
Both of them are separately placed on a vibrating feeder and put into a divided mass divided into three times the number of days. The content of the required manual work "" is displayed on the display device 15.

Therefore, the operator sees the content displayed on the display device 15 of the guiding means 5b, and determines "Drug powder D".
1 mgm x daily dose and powdered drug E for daily dose nmg x days, both are separately placed on a vibrating feeder and put into a divided mass divided into three times the number of days. The necessary manual work "" can be performed in advance without waiting for the execution order of the dispensing data by the powder medicine packaging machine 3b including the arrival.

As a result, when the execution order of the dispensing data comes, and when the operating means 4b instructs the dispensing data 3b as the operating information, the powder dispensing machine 3b immediately divides the dispensing data. Powdered drug D and powdered drug E, which have been divided into squares in advance, are packaged into 1 package at a time, and in each of these packages, "morning", "daytime", "evening"
Characters such as will be printed in order.

In the above embodiment, the input means 2 includes the input device 6, the display device 7, the control device 8 and the storage device 9, but the input device 2 is not limited to this. The device 6 may use an appropriate optical character reading scanner such as an OCR, instead of a keyboard suitable for an operator to input the contents while viewing each prescription 1. , Doctor prescription 1
Instead of creating, the doctor or his assistant may directly input the prescription content using the input means 2, and in that case, an appropriate prescription printer or the like is used as necessary. Thus, the prescription based on the prescription data can be printed out.

In the above embodiment, the tablet dispensing machine 3a and the powder dispensing machine 3b are exemplified as the dispensing device 3, but the dispensing machine 3 is not limited to these, and for example, an appropriate liquid medicine dispensing machine or tablet dispensing machine. A tablet powder dispensing and packaging machine in which a packaging machine and a powder dispensing machine are combined, and other appropriate dispensing machine devices can be used.

In the above embodiment, the actuating means 4 includes the input device 10, the display device 11, the control device 12 and the storage device 13, but the invention is not limited to this. In the embodiment, the dispensing data stored in the storage device 13 of the actuating means 4a and the dispensing data stored in the storage device 13 of the actuating means 4b are respectively required by the guide means 5 and other means via appropriate communication means. However, it is not limited to this, for example, instead of data to be dispensed,
The dispensed data may be used for other devices.

Further, in the above embodiment, the guide means 5 provided with the input device 14, the display device 15, the control device 16 and the storage device 17 is shown as an example. The means 5 (5a, 5b) may be provided integrally with the dispensing device 3 (tablet packaging machine 3a, powdered medicine packaging machine 3b), respectively.

Further, in the above embodiment, the actuating means 4 and the guiding means 5 are configured separately, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the actuating means 4 can be operated by operating an appropriate switching key or the like. And the function as the guide means 5 may be switched. Further, in the above embodiment, the actuating means 4 (4a, 4b) and the guide means 5 (5a, 5b) are both dispenser. 3 (tablet packaging machine 3a, powdered medicine packaging machine 3b), respectively, but not limited to this, for example, the operating means 4
Needless to say, the tablet packaging machine 3a and the powdered medicine packaging machine 3b may be commonly used, and other various modifications and alterations of the above-described embodiment can be made in the present invention.

[0046]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
When dispensing a drug with the dispensing device, even if the drug is dispensed according to any dispensing unit that can be considered from the prescription unit indicated on the prescription, the content of the manual work required for the dispensing is The operator can be informed in advance, so that the required manual work can be performed in advance, which has an excellent effect such that the waiting time of the patient can be shortened as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Prescription 2 ... Input means 3 ... Dispensing apparatus 3a ... Tablet packing machine 3b ... Powdered medicine packing machine 4, 4a, 4b ... Actuating means 5, 5a, 5b ... Guide means 6 ... Input device 7 ... Display device 8 ... Control device 9 ... storage device 10 ... input device 11 ... display device 12 ... control device 13 ... storage device 14 ... input device 15 ... display device 16 ... control device 17 ... storage device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When a dispensing device, an operating means for instructing the dispensing device of dispensing data, and a need for manual work in the dispensing data, the order of execution of the dispensing data by the dispensing device is reached. A handwork guidance system for prescription preparations, characterized in that it comprises a guide means for showing the contents of the handwork without waiting.