JPH0891301A - Powdery medicine/tablet continuous packaging method and its device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To efficiently perform a packaging without waiting for the preparation of a powdery medicine even when prescriptions in different packaging conditions, such as simultaneous, alternate or code packaging for a tablet and powdery medicine are mixed. CONSTITUTION: For a powdery medicine prescription, a packaging sequence for the powdery medicine is registered at the point when the powdery medicine which is prepared based on the prescription data becomes feedable by a powdery medicine processing device 31 one packet by one packet. For a tablet prescription, a packaging sequence for the tablet is registered at the point when a tablet cartridge 23 which is selected based on the processing data is loaded in a tablet feeder 43. The registered packaging sequences are changed by re-arranging them so that the packaging sequences for a plurality of medicine prescriptions with packaging conditions which are related to each other such as simultaneous packaging, alternate packaging or code packaging for the same patient, etc., may be inverted. Then, conforming to the packaging sequences, a prepared powdery medicine which is fed from the powdery medicine processing device 31 and a tablet which is fed from the tablet feeder 43 are packaged at a packaging device 33.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a continuous method for packaging powdered tablets and a device therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various devices have been proposed and provided which are provided with a powdered medicine processing device, a tablet processing device and a packaging device, and which are configured to continuously package powdered medicines and tablets. For example,
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 1-14082 discloses a first annular rotating body for distributing and storing tablets supplied from a tablet feeder, and a second annular rotating body for distributing and storing powdered medicine supplied from a powdered medicine feeder.
Disclosed is an automatic medicine dispensing machine which is provided with an annular rotating body, and these rotating bodies are vertically shifted and overlapped with each other, and tablets or powders discharged from each rotating body are guided to a packaging device through a hopper. There is. In this case, if the first ring-shaped rotary body and the second ring-shaped rotary body are simultaneously driven, the powdered medicine and the tablet are
It can be packaged in one package at the same time, and by driving alternately, powder and tablets can be packaged alternately.

In Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-43282, there is provided a compound ring-shaped divided mass composed of an outer mass and an inner mass for receiving a tablet supplied from a tablet feeder and a powdered powder supplied from a powdered medicine feeder, respectively. A powdered medicine tablet packing machine has been proposed in which powdered medicines or tablets discharged from a divided mass are guided to a packaging device. Also in this device, the outer mass and the inner mass can be separately used to continuously package the powder or tablets, or can be simultaneously used to package the powder and tablets simultaneously or alternately.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-327115 and the like are provided with a tablet feeder and a powdered medicine processing device for cutting out and discharging powdered medicine distributed annularly on a turntable at arbitrary angles. Disclosed is a medicine packaging machine that guides the discharged tablets and the powdered medicines discharged from the powdered medicine processing device to a packaging device. In this device,
It is possible to discharge the powdered medicine without splitting error by scraping out the powdered medicine arranged annularly on the turntable. Further, either the tablet feeder or the powdered medicine processing device is continuously driven, or simultaneously or alternately, the tablets and the powdered medicine can be arbitrarily combined and packaged.

[0005]

However, in any of the above-mentioned devices, in the case of tablets, the required number of tablets can be immediately supplied to the packaging device according to the prescription, but in the case of powdered medicine, it can be prepared according to the prescription. After a person has carried out the weight saving and puts it into the dispensing processing apparatus, it is necessary to perform a preparatory operation for distributing to the distribution turntable or the divided mass in the dispensing processing apparatus, and therefore it cannot be immediately supplied to the packaging processing apparatus.
Therefore, when packaging is performed according to a prescription in which a powder prescription and a tablet prescription that have packaging conditions such as simultaneous packaging and alternate packaging are mixed, the tablet supply must be stopped until the powder powder preparation operation is completed. However, there was a problem that it was very inefficient.

Therefore, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-50243, a large number of prescription data are classified into tablet information and powdered medicine information and stored in a queuing system, and a powdered medicine preparation operation is performed in parallel with the tablet packaging operation. A medicine packing machine has been proposed in which the powder packing operation is prioritized when the powder preparation operation is completed. However, with this device, tablets can be sequentially packaged during the powder preparation operation, but if there are packaging conditions for simultaneous packaging of powder and tablets or alternate packaging, wait until powder is prepared as well. There is a need.

Further, when both the powder and the tablet are included in the prescription of the same patient, during the preparatory operation of the powder,
Since the tablet packaging operation ends and the tablet packaging of another patient is performed, it is not possible to package the powdered medicine and the tablet of the same patient together. For this reason, there is a complication that the powdered medicine and the tablet of the same patient must be separated after packaging. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. Simultaneous packaging or alternate packaging of tablets and powders, even if a prescription having packaging conditions such as the same patient code is congested, without waiting for powder preparations. An object of the present invention is to provide a continuous method for packaging a powdered tablet and an apparatus for the same, which enables efficient packaging.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a powdered tablet continuous packaging method according to a first aspect of the present invention continuously packs the medicines based on prescription data in which a powdered medicine prescription and a tablet prescription are mixed. In the continuous powder medicine tablet packaging method, for the powder medicine prescription, when the powder medicine prepared based on the prescription data can be supplied one by one by the powder medicine processing device, the packaging order of the powder medicine is registered, For tablet prescription, the packaging order of the tablets is registered when the tablet cartridge selected based on the prescription data is mounted on the tablet feeder, and the registered packaging order is the same packaging, alternate packaging or the same packaging packaging. The order of packaging of a plurality of drug prescriptions having packaging conditions related to each other, such as packaging for each patient code, is rearranged and changed, and the powdered medicine processing device is arranged according to the packaging order. It is obtained so as to packaging at packaging device and a tablet supplied from the tablet feeder and dispensing the powdered medicine that is al provided (claim 1).

In this method, it is preferable to package the drug having no packaging condition first until all of the plurality of drug prescriptions having the packaging conditions related to each other are prepared in order to eliminate waiting time (claim 2). ). From a similar perspective,
When one of the plurality of drug prescriptions having the packaging conditions related to each other is registered first, and when the other is registered later, the drugs pre-registered in order after the drug pre-registered at that time. The order of prescriptions may be rearranged, and the pre-registered drug prescription and the post-registered drug prescription may be preferentially packaged (claim 3). Also, for a plurality of powdered medicines having simultaneous packaging conditions, when the powdered medicines are mixed by the powdered medicine processing device and it becomes possible to simultaneously supply one package at a time, the packaging order of the powdered medicines is combined into one. To register
This is preferable in that the powder medicine treatment device can be used efficiently (claim 4).

On the other hand, the continuous powder medicine tablet packaging device according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a powder medicine hopper for receiving the prepared powder medicine, a distribution dish for uniformly distributing the powder medicine flowing out from the powder medicine hopper, and a powder medicine on the distribution tray. 1 tablet according to the prescription from a powdered medicine processing device consisting of a dividing device that divides and supplies each package according to the prescription, a plurality of detachable tablet cartridges that store tablets, and a tablet cartridge that stores tablets corresponding to the prescription A tablet processing device consisting of a tablet feeder that supplies each package, a packaging device that packages the dispensing powdered drug supplied from the powdered drug processing device and the tablets supplied from the tablet processing device, and the powdered drug and the tablet prescription according to the prescription are displayed. The prescription display means for controlling the powdered medicine and the packaging order of the powdered medicine when the powdered medicine is dispensed and the distribution is completed in the powdered medicine processing device. And the packaging order registration means for registering the packaging order of the tablet when the tablet feeder accommodating the tablet is attached to the tablet processing device, and is registered in the packaging order registration means. And a packaging sequence changing means for rearranging the packaging sequence of a plurality of drug prescriptions having mutually related packaging conditions such as simultaneous packaging, alternating packaging, or packaging for each same patient code, and changing the packaging sequence. A packaging control means for driving the powdered medicine processing device and the tablet processing device in accordance with the packaging sequence registered in the sequence changing means to control the supply of the dispensing powdered medicine and tablets to the packaging device is provided. 5).

[0011]

In the method according to the first aspect of the invention, when the prescription is a powdered medicine, the preparation is finished and the preparation is put into the preparation processing device, and when it is a tablet, the tablet cartridge is mounted on the tablet feeder. The powder dispensing can be supplied one by one in the dispensing processing device, and the tablet cartridge is attached to the tablet feeder, so that the packaging order is registered from the one in which the powder and the tablet can be packaged. Then, if there is a packaging condition related between the powdered medicine and the tablet, they are rearranged so that their packaging order is changed, and packaging is performed in that order.

In the apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the powdered medicine prepared according to the prescription displayed on the prescription display means is put into the powdered medicine hopper of the powdered medicine processing apparatus, the powdered medicine is uniformly distributed in the distribution tray in a circular shape. It Then, when the distribution is completed, the packaging order registration means registers the packaging order of the powdered medicine. Further, when the tablet cartridge accommodating the tablets of the prescription displayed on the prescription display means is mounted on the tablet feeder of the tablet processing device, the packaging sequence registration means registers the packaging sequence of the tablets at that time. Then, if some of the powdered medicines or tablets registered in the packaging order registration means have packaging conditions related to each other, the packaging order changing means packages the powdered medicines and tablets having the packaging conditions so that they are mixed up with each other. Rearrange the order. Next, the packaging control means drives the powdered medicine processing device and the tablet processing device in accordance with the packaging order. As a result, the powdered medicine and the tablets are supplied to the packaging device where they are packaged.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows the overall arrangement of an automatic powdered tablet packing device in which the method according to the present invention is carried out. The powder medicine storage rack 1 is arranged on the right side, the tablet storage rack 2 is arranged on the left side, and the powder medicine tablet packing device 3 is arranged between the two racks.

A large number of powder medicine bottles 4 are placed and stored in the powder medicine storage rack 1. As shown in FIG. 2, a base 5 is attached to the bottom of each powder bottle 4. The recessed portion 6 formed on the lower surface of the pedestal 5 includes a battery 7, a transmitter 8 which uses the battery 7 as a power source, and a switch 9 which connects and disconnects the power line from the battery 7 to the transmitter 8. The device 10 is incorporated. The recess 6 is covered by a lid 11.
The switch 9 is turned on when the powder medicine bottle 4 is taken out of the shelf and tilted, and turned off when it is returned to the shelf.
The transmitter 8 outputs the name of the powder medicine contained in the powder medicine bottle 4 as a coded identification signal.
Instead of the identification device 10 for the powdered medicine bottle 4, a perforation,
The identification can be made by a bar code, magnetic recording, or the like, and the identification can be made by using optical communication or a hall element.

On the table of the powder medicine storage rack 1, as shown in FIG. 1, a medicine prescription container 12 and a measuring instrument 13 for medicine powder are placed. A storage device 12a for storing prescription data (prescription number and the like) of the dispensed powdered medicine is attached to the bottom of the dispensed prescription container 12 (see FIG. 7). Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the powder medicine storage rack 1 has a prescription indicator 14, a powder medicine discriminator 15, and a tablet discriminator 16.
A prescription control device 2 including a packaging sequence storage unit 17, a powdered medicine prescription reader 18, and a central processing unit (CPU) 19.
0 is provided. The prescription control device 20 constitutes the prescription display means and the packaging order registration means of the present invention.

The prescription indicator 14 is placed on the table of the powder medicine storage rack 1 as shown in FIG. Prescription data including a prescription number of each prescription, a patient name, a drug type, a drug name and a single dose, a total drug amount, a drug number, and dose data is displayed on the prescription display 14 in the order of prescription. (See Table 1). The powder medicine distinguisher 15
As shown in FIG. 1, it is provided so as to be flush with the table of the powder medicine storage rack 1. The powder medicine discriminator 15 receives the identification signal from the transmitter 8 of the powder medicine bottle 4 and the prescription data of the powder medicine in the storage device 12 a of the prescription container 12.
Equipped with a transmitter to send to. Tablet discriminating machine 16
1, as shown in FIG. 1, is equipped with a transmitter that is stored inside the tablet storage shelf 2 and that transmits a tablet identification signal to a tablet cartridge 23 described later to search for tablets that correspond to the prescription, A tablet identification signal from a tablet feeder 43 described later is received.

As shown in FIG. 1, the packing sequence storage unit 17 is a prescription control device 20 provided inside the powder medicine storage rack 1.
It is built into the device, and the powder and tablet packaging sequence is stored and registered in sequence from the one ready for packaging. As shown in FIG. 1, the powdered medicine prescription reader 18 is provided so as to be flush with the table of the powdered medicine tablet packaging device 3, and reads the prescription data stored in the storage device 12a of the dispensing prescription container 12. is there. As shown in FIG. 7, the prescription control device 20 exchanges information with a host computer 21 installed in a hospital or a pharmacy. That is,
The prescription data input according to the prescription of the doctor by the prescription input device 22 is transmitted to the prescription control device 20 via the host computer 21.

As shown in FIG. 1, a large number of tablet cartridges 23 are stored in the tablet storage shelf 2. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each tablet cartridge 23 includes a case 24 having a mortar-shaped bottom for accommodating tablets, and a case 24.
The rotor 26 is rotatably attached to the bottom and has a plurality of tablet pockets 25 on the outer periphery, and a lid 27 that detachably covers the case 24. Further, in the tablet cartridge 23, an identification device 28 for identifying the tablets contained therein, a display lamp 29 composed of a light emitting diode (LED), and identification of the medicine from the tablet identification device 16 of the prescription control device 20. A receiver 30 is provided for receiving the signal and turning on the indicator lamp 29 when the identification signal matches the stored tablet.

As the identification device 28 of the tablet cartridge 23, it is simple and preferable to record the stored tablet information by utilizing punching, bar code, magnetism or the like. Instead of the powder medicine bottle 4, the identification may be performed by a wireless method or may be performed by optical communication or a hall element.

As shown in FIG. 1, the powdered medicine tablet packaging device 3 comprises a powdered medicine processing mechanism 31, a tablet processing mechanism 32, a packaging mechanism 33, and a packaging control device 34. As shown in FIG. 6, the powdered medicine processing mechanism 31 includes two powdered medicine hoppers 3
5a, 35b, two distribution boards 37a, 37b each having a distribution tray 36 formed of an annular groove on the outer circumference, and a divider 38. Each powder medicine hopper 35a, 35b is provided with a chute 39 which vibrates in the vertical direction in order to uniformly supply the introduced powder medicine onto the distribution tray 36 of the distribution plates 37a, 37b. In addition, the powdered medicine hoppers 35a and 35b and their chutes 39 are provided on either of the distribution boards 37a and 37.
so that the powdered medicine can be supplied to the distribution dish 36 of b.
It can be moved up and down.

The two distributors 37a, 37b are arranged one above the other and can rotate independently about the respective rotation axes a, b, and a common swivel provided between the axes a, b. It can be swiveled around an axis c, and can also be vertically moved integrally. As a result, one end of the distribution dish 36 is distributed to the distribution dish 36 so that the powdered medicine supplied from the powdered medicine hoppers 35a and 35b is distributed to the distribution dish 36.
It moves to a distribution position located below 35b and a distribution position located below the divider 38 so that the powder on the distribution tray 36 is divided into a fixed amount by the divider 38 and scraped out. .

The divider 38 includes the distribution boards 37a and 37b.
A scraping plate 41 is provided on the front surface of a disc 40 having a diameter corresponding to the curved surface of the distribution dish 36,
The arm 40 is movable up and down so as to move to a position to be fitted in and a position to be retracted from the position, and the disc 40 can be rotationally driven. Incidentally, the powdered medicine hopper 35a, 35b, split dish 36, the divider 38, the sensor S ₁ for detecting the respective availability, S _2, S
_Three are provided. As shown in FIG. 7, these detection signals are input to the CPU 19 of the prescription control device 20.

The tablet processing mechanism 32 comprises a plurality of tablet feeders 43 and a tablet hopper 44. A plurality of tablet feeders 43 are annularly arranged around the rotation axis e, and are arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages so as to be rotatable around the rotation axis e. Each tablet feeder 43 is equipped with the tablet cartridge 23 stored in the tablet storage rack 2. Only a relatively small number of necessary tablet cartridges 23 can be mounted on the tablet feeder 43. Most of the tablet cartridges 23 are stored in the tablet storage shelf 2. Further, the mounting position of each tablet cartridge 23 is not fixed, and it can be mounted on any vacant tablet feeder 43, and if there is no vacancy, it can be replaced with an appropriate tablet cartridge 23.

As shown in FIG. 3, each tablet feeder 43 has a drive motor 46 connected to the shaft of the rotor 26 of the cartridge 23 via the gear 45 when the tablet cartridge 23 is mounted. The identification device 2 of the cartridge 23 is arranged at a position corresponding to the identification device 28.
An identification sensor 47 for reading the identification code of the tablet from 8;
A chute 49 for guiding the tablets discharged from the cartridge 23 to the central passage 48 arranged on the rotation axis is provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the tablet hopper 44 includes a packaging mechanism 3 which will be described later for the tablets supplied from the tablet feeder 43.
3 to the packaging hopper 53.

As shown in FIG. 6, the wrapping mechanism 33 folds a wrapping paper 51 wound around a roll 50 into two in a longitudinal direction via a triangular plate 52, and the powder-folding treatment mechanism 31 is provided at the fold portion. Alternatively, after the powdered medicine and / or the tablet supplied from the tablet processing mechanism 32 through the packaging hopper 53 is put in one by one, the heat sealing device 54 welds the three sides other than the two-folded portion and packages them. , Which is discharged to the outside. In addition, in the upper opening of the packaging hopper 53,
Doors 55a and 55b for temporarily receiving the powdered medicine discharged from the divider 38 of the powdered medicine processing mechanism 31 and the tablets discharged from the tablet processing mechanism 32, respectively, are provided.

The packaging control unit 34, as shown in FIG.
Packaging display unit 56 and operation keys 57, standby data storage unit 58, packaging storage unit 59, central processing unit (CPU)
It consists of 60. The packaging control device 34 constitutes the packaging order changing means and the packaging control means of the present invention.

The packaging display section 56 and the operation keys 57 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the powder medicine tablet packaging device 3 is placed on the table. The packaging display unit 56 is the prescription control device 2
The medicine prescription is displayed in a predetermined packaging order format with the packaging order stored in the packaging order storage unit 17 of 0 or the packaging order changed by the control device 34. The operation key 57 is for changing the packing order displayed on the packing display unit 56 by the operator's own judgment.

The standby data storage unit 58 stores the prescription data during packaging and standby in the packaging sequence stored in the packaging sequence storage unit 17 of the prescription control device 20 or in the packaging sequence changed by the packaging control device 34. It is something to keep.
The packaging storage unit 59 stores prescription data that has been packaged. The central processing unit (CPU) 60 changes and registers the packaging order of each drug prescription transferred from the prescription control device 20, and according to the packaging order, the powdered medicine processing mechanism 31, the tablet processing mechanism 32, and the packaging mechanism 33. To drive.

The operations of the CPUs 19 and 60 of the prescription control device 20 and the packaging control device 34 will be described below with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS. It is assumed that prescription data has already been input to the host computer 21 according to the prescription. First, C of the prescription control device 20
The operation of the PU 19 will be described according to the flowchart of FIG. In this flowchart, the steps of the operation performed by the operator (dispenser) are indicated by [] in order to clearly distinguish them from the operations performed by the CPU 19.

First, in step 101, the prescription data transferred from the host computer 21 is displayed on the prescription display 14. In step 102, the top prescription data is called, and in step 103, it is determined whether or not the prescription data is a powdered medicine prescription. If it is a powdered medicine prescription, it transfers to step 104. At the time of this step 104, the operator selects the required powdered medicine bottle 4 according to the prescription data displayed on the prescription indicator 14 and takes it out from the powdered medicine storage rack 1, and places it on the powdered medicine discriminating machine 15 on the table. To do. At the moment when the powder medicine bottle 4 is taken out, the switch 9 of the powder medicine bottle 4 is turned on, and the identification signal is output from the transmitter 8. This identification signal is read by the powder medicine discrimination machine 15.

Therefore, the CPU 19 determines whether or not the prescription data read by the powder medicine discriminator 15 in step 105 corresponds to the powder medicine of the prescription data called in step 102. If it is not the corresponding powder, the process returns to step 104 and waits until the powder bottle 4 according to the prescription is selected, and if the powder is the corresponding powder, the process proceeds to the next step 106. Here, the operator measures the powdered medicine according to the prescription by the measuring device 13, puts the powdered medicine into the medicine prescription container 12, and puts the medicine prescription container 12 on the medicine medicine discriminating device 15 in step 107.

In step 108, the CPU 19 writes the prescription data (prescription number, etc.) of the powdered medicine in the storage device 12a of the dispensing prescription container 12. When the operator places the dispensing prescription container 12 on the powdered medicine prescription reader 18 in step 109, the CPU 19 transfers the prescription data of the powdered medicine to the packaging control device 34 in step 110.

Next, in step 111, the powder medicine hopper 35.
It is judged whether or not there is a space in a and 35b, and if there is a space, the prescription indicator 14 is displayed on the prescription display 14 in step 112. When the operator puts the powdered medicine in the dispensing prescription container 12 into the powdered medicine hopper 35a or 35b in step 113,
The CPU 19 determines in step 114 whether or not there is a space in the distribution tray 36, and if there is a space, starts distribution in step 115. When the distribution is completed in step 116, the packaging order of the powdered medicine prescription is registered in the packaging order storage unit 17 in step 117. Next, the CPU 19 proceeds to step 11
In step 8, it is judged whether or not there is an unprocessed prescription, and if there is no unprocessed prescription, the process is ended.

If there is no space in the powdered medicine hoppers 35a and 35b in step 111, the prescription indicator 14 is displayed as disapproval in step 119, and step 120 is executed.
Then, the hopper standby flag is set and the process returns to step 102. If it is determined in step 114 that the distribution tray 36 is empty, the distribution tray standby flag is set in step 121 and the process returns to step 102. Further, if the distribution is not completed in step 116, the distribution standby flag is set in step 122 and the process returns to step 102.

On the other hand, if the prescription is a tablet in step 103, the corresponding cartridge 23 is searched by transmitting the identification signal of the tablet corresponding to the prescription to each tablet cartridge 23 in step 123. As a result, the receiver 30 of each tablet cartridge 23 receives the identification signal and turns on the display lamp 29 if the identification signal matches the stored tablet.

As a result, only the indicator lamp 29 of the tablet cartridge 23 corresponding to the tablet prescription is turned on, so that the operator finds the location of the tablet cartridge 23 in step 124 and stores it in the tablet storage rack 2. If so, the cartridge 23 is taken out and attached to the tablet feeder 43. As a result, the identification sensor 47 of the tablet feeder 43 is attached to the tablet cartridge 2
The identification code is read from the identification device 28 of No. 3 and is output to the tablet discriminating machine 16.

Next, in step 125, the CPU 19 waits until the corresponding cartridge 23 is mounted if there is no identification code signal from the identification sensor 47 of each tablet feeder 43 that corresponds to the searched tablet prescription. Further, when the mounting of the cartridge 23 is completed,
In step 126, the prescription data of the tablet prescription is transferred to the packaging control device 34, and in step 127, the packaging order of the tablet prescription is registered in the packaging order storage unit 17.

Thereafter, the CPU 19 determines in step 128 whether or not the hopper standby flag is set,
If the hopper standby flag is set, the process proceeds to step 111, and the above steps are repeated by checking the availability of the powdered medicine hoppers 35a and 35b again. If the hopper standby flag is not set, it is determined in step 129 whether the distribution dish standby flag is set. Here, if the distribution dish standby flag is set, the process proceeds to step 114, and the above-mentioned steps are repeated by checking the empty condition of the distribution dish 36 again.

If the divided dish standby flag is not set in step 129, it is determined in step 130 whether the distribution standby flag is set. Here, if the distribution standby flag is set, the process proceeds to step 116 to check the distribution situation and repeat the above steps. If the distribution standby flag is not set, the process proceeds to step 118. If there is the next prescription, the process returns to step 102 to perform the same process for the next prescription, and if not, the process ends.

Next, the operation of the CPU 60 of the packaging control device 34 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In step 201, the leading unwrapped prescription data stored in the standby data storage unit 58 is called, and in step 202 the prescription data is displayed on the packaging display unit 56 in a predetermined packaging data format.

In this format, the packaging sequence indicating whether the product is in package or waiting, the code for identifying the patient, the prescription type indicating whether it is a powdered medicine or a tablet, the packaging condition indicating simultaneous, alternating or each code, the drug name. And columns for prescription data such as prescription quantity (see Table 2).

Next, the CPU 60, in step 203,
Determine whether the prescription data has simultaneous packaging conditions,
If so, the packaging order of the prescription is rearranged in step 204. Here, the simultaneous packaging condition is a condition in which the powdered medicine and the tablet to be taken at the same time are packaged at the same time so as to form one minute package.
In step 205, it is determined whether or not the prescription data has an alternate packaging condition, and if there is, the packaging order of the prescription is rearranged in step 206. Here, the alternate packaging condition is a condition in which a powdered medicine and a tablet, which are taken at the same time but cannot be packaged in a single packet, are separately and alternately packaged so that the patient does not have to separate each time. Then, step 2
In 07, it is determined whether or not the prescription data has a packaging condition for each code, and if there is, the packaging order of the prescription is rearranged in step 208. The code condition is a condition for collectively packaging for each patient, that is, for packaging a tablet of a certain patient and then performing powder packaging of the same patient, thereby reducing the collection and arrangement work after packaging.

As for the rearrangement of the packaging order, as shown in FIG. 10, it is judged in step 301 whether or not the corresponding prescription is registered, and if it is not registered yet, step 30 is selected.
In step 2, the packaging order of the prescription is lowered by one. If already registered, the packaging sequence is advanced after the corresponding prescription in step 303. As a result, among multiple prescriptions with simultaneous, alternating, and packaging conditions for each code,
If one of the packaging orders is registered but the other is not yet registered, the packaging is waited until the prescription is registered, and the packaging sequence of the prescribable prescriptions is advanced to be packaged first. Also, in that case, when the other prescription is registered,
Prioritize other prescriptions and advance the packaging order for packaging.

Next, the CPU 60, in step 209,
It is judged whether or not it is currently packaged. If it is packaged, the prescription cannot be packaged. Therefore, the process returns to step 201 and the packaging sequence of the next prescription is rearranged through the same steps. If the prescription data is not being packaged, the prescription data that has already been packaged is deleted from the prescription data displayed on the packaging display unit 56 in step 210, and the prescription data waiting at the beginning is called in step 211. Then, in the packaging data format displayed on the packaging display unit 56 in step 212, the packaging sequence of the prescription is displayed as being packaged, and in step 213, the standby sequence after the prescription is advanced.

Then, in step 214, the powdered medicine processing mechanism 31, the tablet processing mechanism 32, and the packaging mechanism 33 are controlled to start packaging of the called prescription. In the case of simultaneous packaging, the powder medicine processing mechanism 31 and the tablet processing mechanism 32 are simultaneously driven, and the packaging mechanism 33 is driven. In the case of alternate packaging and code-by-code packaging, the processing mechanism for the medicine in the previous packaging order is driven and then the processing mechanism for the subsequent packaging order is operated. Next, if there is standby prescription data in step 215, the process returns to step 201 to repeat the above steps, and if not, the packaging control ends.

A series of operations for inputting prescription data, registering a packaging sequence, rearranging and packaging by the above-mentioned device will be described below by using a specific example of prescription. FIG. 11 is a time chart of operations performed according to this prescription, and Table 1
Is an example of the prescription displayed on the prescription display.

[Table 1] In the prescriptions shown in Table 1, prescriptions and prescriptions, prescriptions and prescriptions, and prescriptions and 10 prescriptions are prescriptions for the same patient. In addition, prescription and prescription are alternately packed, and prescription and 10 prescription are simultaneously packed.

Since the first prescription is tablets, the CPU 19 of the prescription control device 20 searches for the corresponding tablet cartridge 23, and the display lamp 29 thereof is turned on. When the operator takes out the tablet cartridge 23 and mounts it on the tablet feeder 43, the prescription packaging order is registered first, and at the same time, the prescription data of the prescription is transferred to the packaging control device 34. Since this prescription has no packaging condition or code condition, packaging is immediately started.

Next, the operator selects and takes out the powdered medicine bottle 4 containing the powdered medicine of the prescription from the powdered medicine storage rack 1, and the powder medicine discriminating device 15 is used to detect the medicine, and then weigh and dispense the medicine into the medicine prescription container 12, If you put it on the powder medicine distinguisher 15,
The prescription data of the prescription is stored in the storage device 12 of the dispensing prescription container 12.
Written to a. Subsequently, when the operator puts the dispensing prescription container 12 on the powdered medicine prescription reader 18, the prescription data is transferred to the packaging control device 34. Then, when the operator confirms that the powdered medicine hoppers 35a and 35b are empty and puts the powdered medicine in the dispensing prescription container 12 into the powdered medicine hopper 35a, the powdered medicine processing mechanism 31 operates and in the distribution tray 36 of the first distribution board 37a. The distribution is started.

Subsequently, the operator prepares a powdered medicine of the prescription in the same manner as the prescription and puts it into the powdered medicine hopper 35b. At this point, the distribution tray 36 of the second distribution board 37b is empty, so that the distribution is immediately started.

After that, when the operator mounts the prescription tablet cartridge 23 on the tablet feeder 43, the packaging order of the prescription is registered second. Since this prescription has packaging conditions for each code, it waits until the corresponding prescription is registered. At this point, the prescription is being packaged, so 1 wait is displayed.

Next, the operator prepares the powdered medicine for the prescription, but at this time, the prescription and the prescription are being distributed, and neither the powdered medicine hoppers 35a, 35b are empty, so the hopper waits. Soon after the prescription is distributed,
The packaging order of the prescription is registered as the third, but since the prescription is still being packaged, it becomes 2 waits. Further, since the powdered medicine hopper 35a becomes empty after the prescription is distributed, the operator puts the powdered medicine of the prescription into the powdered medicine hopper 35b. However, since there is still no space in the distribution tray 36, the distribution tray is on standby.

Then, the operator prepares the powdered medicine for the prescription, but since the powdered medicine hoppers 35a and 35b are not empty, the operator waits for the hopper. Next, the operator installs the prescription tablet cartridge, and the prescription packing order is set to 4
It will be registered for the second time and will be waiting for 3 times. The display of the packaging data format of the packaging display unit 56 at this time (t ₁ ) is as shown in Table 2. Here are 4 registered so far
Data for one prescription are displayed.

[Table 2]

When the packaging of the prescription is finished, the packaging of the prescription of 2 waiting is started because the prescription corresponding to 1 waiting has not been registered. When the distribution of the prescription is completed, the packaging order of the prescription is registered. Table 3 shows the display of the packaging data format of the packaging display unit 56 at this time (t ₂ ).

[Table 3]

The registration of the prescription establishes a code with the pre-registered prescription, so that the prescription packaging is started after the prescription packaging is completed. Further, since the powdered medicine hopper 35b becomes empty after the distribution of the prescription, the operator puts the powdered medicine of the prescription into the powdered medicine hopper 35b.
However, since there is no space in the distribution tray 36, the distribution tray is on standby. Furthermore, when the packaging of the prescription is completed, the distribution dish 36
Is dispensed, the prescription distribution begins.

Next, when the operator mounts the prescription tablet cartridge 23, the packaging order of the prescription is registered, and when the prescription tablet cartridge 23 is mounted, the packaging order of the prescription is registered. When the distribution of the prescription is completed, the packaging order of the prescription is registered. Table 4 shows the display of the packaging data format of the display unit at this time (t ₃ ).

[Table 4]

When the packing of the prescription is completed, the packing of the prescription of the code condition corresponding to this is started. Then, when the packaging of this prescription is completed, the distribution dish 36 becomes empty,
Prescription distribution begins.

As shown in Table 4, what is packed next to the above-mentioned prescription is a prescription in terms of the packing order. However, the prescription is subject to alternate packaging conditions, and the corresponding alternate packaging prescription has not been registered in the packaging sequence.
The prescription is skipped and prescription packaging starts. next,
When the operator mounts the 10-prescription tablet cartridge 23, the packaging order of the 10-prescription is registered.

At this time (t ₄ ), the packaging display section 56
Table 5 shows the display of the packaging data format.

[Table 5] Here, since the packaging conditions of 10 prescriptions are simultaneous packaging with prescriptions, the prescription control device 20 rearranges the packaging order as in the packaging data format shown in Table 6.

[Table 6]

Next, when the prescription packaging is completed, the prescription of the next packaging sequence is skipped again because the corresponding prescription of the alternate packaging is not registered, and the packaging of the next prescription and 10 prescriptions is started. It Eventually, when the distribution of the prescription is completed and the packaging order of the relevant prescription is registered last, it means that the alternate packaging condition is satisfied, so at this time (t ₅ ).
As shown in the packaging data format display in Table 7,
The packaging order is rearranged.

[Table 7] That is, the prescription is moved up in order of priority over the prescription, and the order is changed after the corresponding prescription.

When the prescription and the 10 prescriptions are packaged at the same time, the prescriptions and the prescriptions are alternately packaged according to the order displayed in the data format of Table 7, and finally the prescriptions are packaged to complete the packaging. .

Although the packaging order is automatically changed in the above embodiment, the packaging data displayed on the display 56 by using the operation keys 57 of the packaging control device 34 may be used as needed. The formats can be freely rearranged to form a packaging order according to the prescription situation.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, when there are two powder prescriptions having the simultaneous packaging condition, if the respective powders are separately charged into the two powder hoppers 35a and 35b and distributed on the same distribution tray 36, it becomes 2 Since the two powders are uniformly mixed, if the scraper 38 is scraped out, the two powders are packaged in a state of being mixed at a uniform ratio for one minute each. In this case, when the distribution on one distribution plate 36 is completed,
Even if only one of the powdered medicines is registered, there is no problem because it is packaged at the same time. It is also possible to add mixing conditions to the two powdered medicine prescriptions and register them with the same number.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the dispensant is manually prepared by the dispenser, but it may be automatically prepared as in the case of tablets. That is, a plurality of powdered medicine cartridges capable of accommodating and storing powdered medicines and a powdered medicine feeder capable of discharging and supplying the powdered medicines of the powdered medicine cartridge in a prescribed amount are prepared.
5a and 35b, and if the required powdered medicine cartridge is selected and mounted on the powdered medicine feeder, only the prescribed amount will be distributed to the distribution plate 36.
To be distributed on top. This can greatly save the labor of the pharmacist.

As described above, the powdered medicine is made into the feeder system like the tablet, and the powdered medicine cartridge and the tablet cartridge are stored in the storage shelf so that the necessary cartridges are automatically conveyed to the feeder and mounted. If so, a completely automatic packaging device can be provided.

[0065]

As is clear from the above description, according to the first aspect of the invention, the powder medicine and the tablets having the packaging conditions related to each other are automatically rearranged so that the powder medicine and the tablet are rearranged. Sequentially, for powdered medicines, the selected powdered medicines should be prepared and placed in the powdered medicine treating device, and for tablets, the selected tablet cartridges should be mounted in the tablet feeders. No more spending, freeing you from the complexity.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the medicine having no packaging condition is packaged first until all the drug prescriptions having the packaging conditions related to each other are prepared, so that the waiting time of the packaging device is reduced. Therefore, the packaging efficiency is improved. Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 3, when a plurality of medicines having packaging conditions related to each other are prepared, the medicines are preferentially packaged, so that the packaging is prevented from being delayed. According to the invention of claim 4, since a plurality of powdered medicine prescriptions having simultaneous packaging conditions are registered in the same packaging sequence and are simultaneously supplied to the packaging device, compared to the case where they are individually registered and supplied, packaging is performed. The device can be efficiently driven.

According to the invention of claim 5, the packaging order of the powdered medicine and the tablet registered by the packaging order registration means is automatically changed by the packaging order changing means such that the powdered medicine and the tablet having the packaging condition related to each other are mixed up. Be rearranged. Therefore, the practitioner does not have to prioritize the packaging sequence,
Simply dispense according to the prescription displayed on the prescription indicator, dispense the powder into the powder treatment device, and install the selected tablet cartridge into the tablet feeder for tablets. become.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a powder medicine tablet continuous packaging device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view of a powder medicine bottle.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a tablet cartridge and a tablet feeder.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a tablet cartridge and a tablet feeder.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the tablet cartridge.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a powdered medicine processing mechanism, a tablet processing mechanism, and a packaging mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a continuous powder medicine tablet packaging device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the CPU of the prescription control device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the CPU of the packaging control device.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of rearranging the packaging order by the CPU of the packaging control device.

FIG. 11 is a time chart of the operation of the powdery tablet continuous packaging device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

14 ... Prescription display device, 17 ... Packing order storage unit, 19 ... Central processing unit (CPU), 20 ... Prescription control device, 23 ... Tablet cartridge, 31 ... Powder processing mechanism, 32 ... Tablet processing mechanism, 33 ... Packaging mechanism , 34 ... Packaging control device, 35a,
35b ... Hopper, 36 ... Distributing dish, 38 ... Divider, 43 ...
Tablet feeder, 60 ... Central processing unit (CPU).

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A powdered medicine tablet continuous packaging method for continuously packaging medicines based on prescription data in which a powdered medicine prescription and a tablet prescription are mixed, wherein a powdered medicine prescription is dispensed based on the prescription data. When the powdered medicine can be supplied one by one by the powdered medicine processing device, the packaging order of the powdered medicine is registered, and for the tablet prescription, the tablet cartridge selected based on the prescription data is attached to the tablet feeder. At that time, the packaging sequence of the tablet is registered, and the packaging sequence of the plurality of drug prescriptions having mutually related packaging conditions such as simultaneous packaging, alternate packaging, or packaging for each same patient code is mixed with the registered packaging sequence. Are changed and rearranged according to the packaging order, and the dispensing powder supplied from the powder processing device and the tablets supplied from the tablet feeder are packed in the packaging device. Powdered medicine tablets continuous wrapping method which is characterized in that instrumentation. 2. The continuous packing method for powdered tablets according to claim 1, wherein the drug having no packaging condition is first packaged until all of the plurality of drug prescriptions having the packaging condition related to each other are prepared. 3. When one of a plurality of drug prescriptions having packaging conditions related to each other is registered first, and when the other is registered later, after the drug prescription registered first at that time. The continuous powder medicine tablet packaging method according to claim 1, wherein the order of the pre-registered drug prescriptions is rearranged in order, and the pre-registered drug prescription and the post-registered drug prescription are preferentially packaged. 4. For a plurality of powdered medicines having simultaneous packaging conditions, one of the powdered medicines is packed at a time when the powdered medicines are mixed by a powdered medicine treating device and can be supplied one package at a time. The method for continuous packaging of powdered tablets according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is collectively registered in. 5. A powder hopper for receiving a dispensed powder,
A distribution dish that evenly distributes the powdered medicine that flows out from the powdered medicine hopper in an annular shape, a powder medicine processing device that is composed of a dividing device that divides the powdered medicine on the distribution tray into individual packages according to the prescription, and a detachable container that contains tablets. A plurality of tablet cartridges, a tablet processing device comprising a tablet feeder that supplies tablets one by one according to the prescription from a tablet cartridge containing tablets corresponding to the prescription, and a dispensing powder and the tablets that are supplied from the powder treatment device. A packaging device for packaging tablets supplied from the processing device, a prescription display means for displaying a powder and a tablet prescription according to a prescription, and when the powder is dispensed and the distribution is completed in the powder processing device. The packaging order of the powder is stored in the table, and the tablet is stored when the tablet feeder containing the tablet is loaded into the tablet processing device. A plurality of packaging order registering means for registering the packaging order of the tablets, and a plurality of packaging conditions registered in the packaging order registration means, which have mutually related packaging conditions such as simultaneous packaging, alternate packaging or packaging for each same patient code. Packaging order changing means for rearranging and changing the packaging order of the drug prescription, and driving the powder processing device and the tablet processing device in accordance with the packaging order registered in the packaging order changing means to prepare a dispensing powder. A powdery tablet continuous packaging device comprising: a packaging control means for controlling the supply of tablets to the packaging device.