JP6813239B2 - Drug distribution system for manufacturing drug calendars - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is a "medicine calendar" (taken once in a medication management case) that allows a patient to easily manage daily morning, lunch, and evening (or morning, lunch, evening, and night) medications for each dose. A predetermined number of minutes are stored individually), and a drug distribution system for automatically and efficiently creating such a "medicine calendar".

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 8, a tablet unpacking device for automatically unpacking and taking out necessary tablets from a PTP sheet based on prescription data of each patient is provided, and a plurality of tablets are unpacked by this tablet unwrapping device. A packaging system is proposed in which a plurality of tablets constituting each package (each dose) taken out from different types of PTP sheets are supplied to a packaging machine (packaging device) and packaged for each dose. (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-121523 JP-A-2002-2823337

However, for a general dispensing pharmacy, a packaging system in which the medicine required for each single dose for each patient is taken out from such a plurality of types of PTP sheets and packaged for each single dose is one package. It is convenient because the process of conversion is automated, but the system is expensive and difficult to introduce, and it is convenient for patients because it is packaged, but it is convenient three times every morning, noon, and evening (or morning, noon, evening, and night). There was a problem that it was difficult to manage the medication (4 times) and it was not possible to solve the problem of forgetting to take the medicine.

On the other hand, conventionally, a medication management case (case for a medication calendar) as shown in FIG. 9 has been proposed or marketed. As shown in FIG. 9, this medication management case may be, for example, a single dose of a drug (a single dose in which a naked tablet is packaged and packaged, or a single dose), as shown in FIG. Each compartment (pocket) that can accommodate (may be a single dose consisting of the drug etc. in the state of being contained in each PTP sheet cut into a sufficient amount) is 7 pieces for at least one week in the vertical or horizontal direction. At least three pieces of morning, noon, and evening (or four pieces of morning, noon, evening, and night) are arranged side by side and horizontally or vertically, and planes are arranged vertically (vertically) when viewed from the user as shown in the figure. It is a case (a case made of hard plastic, a case made of soft cloth, or a case made of resin film).

However, although the medicine calendar using such a medicine management case is convenient for the patient's medicine management, there is a problem that the manual work of putting each dose in each section is complicated. It was.

The present invention can automatically and efficiently create a medicine calendar, and in the manufacturing process of the medicine calendar, each medicine for one dose is arranged in each corresponding section in the medicine management case.・ Based on the information that identifies each section in the medication management case after being contained, it is accurately determined for each section whether the number and brand of the drug for one dose in each section are appropriate. In addition, it is possible to prevent the "medicine calendar using a medication management case for non-genuine or defective products" from being manufactured and delivered to patients in the medicine calendar business. , The purpose is to provide a drug distribution system for manufacturing drug calendars .

The drug distribution system according to the present invention for solving the above problems includes a drug storage unit for storing unused tablet sheets (“tablets” include capsules) and / or naked tablets, and a patient. Each compartment in which multiple types and / or multiple tablets constituting a single dose to be taken at one time can be arranged is vertically or horizontally 7 tablets for at least one week, and horizontally or vertically. A patient-portable medication management case consisting of at least three in the morning, noon, and evening, each compartment having an opening for loading and unloading the medication. Based on the patient's prescription data, the taking-out means for sequentially taking out the drug corresponding to each single dose of the patient from the drug storage unit and the taking-out means for each single dose taken out by the taking-out means are sequentially obtained. , Each of which is provided with a moving means for sequentially moving the medicine into each section of the medication management case.

Further, in the drug distribution system according to the present invention, the taking-out means unwraps the internal tablet from the tablet sheet stored in the drug storage unit in the taking-out process, and the naked tablet obtained by the unpacking. Each single dose of the above may be sequentially supplied to the transportation means.

Further, in the drug distribution system according to the present invention, the medication management case is provided with an opening above each of the compartments, and the compartments are partitioned from each other in a plane lattice by a partition member, or the compartments are Each of them is formed in a concave shape, and the moving means sequentially takes in each single dose taken out by the taking-out means into its own interior, and uses all or part of itself for the medication management. Even if the single dose is moved onto a compartment in the case where the single dose has not yet been arranged, and the single dose is dropped or moved into the compartment from above the compartment through the opening. Good.

Further, in the drug distribution system according to the present invention, the drug for the single dose does not go out through the opening of the compartment after the single dose has been moved and arranged (accommodated) inside. A closing means for closing may be provided.

Further, in the drug distribution system according to the present invention, a section image acquisition means for acquiring an image in the section after a single dose of the drug is contained in the section in the medication management case, and the section image acquisition means. A drug recognition means for acquiring information on the number, shape, or brand of drugs placed in the section from the image in the section acquired by the above-mentioned drug recognition means, and information from the drug recognition means and each one to be taken by each patient. It may be provided with a determination means for determining the suitability of the drug arranged in the compartment based on the information of the drug for a single dose (information obtained from prescription information or the like).

Further, in the drug distribution system according to the present invention, at least the portion where the drug is arranged in each section of the medication management case may be configured to be black or a color having a large contrast with the tablet.

In addition, the drug distribution system for manufacturing drug calendars according to the present invention includes a drug storage unit that stores unused tablet sheets (“tablets” include capsules) and / or naked tablets, and a patient at once. Each compartment that can place and accommodate multiple types and / or multiple tablets that make up a single dose to be taken is like a calendar, that is, at least 7 tablets for one week in the vertical or horizontal direction. In addition, it is a medication management case in which at least three cases of morning, noon, and evening are arranged side by side in the horizontal or vertical direction, and the positional relationship between the above-mentioned sections is specified in at least three places. Based on the medication management case on which the positioning mark used for the purpose is displayed and the patient's prescription data, the medicines corresponding to each single dose of the patient are sequentially taken out from the medicine storage unit. A means for moving the means and each single dose sequentially taken out by the taking-out means into each corresponding section in the medication management case, and each section in the medication management case. After each of the medicines to be taken once is stored in the image acquisition means, the image acquisition means for acquiring the image of the medication management case (including the image in each of the sections) and the image from the image acquisition means are acquired. Which section in the medication management case is in the image from the image acquisition means based on the information on the positioning mark and the information on the positional relationship between the positioning mark and each section recorded in advance. Was specified in the medication management case based on the section specifying means for specifying the above, the image in each section acquired by the image acquisition means, and the information for identifying each section acquired by the section specifying means. For each section, from the section-specific drug recognition means for acquiring information on the number, shape, or brand of the drug contained in each of the specified sections, and the information and prescription information from the section-specific drug recognition means. Based on the obtained information on the medicines to be taken by each patient for each single dose, whether the number, shape or brand of the medicines in each compartment acquired by the above-mentioned compartmentalized drug recognition means are appropriate. It is characterized in that it is provided with a determination means for determining whether or not it is present.

Further, in the drug distribution system according to the present invention, positioning marks for image recognition by the drug recognition means are displayed at least three places in the medication management case, and the drug distribution system displayed on the medication management case. The positioning mark is displayed on the medication management case based on the mark detecting means for detecting the positioning mark (which may also be used by the drug recognizing means) and the detection result by the mark detecting means. When it is determined that the method is not used, the taking-out means or the controlling means for preventing the moving means from operating may be provided.

Further, in the drug distribution system according to the present invention, a predetermined bar code is displayed on the medication management case, and the bar code reading means for reading the bar code and the reading result by the bar code reading means are used as the basis for reading the bar code. When it is determined that the bar code is not displayed on the medication management case, the taking-out means or the control means for preventing the moving means from being operated may be provided.

Further, the drug distribution system according to the present invention is provided with an IC tag in which predetermined information is recorded in the medication management case, an IC tag reading means for reading the information recorded in the IC tag, and the IC tag reading. When it is determined that the medication management case is not provided with the IC tag based on the reading result by the means, the taking-out means or the control means for preventing the moving means from being operated is provided. You may.

Further, the drug distribution system according to the present invention is provided with recesses, holes, protrusions or notches for positioning the medication management case with respect to the moving means at at least one place of the medication management case. The medication management case is provided based on the positioning means for detecting the concave portion, the hole, the convex portion or the notch provided in the medication management case, and the detection result by the concave portion detecting means. When it is determined that the positioning recesses, holes, protrusions or notches are not provided, the taking-out means or the control means for preventing the moving means from operating may be provided. ..

In addition, the drug distribution system for manufacturing drug calendars according to the present invention includes a drug storage unit that stores unused tablet sheets (“tablets” include capsules) and / or naked tablets, and a patient at once. Each compartment that can place and accommodate multiple types and / or multiple tablets that make up a single dose to be taken is like a calendar, that is, at least 7 tablets for one week in the vertical or horizontal direction. In addition, it is a medication management case in which at least three cases of morning, noon, and evening are arranged side by side in the horizontal or vertical direction, and a predetermined positioning mark is displayed at at least three places for medication management. Based on the case and the patient's prescription data, the drug corresponding to each single dose of the patient is sequentially taken out from the drug storage unit, and each single dose taken out by the withdrawal means. From the moving means for sequentially moving the tablets into each section of the medication management case, the image acquisition means for acquiring the image of the medication management case, and the information acquired by the image acquisition means. For the medication management, based on the mark detecting means for detecting the positioning mark displayed on the medication management case, the result detected by the mark detecting means, and the information regarding the regular positioning mark recorded in advance. The regular positioning mark is not displayed on the medication management case based on the determination means for determining whether or not the regular positioning mark is displayed on the case and the result determined by the determination means. It is characterized by being provided with a control means for preventing the taking-out means or the moving means from operating.

In addition, the drug distribution system for manufacturing drug calendars according to the present invention includes a drug storage unit that stores unused tablet sheets (“tablets” include capsules) and / or naked tablets, and a patient at once. Each compartment in which multiple types and / or multiple tablets constituting a single dose to be taken can be arranged and accommodated is like a calendar, that is, 7 tablets for at least one week in the vertical or horizontal direction. In addition, a medication management case in which at least three pieces of morning, noon, and evening are arranged side by side in the horizontal or vertical direction, and a predetermined barcode is displayed on a part of the medication management case. , Based on the patient's prescription data, the drug corresponding to each single dose of the patient is sequentially taken out from the drug storage unit, and each single dose sequentially taken out by the withdrawal means is taken out. The moving means for sequentially moving the medicine into each section of the medication management case, the barcode reading means for reading the barcode displayed on the medication management case, and the result read by the barcode reading means, respectively. Based on the information on the regular barcode recorded in advance, and the determination means for determining whether or not the regular barcode is displayed on the medication management case, and the result determined by the determination means. It is characterized by being provided with a control means for preventing the taking-out means or the moving means from being operated when the regular bar code is not displayed on the medication management case.

In addition, the drug distribution system for manufacturing drug calendars according to the present invention includes a drug storage unit that stores unused tablet sheets (“tablets” include capsules) and / or naked tablets, and a patient at once. Each compartment that can place and accommodate multiple types and / or multiple tablets that make up a single dose to be taken is like a calendar, that is, at least 7 tablets for one week in the vertical or horizontal direction. In addition, a medication management case in which at least three tablets of morning, noon, and evening are arranged side by side in the horizontal or vertical direction, and the medication management case is provided with an IC tag that records predetermined information. Based on the patient's prescription data, the taking-out means for sequentially taking out the drug corresponding to each single-dose of the patient from the drug storage unit and the taking-out means for each single-dose sequentially taken out by the taking-out means. The moving means for sequentially moving the medicine into each section of the medication management case, the IC tag reading means for reading the information recorded on the IC tag, and the result read by the IC tag reading means are recorded in advance. Based on the information regarding the legitimate IC tag, and the determination means for determining whether or not the medication management case is provided with the legitimate IC tag, and the result determined by the determination means, the said It is characterized in that the medication management case is provided with a control means for preventing the taking-out means or the moving means from being operated when the regular IC tag is not provided.

Further, the drug distribution system for manufacturing a drug calendar according to the present invention includes a drug storage unit for storing unused tablet sheets (“tablets” include capsules) and / or naked tablets, and a patient at once. Each compartment that can place and accommodate multiple types and / or multiple tablets that make up a single dose to be taken is like a calendar, that is, at least 7 tablets for one week in the vertical or horizontal direction. In addition, it is a medication management case in which at least three cases of morning, noon, and evening are arranged side by side in the horizontal or vertical direction, and at least one of them is a recess, a hole, a convex portion, or a predetermined positioning portion. Based on the medication management case provided with a notch and the patient's prescription data, the medicine corresponding to each single dose of the patient is sequentially taken out from the medicine storage unit, and the taking-out means. Each single dose sequentially taken out by the above-mentioned means for moving into each section in the medication management case, and the positioning recesses and holes provided in the medication management case. The medication management is based on the concave portion detecting means for detecting the convex portion or the notch, the result detected by the concave portion detecting means, and the information regarding the regular concave portion, the hole, the convex portion or the notch recorded in advance. Based on the determination means for determining whether or not the use case is provided with the recesses, holes, protrusions or notches for regular positioning, and the result determined by the determination means, the medication management case is described. It is characterized in that it is provided with a control means for preventing the taking-out means or the moving means from operating when the concave, hole, convex or notch for regular positioning is not provided.

According to the present invention, the taking-out means sequentially takes out the medicine for one dose of the patient from the drug storage unit, and the moving means sequentially takes out the taken-out single-dose medicine in each of the medicine management cases. Since the medicines are moved and placed in the compartments, the patient can easily manage his / her own medication and carry the whole medicine easily (medicine calendar) (each dose of medicine is available on the day of the week and in the morning, noon, and evening. It is possible to automatically and efficiently create a medicine calendar (medicine calendar) that is arranged and housed in each section of the medication management case so that it can be easily managed for each case.

Further, in the present invention, the taking-out means is made to unwrap each tablet inside from each tablet sheet stored in the drug storage unit in the process of taking out (the taking-out means is such a unpacking means. When each single dose consisting of the naked tablets obtained by the unpackaging is sequentially supplied to the transportation means, each single dose consisting of the naked tablets Since it is arranged in each section of the medication management case, the patient can more easily take each medication.

Further, in the present invention, the medication management case is configured as having an opening above each compartment, and the transportation means is sequentially administered once for each section of each compartment in the medication management case. When the invention is to be dropped or moved into each compartment from above through the opening, the operation of moving and arranging each single dose taken out by the taking-out means into each compartment of the medication management case is performed. , Will be extremely efficient.

Further, in the present invention, when the single dose is moved to the inside and arranged (accommodated), and then the closing means closes the section where the single dose is arranged with a film, a sheet or the like. , Since there is no possibility that the medicine in each section of the "medicine calendar" easily jumps out or falls off, the convenience of the patient can be improved.

Further, in the present invention, the compartment image acquisition means acquires an image in the compartment after the dose is contained in the compartment in the medication management case, and the drug recognition means is in the compartment. The number, shape, or brand of the drug in the compartment is acquired from the image, and the determination means obtains the number, shape, or brand of the drug in each of the acquired compartments, and the single dose of the drug to be taken by each patient. When the suitability of the drug placed in the compartment is determined for each compartment based on the information (information obtained from the patient's prescription, etc.), the drug is taken once by the extraction means and the transportation means. It is possible to efficiently and accurately inspect with a computer whether or not the movement and placement of the minute have been properly performed in the compartment, thereby effectively supporting the subsequent formal audit by the pharmacist. Can be done.

Further, in the present invention, when at least the portion where the drug is arranged in each section of the medication management case is formed so as to have a color having a large contrast with the tablet, such as black, the section image acquisition means is used. It becomes possible to acquire a clear image in each section in the medication management case, and it is possible to accurately obtain the number and shape or brand of the drug in each section from the image by the drug recognition means.

Further, in the present invention, when the positioning mark of the medication management case is displayed at a plurality of places of the medication management case, each single dose of the medication by the moving means is placed in the respective compartments. The movement and placement can be performed accurately with reference to the positioning mark. Further, when the positioning mark of the medication management case (positioning mark of each section) is displayed at a plurality of places of the medication management case, the drug recognition means is the number of drugs in each section. And when acquiring information such as shape or brand, the positioning mark of the medication management case is used as a mark for specifying the position of each compartment, and the relevant compartment is each compartment of the medication management case. It becomes possible to easily identify which section in the section.

Further, in the present invention, the positioning mark of the medication management case is displayed at a plurality of places of the medication management case, and the control means does not display the positioning mark on the medication management case. When it is determined that the taking-out means or the moving means is not activated, "Even when the medication management case on which the positioning mark is not displayed is set in the device, each dose is taken once. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the dose is moved and arranged in each compartment, and as a result, the dose of each single dose is moved and arranged inaccurately in each compartment. Further, in the present invention, the positioning mark of the medication management case is displayed at a plurality of places of the medication management case, and when the control means determines that the positioning mark is not displayed, the drug. When disabling the recognition means, "the number of drugs in each section without being able to accurately identify the position of each section even when the medication management case without the positioning mark is set in the device". And the inconvenience that the appropriateness of the shape or brand is incompletely inspected ”can be prevented.

Further, in the present invention, a predetermined barcode is displayed on the medication management case, and when the control means determines that the barcode is not displayed on the medication management case, the removal means or the above-mentioned When disabling the means of transportation, "Even when a medication management case without the barcode is set in the device, each dose is moved into each section of the medication management case. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the system operates so as to arrange the dose, and the dose of each dose is moved to each section inaccurately.

Further, in the present invention, when the IC tag on which predetermined information is recorded is provided (attached) to the medication management case, and the control means determines that the IC tag is not arranged in the medication management case. When disabling the taking-out means or the moving means, "Even when a medication management case not provided with the IC tag is set in the device, each single dose moves into the respective compartments. As a result, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that each single dose is moved and arranged inaccurately in each of the sections.

Further, in the present invention, the medication management case is provided with a concave portion, a hole, a convex portion or a notch for positioning the medication management case with respect to the moving means (for example, formed or externally attached), and the control is performed. When the means determines that the medication management case is not provided with the concave portion, the hole, the convex portion or the notch for the positioning, the taking-out means or the moving means is not operated. Even when a medication management case without positioning recesses, holes, protrusions or notches is set in the device, each single dose is moved and placed within each of the compartments, resulting in It is possible to prevent the inconvenience that each single dose is moved and arranged inaccurately in each section.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the drug distribution system installed in the dispensing pharmacy which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the medication management case included in this Embodiment 1. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation of this Embodiment 1. It is a top view which shows the medication management case used in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating Embodiment 6 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating Embodiment 7 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the drug packaging system which has been proposed conventionally. It is a figure which shows an example of the case for medication management which has been proposed conventionally.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the overall configuration of a drug distribution system installed in a dispensing pharmacy according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a medication management case of FIG.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a prescription reading unit (scanner and character recognition device) that reads a patient's prescription information, and 2 is information on a drug corresponding to a single dose of the patient based on the information from the prescription reading unit 1. A control unit composed of Pacoson or the like that performs operations such as acquisition, 3 is a drug storage unit that stores and stores a plurality of PTP sheets 4 of a plurality of brands separately for each brand, and 5 is the control unit. Based on the information from 2, the taking-out and unpacking section for sequentially taking out a plurality of brands of tablets corresponding to a single dose of the patient from the plurality of PTP sheets 4 in the drug storage section 3. The take-out / unpacking unit 5 is configured by a mechanism for sequentially pulling out a PTP sheet 4 of the corresponding brand from the drug storage unit 3 to unwrap it and taking out the naked tablet 4a inside. A mechanism for pulling out one PTP sheet of a brand corresponding to a single dose of a patient from a box for storing a plurality of PTP sheets of a plurality of types (brands), and one pulled out PTP sheet. A mechanism for extruding one of the dome-shaped convex portions (pockets) from above to unpack and take out a naked tablet inside has been conventionally known (see, for example, Patent Document 1), and detailed description thereof will be omitted. To do.

Further, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 6 denotes a hopper that sequentially receives a plurality of naked tablets 4a taken out by the taking-out / unpacking portion 5 and collects them on its own bottom lid 6a. The bottom lid 6a of the hopper 6 is an opening / closing mechanism capable of opening / closing at a predetermined timing based on a signal from the control unit 2 to form an opening in its own central portion (not shown, for example, a plurality of shutter blades). It is equipped with an opening / closing mechanism consisting of an aperture opening / closing shutter that is combined in a circular shape.

Further, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 7 denotes a plurality of naked tablets 4a constituting a single dose collected on the bottom lid 6a of the hopper 6 based on the output from the control unit 2. When the central portion of the lid 6a is opened by the opening / closing mechanism, it is received in its own container (container having an opening at the top) 7a, and above any of the compartments 9a in the medication management case 9 described later. The moving unit 7b that moves to is a bottom lid on which the naked tablet 4a that has fallen and moved from the hopper 6 is placed in the container 7a, and has a predetermined timing based on a signal from the control unit 2. A bottom lid having an opening / closing mechanism (not shown. For example, an opening / closing mechanism consisting of a throttle opening / closing shutter formed by combining a plurality of shutter blades in a circular shape) for opening and closing the central portion of the lid, and 8 for managing the movement of the moving portion 7. It is a moving mechanism that sequentially moves to the top of each section 9a in the case 9. (Note that, regarding the configuration of the moving mechanism, an industrial robot or the like that freely drives the object to a plurality of places with an arm that holds the object. , Since it can be easily realized by a known technique, the description is omitted).

Further, in FIG. 1, 9 shows a plurality of brands (plural types) and a plurality of drugs for each single dose in separate compartments (accommodation units) so that the patient can easily manage the medication every day and each time. It is a medication management case that can be placed inside. That is, in the medication management case 9, as shown in FIG. 2, each compartment 9a on which a plurality of brands and a plurality of naked tablets 4a constituting a single dose of the patient can be arranged is, for example, laterally illustrated. It is formed by being partitioned by partition plates 11a and 11b arranged in a substantially grid pattern in a plane so as to line up seven pieces for one week in the direction and at least three pieces each in the vertical direction shown in the morning, noon, and evening. .. The medication management case 9 is formed in a size and weight that can be easily carried by the patient (taken back from the dispensing pharmacy). Further, above each section 9a of the medication management case 9, there is an opening through which tablets can be taken in and out.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in the medication management case 9, characters indicating the day of the week such as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. are displayed in the upper portion 12a of the drawing so that the patient can easily manage the medication. It is displayed, and in the left side portion 12b of the drawing, characters indicating the medication time zone in the day such as morning, noon, and evening are displayed.

Further, in FIG. 1, 15 is an image in each of the compartments 9a (an image of the entire medication management case 9) when a single dose is moved and arranged in all of the compartments 9a of the medication management case 9. It is a camera that acquires (may be) and transmits it to the control unit 2 (note that the camera 15 has positioning marks 13a to 13c, barcodes, and positioning recesses 26a and 26b, recesses, as will be described later. , Notches, holes or protrusions, etc. may also be used for imaging and recognition purposes). Further, in FIG. 1, 16 is an alarm generating unit that generates a predetermined alarm composed of sound, vibration, an image, etc. based on a signal from the control unit 2, and 17 is a shape of each of a plurality of types (plural brands) of drugs. A drug database that records information such as (including the shape of a stamp indicating each brand) and color, 18 is a drug database that prevents the drug inside from being discharged through the opening above each section 9a of the medication management case 9. It is a closing mechanism that closes.

In the first embodiment, the bottom of each compartment 9a of the medication management case 9 (the portion where the naked tablet 4a is arranged) is formed in a color having a large contrast with the naked tablet 4a, for example, black ( It is colored (colored, etc.), so that the number and shape of each naked tablet 4a (including the shape of a stamp indicating each brand) can be accurately recognized from the image acquired by the camera 15.

The control unit 2 is arranged in each compartment 9a in the medication management case 9 by a known image recognition technique from the image (image in each compartment) of the medication management case 9 received from the camera 15. Information such as the number and shape or brand of the naked tablet 4a (a stamp formed on the surface of the naked tablet indicating the brand of the tablet) is acquired. Then, the control unit 2 includes information such as the number, shape, or brand of the plurality of naked tablets 4a arranged in each of the acquired compartments 9a, prescription information from the prescription reading unit 1, and the drug database 17. Compare the information such as the number and shape or brand of the drug for the patient's single dose obtained from the information from, and if the two do not match, control the alarm generation unit 16 to issue a predetermined alarm. generate.

On the other hand, as a result of the comparison, the control unit 2 has a single dose obtained from information such as the number, shape or brand of the single dose of the drug in each section 9a in the medication management case 9 and prescription information. When the information such as the number, shape, or brand of the drug in the above matches, it is determined that the drug for one dose is properly arranged in each section 9a of the medication management case 9, and the obstruction mechanism. 18 is controlled to block all the upper openings of each compartment 9a of the medication management case 9 so that the internal medicine does not come out. As a result, it is possible to prevent the internal drug from easily going out from each section 35a in the medication management case 34.

In this case, the closing by the closing mechanism 18 is performed by, for example, attaching or sticking a predetermined closing sheet or film on all the sections 9a of the medication management case 9 at once. (Note that the configuration of the closing mechanism 18 can be realized by a conventionally known technique such as an industrial robot that automatically attaches a wrap film to a large number of trays containing food in sequence. Omit). As the closing sheet used for closing in this case, a sheet or film of various materials such as paraffin paper, glassine paper, or food wrap film can be used. Further, the obstruction sheet may be such that the patient can easily make a hole in each section 9a with a finger or the like to take out the medicine for one dose inside. Further, as such a closing sheet, a sheet in which perforations (or cuts) in which a patient can easily make a hole for taking out a drug is formed in advance at each position corresponding to an opening of each section 9a is used. You may.

Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, positioning marks 13a to 13c are printed or engraved at three locations on the flat surface side of the medication management case 9, for example, at or near each of the three corners. It is displayed by the method of. The positioning marks 13a to 13c are recognized by the control unit 2 by sending the image of the medication management case 9 captured by the camera 15 to the control unit 2. Based on the recognized positions of the positioning marks 13a to 13c, the control unit 2 identifies the mutual positional relationship between the medication management case 9 and each of the compartments 9a in the case 9, and the moving unit 7 is accurate. The moving mechanism 8 is controlled so as to move to the top of each section 9a. Further, the control unit 2 specifies the mutual positional relationship of each section 9a in the medication management case 9 based on the positions of the positioning marks 13a to 13c in the image of the medication management case 9. Based on this identification, it is accurately determined for each section 9a whether the number, color or shape (including the shape of the engraving) of the naked tablets 4a arranged in each section 9a is appropriate.

Further, in the first embodiment, when the control unit 2 cannot recognize the positioning marks 13a to 13c from the image transmitted from the camera 15, the positioning marks 13a to 13a in the medication management case 9 It is determined that 13c is not displayed (the medication management case 9 is a defective product or a non-genuine product), and based on this determination, the taking-out / unpacking unit 5, the moving unit 7, the moving mechanism 8, etc. Stop the operation of.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Now, assuming that a patient brings a prescription to a dispensing pharmacy and requests dispensing, on the dispensing pharmacy side, the prescription reading unit 1 (see FIG. 1) reads the prescription, and the read prescription information is sent to the control unit 2. Be done. Based on this prescription information and the information from the drug database 17, the control unit 2 acquires information such as the brand and number of drugs for a single dose of the patient. At the same time, the control unit 2 properly displays the positioning marks 13a to 13c on the medication management case 9 set in the apparatus of the first embodiment based on the image information from the camera 15. Determine if it is. When the control unit 2 determines that the positioning marks 13a to 13c are not displayed on the set medication management case 9, the removal / unpacking unit 5, the moving unit 7, or the moving mechanism 8 Etc. are stopped, and subsequent operations are stopped.

On the other hand, when the control unit 2 determines that the positioning marks 13a to 13c are displayed on the medication management case 9, the control unit 2 receives the drug for the patient's single dose obtained from the prescription information. Based on the information such as the brand and the number of the medicines, the taking-out / unpacking unit 5 is controlled to take out the medicine for one dose. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A, the taking-out / unpacking section 5 pulls out one of the corresponding PTP sheets 4 from the drug storage section 3 (such a pull-out mechanism of the PTP sheet is known. One drug in the pulled out PTP sheet 4 is unwrapped by, for example, extruding the contents of one dome-shaped convex portion (pocket) from above (the tablet of the contents is removed from such a PTP sheet). The mechanism for extruding and unpacking is known), and the naked tablet 4a obtained by this unpacking is dropped into the hopper 6 below the drawing. The removal / unpacking unit 5 repeats the same operation as described above until all the tablets 4a constituting the single dose are taken out. As a result, all the tablets 4a constituting the single dose are collected on the bottom lid 6a of the hopper 6 (in the example shown in FIG. 3A, a total of 5 tablets 4a are used as the single dose. It is arranged on the bottom lid 6a).

Next, the control unit 2 controls an opening / closing mechanism (not shown) provided in the bottom lid 6a of the hopper 6 to open the central portion of the bottom lid 6a (opening indicated by reference numeral 6c in FIG. 3B). See section). Then, all of the five tablets 4a that make up the single dose collected on the bottom lid 6a fall from the opening 6c into the container 7a of the lower moving portion 7 (FIG. 3). See (b)).

Next, the control unit 2 controls the moving mechanism 8 to drop and arrange the single dose (a total of 5 tablets 4a in the example shown in FIG. 3B) in the container 7a. 7 is moved onto the compartment 9a of the medication management case 9 in which the single dose has not yet been arranged (see the arrow A shown by the broken line in FIG. 3B). After that, the control unit 2 controls the opening / closing mechanism (not shown) of the bottom lid 7b of the container 7a of the moving unit 7 to open the central portion thereof (see the opening shown by 7c'in FIG. 3B). ). As a result, the single dose, which was arranged on the bottom lid 7b of the container 7a of the moving portion 7, falls and moves into the compartment 9a of the medication management case 9 through the opening 7c'. It is arranged and accommodated in the compartment 9a (see reference numeral 4a'in FIG. 3B). The taking-out / unpacking section 5, the moving mechanism 8, and the moving section 7 repeat the same operations as described above until a single dose is placed in each of all the compartments 9a of the medication management case 9. As a result, a single dose is arranged in each section 9a of the medication management case 9.

Next, the control unit 2 receives an image of the medication management case 9 in which the dose is arranged once in all the compartments 9a in this way from the camera 15, and based on this image, as described above. , Information such as the number and shape of a single dose of medicine in each section 9a in the above-mentioned medication management case 9 and information such as the number and shape of a single dose of medicine obtained from prescription information are compared. When they match, it is determined that the medicine for one dose is properly arranged in each compartment 9a of the medication management case 9, and the obstruction mechanism 18 is controlled to control each compartment of the medication management case 9. All of the upper openings of 9a are closed to prevent the internal drug from exiting. On the other hand, the control unit 2 has information such as the number and shape of a single dose of the drug in each section 9a in the medication management case 9 and the number and shape of the single dose of the drug obtained from the prescription information. If the information does not match, it is determined that the movement / arrangement of the single dose in the compartment 9a has not been performed properly, and the alarm generation unit 16 is controlled to generate an alarm.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the control unit 2 controls the removal / unpacking unit 5 to sequentially unpack and take out each single dose of the patient from the drug storage unit 3. After collecting a single dose of the unwrapped naked tablet 4a in the hopper 6, the patient is dropped and moved to the moving portion 7, and the single dose in the moving portion 7 is sequentially subjected to the above-mentioned medication. It is moved into each section 9a in the management case 9 to be dropped and arranged. Then, the control unit 2 controls the closing mechanism 18 after the processing is completed for all of the compartments 9a in the medication management case 9, and each compartment 9a in which each single dose is arranged. The opening is closed with a film or sheet. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, since the medicine for one dose is arranged and contained in all of the compartments 9a, the patient can easily manage his / her own medication each time, and each compartment 9a A "medicine calendar" that allows the medicines inside to be easily carried without going out (the medicines for one dose are arranged in all the compartments 9a of the medicine management case 9). Can be created automatically and efficiently.

Further, in the first embodiment, in particular, the take-out / unpacking section 5 pulls out one of the plurality of PTP sheets stored in the drug storage section 3 to unwrap the tablets inside and is naked. Since the tablet 4a is taken out and the naked tablet 4a is arranged in each section 9a of the medication management case 9, the patient can more easily take each dose.

Further, in the first embodiment, the upper part of each section 9a of the medication management case 9 is opened, and the medicine for one dose in the moving portion 7 is opened from above each section 9a. Since the drug is dropped into each compartment 9a through the passage, the movement and arrangement of each single dose of the medication management case 9 taken out by the take-out / unpacking unit 5 into each compartment 9a is extremely efficient. You will be able to do it.

Further, in the first embodiment, the camera 15 acquires an image of each section 9a after the single dose is contained in all of each section 9a in the medication management case 9 and causes the control unit 2 to obtain an image. The control unit 2 side acquires information such as the number and shape of the drug in each of the compartments 9a from the transmitted image, and once each obtained from this information and the prescription information. By comparing information such as the number and shape of the medicines to be taken or the brand, the suitability of the medicines arranged and contained in each of the compartments 9a can be determined for each compartment 9a. Therefore, in the first embodiment, it is efficiently and accurately determined by the computer whether or not the taking-out / unpacking section 5 and the moving section 7 have properly moved and arranged each single dose to the respective compartments 9a. It can be tested, which can effectively support subsequent formal audits by pharmacists.

Further, in the first embodiment, since the bottom surface on which the naked tablets 4a are arranged in each section 9a of the medication management case 9 is formed in black (or a color having a large contrast with the naked tablets 4a). The camera 15 can acquire a clear image in each compartment 9a in the medication management case 9, and the number, shape, or brand of naked tablets in each compartment 9a can be obtained from the image by the control unit 2. Will be able to be obtained accurately.

Further, in the first embodiment, positioning marks 13a to 13c (those that can also function as positioning marks for the moving mechanism 8) are displayed at a plurality of locations of the medication management case 9, so that the above-mentioned The moving unit 7 can accurately move and arrange each single dose to each of the compartments 9a with reference to the positioning marks 13a to 13c. Further, in the first embodiment, the positioning marks 13a to 13c (for positioning to specify the positional relationship between the respective compartments 9a in the medication management case 9) are provided at a plurality of locations of the medication management case 9. Since the control unit 2 displays information such as the number and shape of the drug in each section 9a or the brand, the control unit 2 displays the positioning mark of the medication management case 9. By using 13a to 13c as marks for specifying the position of each section 9a, it becomes possible to easily identify which section in the medication management case 9 each section 9a is.

Further, in the first embodiment, the positioning marks 13a to 13c of the medication management case are displayed at a plurality of places of the medication management case 9, and if the medication management case 9 is displayed with the positioning marks 13a. When ~ 13c is not displayed, the control unit 2 does not operate the take-out / unpacking unit 5, the moving unit 7, the moving mechanism 8, and the like. As a result, in the first embodiment, "even when a defective or non-genuine medication management case in which the positioning marks 13a to 13c are not displayed is set in the device, each single dose of each case is taken. The inconvenience of being moved / arranged in the compartments, and as a result, the single dose of the case being moved / arranged inaccurately in each compartment is prevented. Further, in the first embodiment, the positioning marks 13a to 13c are displayed at a plurality of locations of the medication management case 9, and the positioning marks 13a to 13c are displayed on the medication management case 9. If not, the control unit 2 recognizes the number and shape of the drug in each of the compartments 9a based on the image from the camera 15, and / or or the number and shape of the medicine in each of the compartments 9a based on the recognition process. The appropriateness of the above was not judged. As a result, in the first embodiment, "even when a defective or non-genuine medication management case in which the positioning marks 13a to 13c are not displayed is arranged, the position of each section cannot be accurately specified. The inconvenience that the number and shape of drugs in the compartment or the brand is incompletely inspected ”will be prevented.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the drug distribution system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the basic configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, only different parts will be described below.

In the second embodiment, a predetermined barcode (not shown) is displayed at an arbitrary position of the medication management case 9 shown in FIG. 2 with respect to the first embodiment. When the medication management case is set in the system of the second embodiment, the control unit 2 controls a barcode reader unit (not shown) arranged above the medication management case to control the barcode. To read and receive this read information. After that, the control unit 2 collates the information read from the barcode with the regular information recorded in advance by itself, and if they match, the removal / unpacking unit 5, the moving unit 7, and the moving unit 7 The moving mechanism 8 and the like are operated. On the other hand, if they do not match, the taking-out / unpacking portion 5, the moving portion 7, the moving mechanism 8 and the like are prevented from operating. As a result, in the second embodiment, "even when a defective or non-genuine medication management case for which the barcode is not displayed is set in the device, each single dose is placed in each section of the case. As a result, the inconvenience that a single dose of the case is moved / arranged inaccurately in each section of the case can be prevented. In the second embodiment, the control unit 2 may read the barcode information from the image acquired by the camera 15 (see FIG. 1) without using the barcode reader unit. The configuration and action / effect other than those described above are the same as those in the first embodiment.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, the drug distribution system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the basic configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first and second embodiments, only the different parts will be described below.

In the third embodiment, an IC tag (not shown) on which predetermined information is recorded is attached to an arbitrary portion of the medication management case 9 shown in FIG. 2 with respect to the first embodiment. When the medication management case is set in the system of the second embodiment, the control unit 2 controls an IC tag reader unit (not shown) arranged in the vicinity of the medication management case to the IC tag. Have them read the recorded information and send the read information. After that, the control unit 2 collates the information recorded in the IC tag with the regular information previously recorded in itself, and if they match, the removal / unpacking unit 5 and the moving unit 7 And the moving mechanism 8 and the like are operated. On the other hand, if they do not match, the taking-out / unpacking portion 5, the moving portion 7, the moving mechanism 8 and the like are prevented from operating. As a result, in the third embodiment, "even when a defective or non-genuine medication management case to which the IC tag is not attached is set in the device, each single dose is placed in each section of the case. As a result, the inconvenience that a single dose of the case is moved / arranged inaccurately within each section of the case can be prevented. The configurations and effects other than those described above are the same as those of the first and second embodiments.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, the drug distribution system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the basic configuration of the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first to third embodiments, only different parts will be described below.

In the fourth embodiment, a medication management case used to deliver a "medicine calendar" (a state in which a single dose of a drug is placed in each section and the upper opening is closed) to a patient. The configuration is different from that of the first embodiment and the like. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the medication management case 21 in the fourth embodiment has a total of seven rows corresponding to each day of the week in the vertical direction shown in the drawing, and three times in the morning, noon, and evening in the horizontal direction shown in the drawing. Each section 21a is arranged in a grid pattern consisting of a total of 6 rows for 2 times and a total of 7 rows, one in the center. As described above, in the fourth embodiment, each section 21a in the medication management case 21 is included for a total of two weeks (note that in FIG. 4, the medication management case 21 is shown as a sample only. Therefore, the number of tablets arranged in each of the above compartments is shown as being varied for each compartment 21a). Therefore, according to the fourth embodiment, the patient can easily manage the medication for a long period of two weeks by using one medication management case 21. The configurations and effects other than those described above are the same as those in the first to third embodiments.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Next, the drug distribution system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the basic configuration of the fifth embodiment is the same as that of the first to fourth embodiments, only different parts will be described below.

In the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, positioning recesses (reaching recesses) are provided at two locations on the edge of the medication management case 25 having each compartment 25a in which a single dose is arranged. Alternatively, notches) 26a and 26b are formed, and positioning holes (which may be through holes) 26c and 26d are formed at two locations in the vicinity thereof. On the other hand, the recess (or the pedestal 27) of the device according to the fifth embodiment on which the medication management case 25 is mounted (the pedestal 27 is pre-positioned with respect to the moving mechanism 8 of FIG. 1) Notches) Pole 28a and 28b are erected and fixed at positions where 26a and 26b should be arranged, respectively. Further, the gantry 27 is provided with protrusions 28c and 28d into which the holes 26c and 26d are inserted at positions where the holes (through holes) 26c and 26d should be arranged, respectively.

Therefore, when the medication management case 25 is set (placed) on the gantry 27, the user (pharmacist) cuts the medication management case 25 into the recesses (or cuts) as shown in FIG. 5 (b). (Notch) Arrange so that the poles 28a and 28b are inserted into the 26a and 26b, respectively, and the protrusions 28c and 28d are inserted below the holes (through holes) 26c and 26d, respectively. .. As a result, the medication management case 25 is accurately positioned with respect to the gantry 27 and the moving mechanism 8, and as a result, the medication management case for each single dose of the medicine by the moving portion 7 and the moving mechanism 8. The movement and arrangement of the 25 in each section 25a will be performed extremely accurately.

Further, in the fifth embodiment, the recesses (or notches) 26a, 26b and the holes 26c, 26d of the medication management case 25 are provided at predetermined positions where the poles 28a, 28b and the protrusions 28a, 28d are provided. It is provided with a recessed detection unit (not shown, for example, composed of an optical sensor or an image sensor such as a camera 15) for detecting whether or not it is arranged. In the control unit 2, the recesses (or notches) 26a and 26b and the holes 26c and 26d of the medication management case 25 are appropriately arranged at the predetermined positions based on the output from the recess and the like detection unit. When it is determined that the movement is performed, the removal / unpacking unit 5, the moving unit 7, the moving mechanism 8 and the like are operated. On the other hand, in the control unit 2, the recesses (or notches) 26a and 26b and the holes 26c and 26d of the medication management case 25 are appropriate at the predetermined positions based on the output from the recess and the like detection unit. When it is determined that the parts are not arranged in the above, the taking-out / unpacking part 5, the moving part 7, the moving mechanism 8 and the like are not operated. As a result, in the fourth embodiment, "even when a defective or non-genuine medication management case not provided with the recesses (or notches) 26a and 26b and the holes 26c and 26d is set in the device. The inconvenience is that each single dose is moved and placed in each section of the case, and as a result, the single dose is moved and placed inaccurately in each section of the case. " However, it will be prevented.

In the fifth embodiment, the medication management case 25 is accurately positioned with respect to the gantry 27 and the moving mechanism 8, and the control unit 2 is a defective or non-genuine medication management case. As a configuration for detecting whether or not it is set in, a configuration is adopted in which the recesses (or notches) 26a and 26b and / the holes 26c and 26d are provided at positions such as the edge of the medication management case 25. However, in the present invention, instead of this, a predetermined convex portion is formed at a position such as the edge of the medication management case (at the same time, the convex portion is provided on the side of the gantry 27 on which the medication management case 25 is placed. It is also possible to adopt a configuration (providing a recess for receiving). The configurations and effects other than those described above are the same as those in the first to fourth embodiments.

[Sixth Embodiment]
Next, the drug distribution system according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Since the basic configuration of the sixth embodiment is the same as that of the first to fifth embodiments, only different parts will be described below.

In FIG. 6A, 32 is a distribution pipe located below the hopper 31 (see 6 in FIG. 1). The distribution pipe 32 sequentially receives a plurality of tablets 4a falling from the lower opening 31a of the hopper 31 by its own weight from the introduction port 32a on the upper end side of the distribution pipe 32, and lowers and passes through the inside of the distribution pipe 32. After that, the medicine is sequentially discharged and supplied from the discharge port 32b on the lower end side into each section 35a in the medication management case 34. The distribution pipe 32 is composed of a flexible pipe such as a rubber hose. The lower end portion (discharge port 32b) of the distribution pipe 32 is sequentially moved above all the compartments 35a provided in the medication management case 34 by the moving mechanism (see 8 in FIG. 1) (FIG. 8). 6 (a), see arrows A, B, C, etc.).

In the sixth embodiment, the control unit 2 receives the lower end portion of the distribution pipe 32 (see FIG. 1) before the taking-out / unpacking unit 5 (see FIG. 1) takes out the tablet 4a contained in each single dose from the PTP sheet 4. The discharge port 32b) is moved (horizontally moved) to the upper part of each predetermined section 35a in the medication management case 34 by the moving mechanism 8 (see FIG. 1). Then, as shown by reference numeral 32 in FIG. 6A, the distribution pipe 32 is arranged so that the introduction port 32a at the upper end of the distribution pipe 32 faces and approaches the lower opening 31a of the hopper 31. Only the discharge port 32b on the lower end side of the above and the portion in the vicinity thereof are arranged to face each other on the section 35a of the medication management case 34. Then, the control unit 2 operates the take-out / unpacking unit 5 to take out each tablet 4a contained in the single dose from the PTP sheet 4 while sequentially unwrapping it, and sequentially drops it into the hopper 31. .. Then, the naked tablets 4a that have fallen into the hopper 31 sequentially descend and pass through the distribution pipe 32 from the bottom (opening 31a) of the hopper 31 due to their own weight, and the discharge port 32b at the lower end of the distribution pipe 32. Drops and moves into each of the compartments 35a in the medication management case 34. The control unit 2 sequentially repeats the above operations for all the compartments 35a in the medication management case 34 (arrows A, B, C in FIG. 6, reference numerals 32, 32', 32'', and reference numeral 35. , 35a', 35a'', etc.). As a result, the drug for one dose is arranged in all the compartments 35a in the medication management case 34.

After that, when the medicine for each single dose is arranged in all the compartments 35a as described above, the control unit 2 controls the closing mechanism 18 (see FIG. 1) to control the medicine management case 34. An obstruction sheet is attached or affixed to the upper openings of all the compartments 35a inside. As a result, all the compartments 35a in the medication management case 34 are closed, and it is prevented that the medicine inside is discharged from each compartment 35a.

In the sixth embodiment, the bounce prevention plate 33 as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 6B is provided on the outer peripheral surface side of the lower end portion (the portion near the discharge port 32b) of the distribution pipe 32. There is. The bounce prevention plate 33 is formed so as to face above each concave section 35a of the medication management case 34 (for example, in a substantially ring shape). As shown in FIG. 6C, the anti-bounce plate 33 allows the tablet 4a that has fallen from the discharge port 32b at the lower end of the distribution pipe 32 into each concave section 35a of the medication management case 34 from the section 35a. It is prevented from jumping in the upward oblique direction and jumping out of the compartment 35a (see arrows α and β in FIG. 6C). The configurations and effects other than those described above are the same as those in the first to fifth embodiments.

[7th Embodiment]
Next, the drug distribution system according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described. Since the basic configuration of the seventh embodiment is the same as that of the sixth embodiment, only different parts will be described below.

In the seventh embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, instead of the distribution pipe 32 (a pipe having flexibility but no elasticity) of FIG. 6 described in the sixth embodiment, a bellows tube, an elastic tube, or the like is used. A distribution pipe 42 made of a pipe having such flexibility and elasticity is adopted. When such a distribution pipe 42 is used, when the moving mechanism 8 sequentially moves the discharge port 42b at the lower end of the distribution pipe 42 onto each section 45a of the medication management case 44, reference numeral 42 in FIG. , 42', and 42'', the introduction port 42a at the upper end of the distribution pipe 42 remains in the distribution pipe 42 so as to face and approach the lower opening 41a of the hopper 41. Only the discharge port 42b at the lower end and the portion in the vicinity thereof smoothly move (horizontally move) on the respective compartments 45a, 45a', 45a'' (see arrows A, B, C in FIG. 6). The configuration and operation other than those described above are the same as those in the sixth embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

Although each embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to those described as the above-described first to seventh embodiments, and various modifications and modifications can be made. For example, in each of the above-described embodiments 1 to 7, each section is arranged in a substantially grid pattern having columns or rows for one week or two weeks and rows or columns for morning, noon, and evening as medication management cases. Moreover, although the medication management cases 9, 21, 25, 34, 44 in which each compartment is arranged horizontally when viewed from the patient are used, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as shown in FIG. Make sure to use a medication management case in which each compartment (each compartment such as a recess or pocket as a part where a single dose of medicine is placed) is arranged in the vertical direction (vertical direction) when viewed from the patient. May be good. Even when such a medication management case is used, the moving mechanism is configured to move in a substantially grid pattern in the vertical direction when viewed from the patient, and the opening of the closing mechanism is closed with a closing sheet or the like in each section. The present invention can be realized by such a configuration. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments 1 to 7, as a medication management case, three compartments for arranging the medicines for each single dose are arranged in one direction in the morning, noon, and evening. In the present invention, each section for arranging a single dose of the drug may be arranged in four directions in one direction: morning, noon, evening and night. In the first embodiment or the like, a closing mechanism 18 for automatically closing the opening of each of the compartments 9a after arranging the medicine for one dose in each of the compartments 9a of the medication management case 9 is provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each of the above is not limited to this, and the pharmacist or the like manually uses the closing sheet to manually perform each of the above, for example, after the pharmacist has been audited. The opening of the compartment 9a may be closed.

1 Prescription reading unit 2 Control unit 3 Drug storage unit 4 PTP sheet 4a Naked tablet 5 Extraction and unpacking unit 6,31,41 Hopper 6a Hopper bottom lid 6c Hopper bottom lid opening 7 Moving part 7a Moving part Container 7b Bottom lid of moving part 7c'Opening of bottom lid of moving part 8 Moving mechanism 9,21,25,34,44 Medication management cases 9a, 21a, 25a, 35a, 45a Sections 9a, 9b Partition plate 13a ~ 13c Positioning mark 15 Camera 16 Alarm generator 17 Drug database 18 Closing mechanism 26a, 26b Recess (notch)
26c, 26d holes (through holes)
27 Stand 28a, 28b Pole 28c, 28d Projection 31a, 41a Lower opening of hopper 32, 42 Distribution pipe 32a, 42a Distribution pipe introduction port 32b, 42b Distribution pipe discharge port 33 Bounce prevention plate

Claims (5)

A drug storage unit for storing unused tablet sheets (“tablets” include capsules) and / or naked tablets,
Each compartment in which multiple types and / or multiple tablets constituting a single dose to be taken by a patient can be arranged and contained, respectively, is like a calendar, that is, at least one week in the vertical or horizontal direction. It is a medication management case in which seven minutes are arranged and at least three in the horizontal or vertical direction are arranged in the morning, noon, and evening, and at least three of them are located between the above-mentioned sections. A medication management case with a positioning mark used to identify the positional relationship,
Based on the patient's prescription data, the drug corresponding to each single dose of the patient is sequentially taken out from the drug storage unit, and the taking-out means.
A moving means for sequentially moving each single dose taken out by the taking-out means into each corresponding section in the medication management case, respectively.
An image acquisition means for acquiring an image (including an image in each of the compartments) of the medication management case after the medicine for one dose is contained in each compartment of the medication management case.
Each section in the image from the image acquisition means based on the information about the positioning mark acquired by the image from the image acquisition means and the information about the positional relationship between the positioning mark and each section recorded in advance. Is a compartment identification means for identifying which compartment in the medication management case, and
Based on the image in each section acquired by the image acquisition means and the information for identifying each section acquired by the section identification means, each section specified in the medication management case is said to be the same. A compartmentalized drug recognition means for acquiring information on the number and shape or brand of drugs contained in each identified compartment, and
Drugs in each compartment acquired by the compartmentalized drug recognition means based on information from the compartmentalized drug recognition means and information on each single dose of drug to be taken by each patient obtained from the prescription information. A drug distribution system for manufacturing a drug calendar, each of which is provided with a suitability determination means for determining whether or not the number, shape, or brand is appropriate. A mark detecting means for detecting the positioning mark displayed on the medication management case from the information acquired by the image acquiring means, and a mark detecting means.
Based on the result detected by the mark detecting means and the information about the regular positioning mark recorded in advance, it is determined whether or not the regular positioning mark is displayed on the medication management case. Means and
Based on the result determined by the non-regular determination means, when the regular positioning mark is not displayed on the medication management case, the taking-out means or the control means for preventing the moving means from operating is provided. The drug distribution system for manufacturing a drug calendar according to claim 1, wherein the drug distribution system is provided. A predetermined barcode is displayed on a part of the medication management case.
A barcode reading means for reading the barcode displayed on the medication management case, and
A non-normal determination means for determining whether or not the normal barcode is displayed on the medication management case based on the result read by the barcode reading means and the information about the regular barcode recorded in advance. When,
Based on the result determined by the non-regular determination means, the taking-out means or the control means for preventing the moving means from operating when the regular barcode is not displayed on the medication management case is provided. The drug distribution system for manufacturing a drug calendar according to claim 1, wherein the drug distribution system is characterized by the above. The medication management case is equipped with an IC tag that records predetermined information.
An IC tag reading means for reading the information recorded on the IC tag, and
A non-normal determination means for determining whether or not the medication management case is provided with the regular IC tag based on the result read by the IC tag reading means and the information about the regular IC tag recorded in advance. When,
Based on the result determined by the non-regular determination means, the medication management case is provided with a control means for preventing the taking-out means or the moving means from operating when the regular IC tag is not provided. The drug distribution system for manufacturing a drug calendar according to claim 1, wherein the drug distribution system is characterized by the above. The medication management case is provided with a predetermined positioning recess, hole, protrusion or notch in at least one of the cases.
A means for detecting a concave portion, a hole, a convex portion, or a notch for positioning provided in the medication management case, and a concave portion or the like detecting means.
Based on the result detected by the recesses and the like detecting means and the information on the regular recesses, holes, protrusions or notches recorded in advance, the medication management case has the recesses, holes and protrusions for regular positioning. Non-regular determination means for determining whether a part or notch is provided, and
Based on the result determined by the non-regular determination means, when the medication management case is not provided with the concave, hole, convex or notch for the regular positioning, the taking-out means or the moving means is used. The drug distribution system for manufacturing a drug calendar according to claim 1, further comprising a control means for preventing the operation.