JP2000024087A - Medicine preparation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency in dispensing medicines and to prevent a patient from taking wrong medicines. SOLUTION: This medicine preparation system consists of devices 10 and 40 for taking out medicines for preparation and a medicine packaging machine 50. The devices 10 and 40 is to store various medicines for preparation, take out the medicines, and carry the medicines to prescribed positions. And the medicine packaging machine 50 is to store various medicines of the same kind, take out the medicines, and package the medicines separately. The devices 10 and 40 have a printer 41 to print preparation data on medicine packages 2 and a control means 14 to make the printer 41 print preparation data for the medicine packaging machine 50. Therefore, any required volume and number of medicines can be dispensed without cutting medicine package sheets, and medicines can be put together based on the printed preparation data even when medicines of a kind are dividedly and separately prepared.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dispensing system for supporting a dispensing operation in a hospital pharmacy or the like, and more particularly, to a dispensing agent for automatically dispensing a dispensing agent pre-packed in a sheet package or the like. The present invention relates to a dispensing system including, in addition to a dispensing device, a medicine packaging machine that packages and supplies bulk or fractional medicines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, tablet packing machines and powdered medicine packing machines have been known as medicine packing machines for packing and supplying medicines contained in cassettes and containers. As a dispensing medicine dispensing apparatus for dispensing a dispensing medicine without packaging, there is known a dispensing medicine dispensing apparatus in which an ampoule of a liquid medicine is extruded and dropped by gravity (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-28406). Further, a dispensing drug dispensing device of a type in which the dispensing drug is pre-packaged in several tablets or in an amount to be taken several times or several tens of times or more, and such dispensing drugs are collectively dispensed in a packaging unit. A sheet pack in which tablets are packed, for example, a blister package is picked out and extracted (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 2-3)
No. 09967) is also known. In these devices, the dispensing medicine is automatically taken out by using a technique such as extrusion, gravity drop, or picking.

There is also known a medicine bag printing apparatus for printing a patient's name, prescription information, and the like on a medicine bag for containing a dispensed medicine (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-315511). And
When desired medicines are dispensed from the dispensing medicine dispensing device based on instructions such as prescriptions, those medicines are divided into medicine bags, packed in corresponding medicine bags, and applied from the dispensing department to patients and hospital rooms. Delivered to the department. In such conventional dispensing, the operation of packing the dispensing medicine into the medicine bag is usually performed manually at the time of the final inspection or the like.

[0004]

Among such conventional dispensing machines, a drug dispensing machine, which has been rapidly automated, has been considerably improved in dispensing processing efficiency such as dispensing speed, but is sequentially packaged. Because of the structural constraint, it is difficult to improve the efficiency. In contrast, a dispensing drug dispensing device that dispenses a packaged dispensing drug such as a sheet-pack type PTP tablet can handle a large number of dispensing drugs by handling a single packaging sheet. Efficiency is high when such handling is possible.

[0005] However, the required amount of a drug to be dispensed in a hospital pharmacy or the like varies depending on the prescription, and varies. Specifically, the dose and the number of tablets per dose vary depending on the weight and symptoms of the patient, and the applied dose per day and the number of days also vary. In addition, it is rare that a packaged sheet unit is sufficient in time, and it is necessary to supply the medicine in the package sheet in addition to a fraction, or to supply the medicine in bulk if the amount is small. For this reason, this kind of dispensing medicine dispensing device is additionally provided with a cutting device, a dividing and dispensing device, and a dividing and dispensing means such as a storage device for remaining sheets (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-309967).

However, such a problem not only causes the structure of the apparatus to be complicated, but also causes a reduction in processing efficiency. In addition, with respect to the medicine supplied in small pieces obtained by cutting the sheet, there is a possibility that the elderly and the like may ingest by mistake, in which case,
It must be taken into consideration that a sharp cutting angle or the like may cause damage.

Therefore, it is conceivable to arrange a simple medicine dispensing device for dispensing without an additional mechanism and a medicine packing machine side by side so that one dispensing process can be performed by appropriately sharing and dispersing. Just by juxtaposition, it is necessary to divide prescription data and input it to each device, or to collect dispensed medicines from each device and pack them in the same medicine bag, etc.
Not only does the amount of work required by the pharmacist and the like increase, but also when packing the collected medicine into the medicine bag, it takes time to check the medicine and the medicine bag, and on the contrary, the work efficiency and the processing efficiency can be reduced. For this reason, when introducing a dispensing system in which a dispensing drug dispensing device and a drug dispensing machine are juxtaposed, in order to avoid those inconveniences, how to combine both devices is
This is a technical issue. The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to achieve not only improvement in the efficiency of medicine dispensing but also prevention of accidental ingestion.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The constitution, operation and effect of the dispensing system of the present invention made to solve such problems will be described below.

The dispensing system of the present invention (as described in claim 1 at the time of filing the application) includes a dispensing device for dispensing medicines for accommodating various medicines for dispensing, taking out the medicines, and transporting the medicines to a predetermined position. In a dispensing system provided with a medicine packaging machine that accommodates and contains the medicine for dispensing and the same kind of medicine for dispensing and removes and dispenses the medicine.
A printer (either built-in or externally attached to the dispensing drug dispensing device) for printing dispensing information on a medicine bag, and the printer (along with dispensing information on the medicine dispensed by the dispensing drug dispensing device); A dispensing system comprising: control means for printing also dispensing information on the packaging machine (for the medicine to be packaged).

In such a dispensing system, a packaged amount of medicine is dispensed together with or in a medicine bag by a medicine dispensing device for dispensing.
A small amount of the bulk drug and the remaining fractional drug are individually packaged by a drug packaging machine, and only the required amount is dispensed. Therefore, when dispensing the same kind of medicine, the dispensing is performed by distributing and dispensing the medicine dispensing device for dispensing and the medicine packaging machine,
It is possible to dispense an arbitrary amount and a required number of medicines without cutting the packaging sheet of the medicine for dispensing by the medicine dispensing device for dispensing. Moreover, even if the same kind of medicine is dispensed / dispersed in this way, the corresponding medicine bag is required (including at least one of patient information, prescription information, and medicine information). Since the dispensing information is printed, the medicines can be collected without confusion.

As a result, both the simplification of the medicine dispensing device for dispensing and the improvement of the throughput of the medicine dispensing process can be achieved. In addition, there is no danger of accidentally ingesting cut small pieces such as a packaging sheet, and wrapping paper or the like used for packaging is generally soft. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a dispensing system capable of preventing accidental ingestion in addition to improving the processing efficiency of medicine dispensing.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A mode for carrying out the dispensing system of the present invention achieved by such a solution will be described.

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment of the present invention is the dispensing system according to the above-mentioned solution, wherein the dispensing device for dispensing the medicine dispenses the taken medicine into the medicine bag or the inner bag thereof. Means is provided for storage. In this case, in addition to the automatic dispensing of the dispensing medicine, at least the automatically dispensed medicine is automatically stored, so that the efficiency of a series of dispensing processes accompanying the medicine dispensing is further improved, and the work load of a pharmacist or the like is reduced. Will be reduced.

[Second Embodiment] The second embodiment of the present invention is the dispensing system of the above-described embodiment, wherein the medicine packaged by the packaging machine is also contained in the medicine bag or its inner bag. Means for storage are provided. In this case, in addition to the automatically dispensed medicine such as the sheet pack, the automatically packed fraction medicine is also automatically stored, so that the throughput of the medicine dispensing process is further improved and the work of the pharmacist or the like is further improved. The burden is reduced.

[Third Embodiment] There are many types of drugs dispensed in hospital pharmacies and the like, and the forms are also various. Specifically, basic tablets, granules, powders,
In addition to capsules, bottled liquids, ampoule-type and vial-type injections, sheet-pack type PTP tablets, and other external medicines such as ointments and patches, in a broader sense, they also include accessories such as bandages and gauze. . There are so-called round ones such as eye drops and ointments in tubes, and there are also pre-packaged sachets mixed with tablets and powders. However, if such a wide variety of dispensing medicines were packed in bags at the time of the final audit conducted after all the medicines had been prepared, not only would the amount of work performed by the inspector be large, but also the medicines and prescriptions were matched. All of the matching checks are complicated. Therefore, it is also important to devise a method of dispensing the dispensing medicine so that the essential audit work and the accompanying work are reduced. Also, for dispensing drugs that were difficult with conventional methods such as extrusion, automatic dispensing and
The demand for automatic dispensing is increasing, and measures are being taken to respond to it.However, as the range of automatic dispensing increases, the burden on subsequent operations, such as final auditing, will not be burdened. It is necessary to devise the medicine dispensing device.

A third embodiment of the present invention, which has been made in consideration of such points, is a dispensing system according to the above-described solution and embodiment, wherein the dispensing medicine dispensing device contains a dispensing medicine. A plurality of medicine cassettes, and a dispensing / conveying mechanism for taking out the medicine from a medicine cassette containing a desired dispensing medicine and conveying the medicine to a predetermined position. Is provided in the inner bag of the medicine bag for each type of medicine.

In this case, when the dispensing medicine contained in any of the medicine cassettes is to be dispensed based on a prescription or the like, the desired dispensing medicine is taken out of the medicine cassette by the dispensing and transporting mechanism, and then the desired dispensing medicine is taken out. It will be paid to the designated place. Moreover, at this time, the taken-out medicine is stored in the inner bag of the medicine bag for each kind of medicine. In this way, various kinds of medicines to be finally placed in medicine bags are subjected to a consistent automatic processing of automatic dispensing followed by automatic bagging, and are divided into inner bags for each type.
Regardless of whether such medicines are put in a medicine bag or taken out of a medicine bag after storage, the medicines in the inner bag are gathered, so that each medicine is unlikely to fall apart and may be mixed. Few. This makes it possible to easily and surely carry out processes such as sorting and counting of medicines that are performed while taking in and out of a medicine bag during inspection work or application performed after dispensing. Therefore, various dispensing drugs can be dispensed in an easy-to-handle state.

[Fourth Embodiment] A fourth embodiment of the present invention is a dispensing system according to the above-described solving means and embodiments, wherein the medicine dispensing device for dispensing stores the inner bag in a medicine bag. Means are provided for performing the operations. In this case, in addition to the automatic dispensing of the medicine for dispensing, automation is achieved up to double storage in the inner bag and the medicine bag.

[Fifth Embodiment] The fifth embodiment of the present invention is a dispensing system according to the above-mentioned solution means and the embodiment, wherein the medicine dispensing device for dispensing is characterized in that the medicine is ejected by extrusion or gravity drop. Is limited to solid tablets, bottled medicines, boxed medicines, etc.In addition, drug removal by picking is performed by appropriately coordinating multiple picking members and picking members in various dosage forms and packaging forms of drugs. Since it is necessary to adapt the shape of the drug, it is necessary to adjust the shape of the drug dispensing device for dispensing so that it can handle various drugs. In addition, in order to automate various forms of medicine such as a patch in a bag, the dispensing / transporting mechanism is provided with a friction member for taking out the medicine.

In such a dispensing system, when a dispensing medicine stored in any of the medicine cassettes is to be dispensed, the dispensing and conveying mechanism is moved to move the medicine cassette and the dispensing and conveying mechanism. The association is performed, and the friction member of the dispensing / transporting mechanism is directed to the medicine removal position in the medicine cassette. Then, when the friction member is moved in a predetermined direction by a driving device or the like when the contact state between the friction surface of the friction member and the dispensing agent at the take-out position is secured, the desired dispensing agent is moved by the frictional force. It is dragged out, taken out and then paid out to the desired place.

In this manner, the dispensing agent is taken out by pushing, picking, or rubbing, which is independent of gravity drop. As a result, the dispensing agent can be applied irrespective of the fine form and hardness of the dispensing agent as long as it has a friction surface, even though it has a simple structure as compared with a picking mechanism or the like, so that the applicable range is expanded. More specifically, a desired number of medicines can be taken out of the medicine cassette, sequentially, as well as medicines in a box that can be pushed out, sheet packs that can be picked out, and ampoules that can be dropped by gravity, as well as bagged medicines. It is possible to pay out. Therefore, according to the present invention, a medicine for dispensing can be dispensed without inconvenience for a wide range of medicine shapes and packaging forms even if the medicine shape and packaging form are various.

[Sixth Embodiment] A sixth embodiment of the present invention is the dispensing system according to the above-described embodiment, wherein the friction member is provided on a friction surface facing the medicine cassette (preferably an elastic member). Consisting of a number of protrusions).

In such a dispensing system, when the dispensing agent rubs the friction member, fine vibrations occur due to sticking and slippage of the projections on the contact surface. This vibration is transmitted to the medicine for dispensing and lowers the coefficient of friction between the medicines for dispensing. Thus, when a desired dispensing agent is extracted by frictional force, the subsequent dispensing agent is well separated, and only the dispensing agent during friction is reliably taken out.

In particular, when the friction member is moved so that the friction member advances upward or obliquely upward on the contact surface when the friction member is rubbed by the dispensing agent, the dispensing agent and the subsequent dispensing agent can be moved. In addition to the interaction with gravity acting downward, the vibration is strongly excited, and the separation between the dispensing agent during friction and the subsequent dispensing agent is further improved. Thereby, only the desired dispensing medicine can be reliably dispensed.

[Seventh Embodiment] A seventh embodiment of the present invention is a dispensing system according to the above-described solving means and the embodiment, wherein the medicine dispensing device for dispensing includes the medicine cassette for the friction member. Means for enlarging or contracting the movable range of the friction surface facing the surface.

In such a dispensing system, when the friction member of the dispensing / transporting mechanism is directed to the medicine removal position of the medicine cassette to be taken out of the medicine,
The movable range is enlarged or reduced according to the size of the cassette or the medicine. Then, when the contact state between the friction surface of the friction member and the medicine at the take-out position is secured without excess or deficiency, when the friction member moves, the desired medicine is reliably taken out and dispensed to a desired place.

Thus, even if the width of the medicine cassette is different, the dispensing of the medicine for dispensing is reliably performed.
In addition, since the friction member is used for taking out the medicine, the working range can be easily realized by selectively performing the drive range or partially covering the friction surface. it can. Therefore, according to the present invention, a medicine for dispensing can be dispensed without inconvenience even if medicine cassettes of various sizes having different heights and widths are mixed based on a wide variety of medicine shapes and packaging forms.

[Eighth Embodiment] A specific embodiment of the present invention is the dispensing system of the above embodiment,
Each of the medicine cassettes has an upper part opened so as to be easily accommodated, and accommodates dispensing medicines in a horizontal line, and biases the dispensing medicines being accommodated toward the medicine removing position. Wherein the dispensing / conveying mechanism includes a medicine taking-out unit and a medicine carrying unit, and the medicine taking-out unit is provided with the friction member corresponding to each of the medicine cassettes. Or the friction member is provided corresponding to one or several of the medicine cassettes, and means for moving the friction member or any of the friction members to a take-out position of any one of the medicine cassettes is provided. Wherein the medicine transporting means is configured to remove the medicine for dispensing taken out of the medicine cassette by the medicine taking out means, Those having a transport mechanism for a single or multiple coupled provided over position and a predetermined dispensing position can be received from the stage.

[0029]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the dispensing system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire system configuration in a simplified manner, and is a longitudinal sectional front view. FIGS. 2A and 2B also schematically show the structure of the main body, in which FIG. 2A is a rear view, and FIG. 2B is a vertical sectional side view of the AA. Further, FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view around the medicine take-out position, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the arrangement state of the friction members as viewed from the back, and FIG. 5 is a main body and a bag of the medicine dispensing device for dispensing. It is a function related figure about each control device in a packing part and a medicine packing machine. In the figure,
The left-right direction, ie, the side direction, is shown as the X direction, the up-down direction, ie, the vertical direction, is shown as the Y direction, and the front-rear direction, ie, the depth direction, is shown as the Z direction. FIG. 5 shows a schematic flowchart of the main functions in functional blocks.

This dispensing system is composed of a main body 10 of a dispensing medicine dispensing apparatus equipped with a medicine cassette and a dispensing and conveying mechanism.
A dispensing medicine dispensing device, which is connected to the dispensing device and performs automatic bagging in conjunction with the medicine dispensing, and a tablet dispensing machine 50 provided in parallel with the dispensing medicine dispensing device. It is a thing. These are connected so that at least the control devices can communicate with each other and cooperate with each other. The dispensing medicine dispensing device 10 + 40 performs automatic bagging of the medicine bag following the automatic dispensing of the medicine for dispensing, and also prints the dispensing information of the tablet packaging machine 50 side on the medicine bag. . Hereinafter, the configuration will be described in detail in the order of the main body unit 10, the tablet packaging machine 50, and the bag packing unit 40.

The main body 10 of the medicine dispensing device for dispensing includes a pair of left and right inner plates 11 (one is near the right end in FIG. 2A and the other is slightly closer to the center from the left end in FIG. 2B. Only the rails 12 mounted horizontally on the shelf board 1 via sliding members such as bearings.
3 are mounted in a plurality of stages (five stages in FIG. 2), and each shelf 13 can be pulled out toward the front (see the uppermost one in FIG. 2B).

A plurality of cassettes 20 (four in FIG. 2 (a)) are mounted on each shelf board 13 side by side (X direction). Each cassette 20 of each stage has a width of 1: 2: 3:
The ratio is 4, but this is merely an example, and all the cassettes may have the same width, and the combination may be different for each shelf board 13. Thus, the main body 10 is provided with a large number of medicine cassettes 20 arranged vertically and horizontally so as to be able to be pulled out in the horizontal direction.

Each of the cassettes 20 is formed in an elongated box shape in the front and rear direction (Z direction).
Means for attaching to and detaching from the shelf 13 are also provided, but there is no lid portion. If the dispensing medicine 1 is slightly smaller in width than its inner width, a large number of dispensing medicines 1 are put in the dispensing medicine 1 and aligned. (See FIGS. 2B and 3). As a result, each of the medicine cassettes 20 is open at the top, and accommodates the medicines 1 for dispensing in a horizontal line. In addition to the medicine stored in a box, the patch stored in a bag, and the like, a blister package or a PTP tablet stored in a sheet shape can be easily stored.

Each cassette 20 has a rear end (a front end in the Z direction) corresponding to the medicine take-out position, which is slightly inclined and tends to open upward, and has a cutout 24 formed therein. (A), see FIG. 3). The notch 24 is formed in such a size that a rubber belt 35 (friction member) described later can be loosely inserted within a range in which the dispensing medicine 1 does not fall. Further, a pusher 2 that can move freely in the longitudinal direction is provided in the cassette 20.
1, a winding unit 22 mounted on the pressing tool 21, and a spring 23 having one end wound around the winding unit 22 and the other end attached to the rear end of the cassette 20. Utilizing the winding around the winding unit 22, the pressing tool 21 is advanced toward the back (Z direction) with a substantially constant force. And pusher 2
When the medicine 1 for dispensing is stored between 1 and the rear end (24), the medicine 1 for dispensing is pressed toward the notch 24. Thus, the medicine cassettes 20 are provided with means for individually urging the stored medicines for dispensing 1 toward the medicine taking-out position.

The main body 10 is also provided with a dispensing / transporting mechanism 30 for taking out the desired medicine from the medicine cassette 20 containing the medicine for dispensing and carrying the medicine to a predetermined position. . The dispensing and transporting mechanism 30 is disposed mainly on the back portion of the apparatus (see FIG. 2B, the positive side in the Z direction), and the medicine removing sections 34 and 35 and the supporting / cum-drive sections 31, 32 and 33 responsible for the movement thereof. And a medicine transporting unit 36.

The medicine take-out section of the dispensing and transporting mechanism 30 includes a bucket 34 mounted on a movable member 33 and a movable member 3
3 and a rubber belt 35 that can enter and exit the notch 24 of the cassette 20. Rubber belt 35
Is an endless flexible band stretched between a pair of rollers 35b. The notch 24 is provided by a driving device (not shown) so as not to interfere with the cassette 20 when the movable member 33 moves.
2 (see FIG. 2B), when the dispensing medicine 1 is taken out from the cassette 20, it enters the notch 24 and is brought into contact with the endmost dispensing medicine 1 (see FIG. 3). .

When the roller 35b is rotated by a driving device (not shown), the rubber belt 35 rubs the contact surface with the dispensing agent 1 obliquely upward, thereby lifting the dispensing agent above the rubber belt 35 (direction B). The medicine 1 slides on the inclined plate 34a attached to the bucket 34 and falls into the bucket 34 (see arrow C). Thus, the dispensing and transporting mechanism 30 includes the rubber belt 35 as a friction member for taking out the medicine. The reciprocation of the rubber belt 35 into and out of the notch 24 may be performed by the movement of the roller 35b as shown in the figure, but the roller 35b is not moved or in addition to the movement of the roller 35b, and is easily slipped between the rollers 35b. A part of the rubber belt 35 may be extruded into the notch 24 with a contact plate or the like. The bottom of the bucket 34 is opened and closed to temporarily store the received preparation medicine 1 and collectively discharge the medicine 1 as appropriate.

The rubber belt 35 has a large number of small projections 35a formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. The projection 35a may be cylindrical (see FIGS. 3 and 4), may be conical in consideration of ease of die cutting, and may be prismatic or pyramid in consideration of ease of cutting. . Normally, the base material of the rubber belt 35 is made of the same material, but a different elastic piece may be implanted or adhered to the base in order to increase the friction coefficient of a part in direct contact with the base. This allows
The friction member 35 has a large number of protrusions 35 a formed of an elastic member formed on a friction surface facing the medicine cassette 20.

Further, the rubber belt 35 is arranged in the left and right directions (X direction).
In FIG. 4, a plurality (four in FIG. 4) are arranged in line, and the arrangement interval corresponds to the interval of the notch 24 in the cassette 20, and the number thereof corresponds to the maximum number of the notch 24 in the cassette 20. ing. As a result, the pay-out transport mechanism 30
Has a plurality of friction members 35 corresponding to the widest medicine cassette.

The support / drive section of the pay-out / transport mechanism 30 includes a vertical guide 31 erected in parallel with the inner plate 11, a horizontal guide 32 mounted on the vertical guide 31, and a horizontal guide 32 mounted on the horizontal guide 32. With a movable device 33 and a driving device including a ball screw or a timing belt (not shown),
The horizontal guide 32 is guided by the vertical guide 31 to move vertically (moves in the Y direction), and the movable member 33 is guided by the horizontal guide 32 to move horizontally (moves in the X direction). The movable range covers at least from the point where the right end rubber belt 35 reaches the rightmost notch 24 in each step to the point where the leftmost rubber belt 35 reaches the leftmost notch 24 in each step. ing.
Thus, the support / drive unit of the dispensing / transporting mechanism 30 moves any one of the plurality of friction members 35 to a position where an arbitrary one of the medicine cassettes 20 is taken out.

A conveyor 36 is provided in a space on the left side of the inner plate 11 in the main body 10 (see FIG. 2A). The conveyor 36 is installed to extend horizontally from side to side, with one end reaching the movable range of the bucket 34 and the other end penetrating through the side panel, and
It reaches the inside of 0. When the dispensing medicine 1 is discharged from the bottom of the bucket 34 that has moved above the conveyor 36, the dispensing medicine 1 is conveyed to the bag packing section 40 by the conveyor 36 and discharged from the main body section 10. . As a result, the medicine transport means 30
It has a transport mechanism 36 provided from a position from which the dispensing medicine taken out by the medicine taking out means can be received from the medicine taking out means to a predetermined dispensing position.

The controller 14 is mainly composed of a microprocessor system, and is installed in a space below the conveyor 36 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The controller 14 (see FIG. 5) includes a microprocessor-based program processing device 14a, a storage device 14b such as a hard disk, an input device 14c such as an operation panel provided on the front side, and a drive provided in each mechanism. It has an appropriate interface and the like connected to the device. The input device 14c is connected to the processing device 14a in order to input prescription data including prescription information defining contents of dispensing, patient information on a patient receiving the medicine, and the like to the processing device 14a.

The storage device 14b of the controller 14 includes:
Accommodation information such as the arrangement of each cassette 20 and the size and number of dispensing medicines contained therein, medicine information such as its characteristics and precautions for application stored separately for each dispensing medicine, and tablets Packaging information on medicines that can be packaged by the packaging machine 50 is stored. Then, when the prescription data is input via the input device 14c (step S11), the processing device 14a operates the above-described driving devices in order to take out the medicine while referring to the storage information and the like in the storage device 14b. Is controlled (step S15). In particular, when controlling the rotation of the rollers 35b that can be individually driven, selective control is performed so that only the number of rubber belts 35 equal to the number of the notches 24 in the corresponding cassette 20 is operated. Alternatively, selective control is performed such that only the rubber belt 35 facing the corresponding notch 24 enters. Thereby, the friction member 35 is provided with means for expanding and contracting the movable range of the friction surface facing the medicine cassette 20.

When the prescription data is input, the processing device 14a generates unique medicine bag identification information for each medicine bag using a serial number that monotonically increases or decreases sequentially before control of taking out the medicine. With the storage device 14b
Also, with reference to the packaging information and the like, it is determined whether or not there is any medicine that can be packaged by the tablet packaging machine 50, such as a fraction, to be packaged by the tablet packaging machine 50 (step S1).
2). Then, if necessary, the necessary part is extracted or calculated to obtain the type and quantity of the medicine and the number of packages, etc.
The information is transmitted to the controller 58 of the tablet packaging machine 50 described later (step S13). Then, referring to the medicine information and the like in the storage device 14b in addition to the prescription data, it instructs the controller 44 of the bag packing section 40 to print a medicine bag and waits for the end (step S1).
4). At the time of the instruction, dispensing information such as medicine information and packaging information is transmitted in addition to the medicine bag identification information.

Further, after the control of taking out the medicine (step S15), the processing device 14a
To the medicine bag discharge command (step S1).
6) Also, a packaging confirmation process is performed to wait for the notification of the packaging completion from the controller 58 (step S).
17). Thereby, the controller 14 of the main body unit 10 in the medicine dispensing device for dispensing communicates with the controller 44 and the controller 58 so that
The bag packing unit 40 and the tablet packing machine 50 are interlocked and cooperate with each other. Although illustration of flowcharts and the like has been omitted, the above-described processing is performed every time prescription data is input.
It may be performed for each prescription or for each patient.

Next, the tablet packaging machine 50 (see the schematic diagram on the right side in FIG. 1) includes a number of tablet feeders 53 and collection mechanisms 54 and 55 for collecting the tablets 1a discharged from these tablet feeders 53. A packing device 56 for packing the tablets 1a received from the collecting mechanisms 54 and 55, and discharging the tablets from an appropriate tablet feeder 53 according to the prescription.
It is collected by the tablet collecting mechanisms 54 and 55 and sent to the lower tablet input section 56a.
Is to be packaged in

That is, in the housing of the tablet packaging machine 50,
A medicine store 51 is provided on the upper side, and a packaging device 56 is provided on the lower side. Further, a chute 54 and a hopper 55 as a tablet collecting mechanism communicate between them. The tablet storages 52 that can be individually slid are arranged side by side, and in each tablet storage 52, several to dozens of detachable tablet feeders 53 are stored side by side vertically and horizontally. I have.

Each tablet feeder 53 includes a container for storing a large number of tablets and a mechanism for discharging a specified number of tablets, and includes a dispensing device accommodated in the cassette 20 of the dispensing medicine dispensing apparatus. Dispensing drugs of the same type as the dispensing drug 1 are stored in a state of being separated, that is, without being packaged in a sheet or the like. The packaging device 56 also includes a printer 56b capable of printing on the print area of the sachet 3 immediately before packaging and a cutter 56c capable of perforating or cutting the sachet 3 immediately after packaging. The sachet 3 containing the tablets 1a, which has been appropriately cut, is discharged toward the tray 45 or the like outside the tablet sachet 50 by the conveyor 57 or the like.

Such an operation of the tablet packing machine 50, that is, packing processing, is performed under the control of a built-in controller 58. The controller 58 (see FIG. 5)
It is composed mainly of a microprocessor and the like,
This is performed after receiving the packaging command transmitted from the controller 14 of the dispensing medicine dispensing apparatus. That is, when a command is input from the processing device 14a (step S31),
In accordance with the dispensing instruction, a required number of tablets 1a are sequentially discharged from the corresponding tablet feeder 53, and packaging is performed in the required number of packaging bags 3 (step S32).
At this time, the printer 56b is controlled to print the medicine bag identification information together with the medicine name on the print area 3a of the sachet 3. Then, when the packaging process is completed, including the discharge by the conveyor 57, a notification to that effect is returned to the controller 14 (step S33).

Finally, the bag filling section 40 (see FIG. 1) sets the medicine bag 2 in the automatic sheet feeder in order to pack the medicine 1 dispensed from the main body 10 by the conveyor 36 into the medicine bag 2 as it is. Printer 41 and the filling unit 4 into which the medicine bag 2 and the medicine for dispensing 1 are put.
2 and a conveyor 3 next to the main body 10.
6 are connected to each other. The built-in units 41 and 42 are arranged from top to bottom in this order, fixed or mounted on a support frame (not shown) or a suitable mounting shelf, and operate under the control of the controller 44. Has become.

The printer 41 of the bag packing section 40 may be a single printer, but a plurality of printers 41 are provided to handle various types of medicine bags 2 having different sizes and the like. And the medicine bag 2
It prints dispensing information such as patient name and prescription information and medicine bag identification information. Further, these printers 41 include a printer 4
A chute 41a that guides the medicine bag 2 discharged from the container 1 to the loading section 42a of the stuffing unit 42 when the medicine bag 2 falls.
Is attached. Accordingly, the dispensing medicine dispensing device 10 + 40 includes a printer that prints dispensing information on the medicine bag 2.

The stuffing unit 42 has an input section 42a having a wide upper opening and a narrow lower opening, and a pair of lower-side horizontal driving members and a suction device (not shown) provided below the input section 42a. Suction pad 42b
The medicine bag 2 discharged from the printer 41 is guided between the pair of suction pads 42b via the input section 42a, and the medicine bag 2 is sucked from both sides by the suction pads 42b, and the suction pads 42b are separated from each other. Thus, the medicine bag 2 is held in a state where the mouth is opened upward.
Then, in this state, when the medicine for dispensing 1 is conveyed from the main body 10 by the conveyor 36, the medicine for dispensing 1 is put into the medicine bag 2 via the introduction part 42a. When the suction using the suction pad 42b is stopped, the medicine bag 2 falls downward with the medicine for dispensing 1 stored therein, and is carried out by the conveyor 43 to the outside tray 45 or the like. Thus, the filling unit 42 automatically stores the medicine 1 taken out in the medicine bag 2.

The controller 44 of the bag stuffing section 40 (see FIG. 5)
), And is mainly composed of a microprocessor communicably connected to the controller 14 of the main body unit 10. When receiving a medicine bag printing instruction from the controller 14 by a program process or the like, an appropriate printer 41 is selected and the printer 41 is selected. Is controlled to perform a medicine bag printing process (step S21). At this time, based on the dispensing information accompanying the medicine bag printing command from the controller 14, the prescription information to be printed on the medicine bag 2 together with the medicine bag identification information and the patient information is listed separately for the medicine for dispensing 1 and the tablet 1a. The control of the printer 41 is performed as described above. Also, the medicine information is printed on the medicine bag 2 for a small amount of medicine supplied from the tablet packaging machine 50 alone and not supplied from the main body 10. Thus, when the controller 44 controls the printer 41 to perform printing on the medicine bag 2, the controller 44 includes not only the dispensing information on the medicine for dispensing by dispensing the main body 10 but also the tablet packaging machine 5.
Control means for printing information on the medicine packaged at 0, that is, dispensing information on the medicine packing machine side.

Further, the controller 44 outputs the medicine bag 2 after printing from the printer 41 to the filling unit 4.
When it is set to 2, it is detected and a notification to that effect is sent back to the controller 14 in the main unit 10 of the dispensing medicine dispensing device (step S22). After that, it waits for a medicine bag discharge command from the controller 14, and upon receiving the command, from the filling unit 42, the dispensing medicine 1
The medicine bag 2 containing the medicine bag is discharged (step S23).

The mode of use and operation of the dispensing system of the first embodiment having such a configuration will be described. First,
The operation and the like when the medicine for dispensing 1 is taken out by the main body 10 will be described. Next, the operation and the like when the medicine 1 for dispensing dispensed from the body 10 will be packed into the medicine bag 2 by the bag packing section 40 will be described. .

First, an appropriate number of dispensing medicines 1 such as PTP tablets and patches are accommodated in each cassette 20, and the dispensing medicines 1 are urged by the pusher 21 toward the medicine removing position. To do. Then, the shelves 13 are pulled out, each cassette 20 is mounted thereon, and the shelves 13 are pushed back. In the same manner, the cassette 20
With. At this time, the controller 14 also operates the input device 14c or reads necessary information from the created recording medium, and sets appropriate storage information and medicine information in the storage device 14b. Further, the packaging information on the tablets 1a stored in the tablet feeder 53 of the tablet packaging machine 50 is also set in the storage device 14b. In this way, a number of cassettes 20 containing the dispensing medicines 1 are set in a state where the medicines can be taken out.

When dispensing the dispensing agent 1 such as a PTP tablet based on the prescription, the input device 14c
The prescription data is input to the controller 14 by performing the operations described above. At this time, the patient name and other patient information are input together with prescription information such as the type and number of medicines. Then, the controller 14 stores the input information and the storage device 14b.
Is determined based on this information (step S12), and if necessary, a command is transmitted to the controller 58 (step S13). Further, a command for printing the medicine bag is sent to the controller 44 (step S14). Then, under the control of the controller 14, the main body 10 performs the following drug removal processing (step S15).

That is, the movable member 33 moves to the cassette 20 (in FIG. 2, the second cassette from the top and the second cassette from the right) in which the dispensing medicine 1 is stored. The moved rubber belt 35 faces the corresponding cassette 20. Since the cassette 20 has three cutouts 24, only three of the four rubber belts 35 (the three leftmost belts excluding the rightmost belt in FIG. 2A) are opposed to each other.

The three rubber belts 35 enter the notches 24, and the rollers 35b rotate for a predetermined time (FIG. 3).
reference). Then, the dispensing agent 1 that has been in contact with the rubber belt 35 is lifted obliquely upward by the rubber belt 35 (see arrow B), and thereafter falls by gravity and is taken into the bucket 34 (see arrow C). At that time, the contact between the rubber belt 35 and the dispensing agent 1 is maintained through a large number of protrusions 35a, and the protrusions 35a sometimes cause stick-slip at individual timings when rubbing with the dispensing agent 1, so that the whole Small micro vibrations occur. In this way, only one dispensing medicine 1 is reliably taken out of the cassette 20 without pulling out the subsequent dispensing medicine 1 that is not in contact with the rubber belt 35 together.

When such an operation is repeated by the designated number, the required number of necessary dispensing medicines 1 are secured in the bucket 34. If the dispensing of another kind of dispensing medicine is also specified, the movable member 33 further moves to the cassette 20 containing the dispensing medicine, and the notch 24
(I.e., one of one to four) rubber belts 35 is operated, and the specified number of the dispensing medicines are also added to the bucket 34. In this way, the specified various dispensing medicines are collected in the bucket 34 as necessary.

When the movable member 33 moves and the bucket 34 comes above the conveyor 36, the bucket 3
The bottom of 4 opens and closes. Then, the collected medicine for dispensing falls onto the conveyor 36, is conveyed by the conveyor 36, and is sent to the bag packing section 40. Thus,
The medicine is taken out of the medicine cassette 20 containing the desired medicine for dispensing, and the medicine is conveyed to a predetermined medicine dispensing position, that is, a bag packing section 40,
The medicine is automatically dispensed by the main body 10 of the medicine dispensing device for dispensing. At that time, even if the dispensing medicine 1 is packaged in a packaging sheet or the like, the medicine 1 is dispensed in a package without cutting the packaging sheet.

Next, the operation of packing the medicine 1 taken out of the main body 10 into the medicine bag 2 by the bag packing section 40 will be described. Each of the cassettes 20 of the main body 10 accommodates an appropriate medicine 1 for dispensing, and the printer 41 of the bag packing section 40 has a sufficient number of medicine bags 2 set therein. It is assumed that an appropriate tablet 1a is also set in 53 (see FIG. 1).

Then, the prescription data is input to the controller 14 of the main body 10 via the input device 14c (step S11 in FIG. 5), and the program processing of the controller 14 adds to the dispensing of the dispensing medicine 1 in sheet units. If it is determined that the fractional tablets 1a need to be packaged (step S12), a packaging instruction is sent from the controller 14 to the controller 58 (step S1).
3). Then, the tablet packing machine 50 receives the command (step S31), and packs the specified number of tablets 1a into the packing bag 3 having the specified number of packages (step S3).
2). At this time, a medicine bag number is printed on the print area 3a of the sachet 3 together with the medicine name as medicine bag identification information.
In this way, a fraction of the tablets 1a are packaged, and the tablets 1a are sent out to the tray 45 by the conveyor 57 or the like. Then, a predetermined end notification is transmitted from the controller 58 to the controller 14, and the end of the packaging process is reported from the tablet packaging machine 50 to the main body 10 (step S3).
3).

When a command to print a medicine bag is sent from the controller 14 to the controller 44 (step S14), the bag packing section 40 receives the command and prints a medicine bag (step S21). That is, the dispensing information is printed on the print column of the medicine bag 2 by the corresponding printer 41 in addition to the date and the medicine bag number (see FIG. 6A). The medicine bag number matches the medicine bag number printed on the print area 3a of the sachet 3 by the tablet sachet 50.
The dispensing information includes patient information, prescription information, and drug information. The patient information includes a patient name and a patient code, the prescription information includes contents and usage, and the drug information includes a drug name and the like. (See FIG. 6)
(B)).

When printing such information, in particular, regarding the contents of the prescription information, the unit of dispensing by the main body unit 10, for example, the sheet unit is specified, and the unit of dispensing by the tablet dispensing machine 50, for example, the number of tablets and the like. The number of packages is also specified. In the printing of the medicine information, not only the explanation and the illustration of the medicine dispensed by the main body 10 but also the medicine which is not the object of the dispensation by the main body 10 is packed by the tablet packing machine 50. The description of the medicine that has been made is printed. Thus, the dispensing information of the medicine packaging machine is also printed on the medicine bag 2.

After printing, the medicine bag 2 is sent to the packing unit 42 via the chute 41a, the mouth is opened, and the medicine bag 2 is held in that state. Then, a predetermined setting completion notification is transmitted from the controller 44 to the controller 14, and the bag filling unit 40 notifies the main body unit 10 that the medicine bag 2 has been set to a state in which the dispensing medicine 1 can be charged (step S22). ). Then, in the main body 10 of the medicine dispensing device for dispensing, the medicine is taken out based on the prescription data as described above (step S15), and the desired medicine 1 for dispensing is taken out in a unit such as a sheet. And the stuffing unit 42 via the conveyor 36 and the like.
Packed in the medicine bag 2 inside.

Then, a command to discharge the medicine bag is transmitted from the controller 14 to the controller 44 (step S1).
6) In response to this instruction (step S23), the bag 2 containing the dispensing medicine 1 is carried out from the filling unit 42 to the tray 45 by the conveyor 43 in the bag packing section 40.
Thus, the tray 45 is instructed by one prescription, and the dispensing medicine dispensing device 10 + 40 and the tablet packing machine 50
1,1 automatically dispensed by dispensing and dispensing
a is collected together with the medicine bag 2.

Thereafter, these medicines are transported to an inspection department or the like in order to be subjected to a final inspection or the like. Since the medicine 1 dispensed by the dispensing medicine dispensing device 10 + 40 has already been automatically stored in the medicine bag 2, When putting the whole together, the operator only needs to pack the remaining tablets 1 a in the sachet 3 into the medicine bag 2. In addition, at that time, the medicine bag number of medicine bag 2 and the sachet 3
It is possible to easily and surely check by checking the medicine bag number. In addition, in the controller 14,
After confirming that the dispensing based on one prescription has been completed by the packaging completion notification from the controller 58 (step S17), the dispensing based on the next prescription is started.

[0069]

Second Embodiment A second embodiment of the dispensing system according to the present invention, in which FIG. 7 shows a front elevational view of the whole and FIG. 8 shows a function-related diagram of each control device, will be described. FIG. 7 corresponds to FIG. 1 of the above-described first embodiment, and FIG. 8 corresponds to FIG. 5, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

This dispensing system is different from the above-described first embodiment in that a printer 61 for supplying the medicine bag 4 is added to the bag packing section 40 and the other filling unit 6
2 is added to the bag packing section 40, and the point that the transfer mechanism of the sachet 3 including the conveyor 63 and the elevator 64 is interposed between the bag packing section 40 and the tablet packing machine 50 (FIG. 7).
reference). Along with these additions, some of the processes of the controllers 14, 44, 58 have also been partially changed (FIG. 8).
reference).

The medicine bag 4 is formed in a larger size than the medicine bag 2 so that the medicine bag 4 becomes an outer bag and the medicine bag 2 becomes an inner bag to be inserted therein, and the medicine bag 2 is transparent or semi-transparent so that the stored medicine can be seen through. It is formed using a transparent film or the like. The printer 61 also prints dispensing information and the like under the control of the controller 44 in the same manner as the printer 41. The medicine bag 4 discharged from the printer 61 is also filled with the stuffing unit 42 via the chute 41a and the next stuffing like the medicine bag 2. It is sent to the unit 62 (see FIG. 7).

The stuffing unit 62 is substantially the same as the stuffing unit 42 described above, and is capable of holding the medicine bag 4 that has fallen through the stuffing unit 42 with the mouth open. . Further, the medicine bag 4 is discharged to the conveyor 43 by opening the bottom plate.
Under the control of the controller 58, the transport mechanism of the sachet 3 first lifts the sachet 3 carried out by the conveyor 57 to the height of the conveyor 63 by the elevator of the elevator 64, and then the packing unit 42 by the conveyor 63. To the input section 42a. Thus, the medicine such as the tablets 1 a packaged by the tablet packaging machine 50 is automatically stored in the medicine bag 2.

After inputting the prescription data, the controller 14 sends and confirms a command for outer bag printing, ie, printing of the medicine bag 4, prior to printing of the inner bag, ie, printing of the medicine bag 2 (step S1A). After the inner bag is discharged, that is, the medicine bag 2 is discharged, a command for discharging the outer bag, that is, the discharge of the medicine bag 4 is transmitted (step S1B). In addition, in order to conform to the fact that the sachet 3 is automatically stored in the medicine bag 2, a process of checking the sachet is performed before the inner bag is discharged (step S16,
S17). Although illustration is omitted, the processing of the inner bag (steps S12 to S17) is repeated for each type of medicine specified by the prescription data.

The controller 44 controls the printing of the inner bag for the medicine bag 2 and the storage of the medicine in the inner bag (steps S21 to S23). Control such as inner bag storage is also performed (steps S2A to S2C). At this time, only information on the corresponding medicine in the dispensing information is printed by the printer 41 on the medicine bag 2, while dispensing data on all kinds of medicines specified by the prescription data is printed on the medicine bag 4 by the printer 6.
Print with 1. The medicine bag 4 is packed in the unit 6.
At the time of setting to 2, the control to open the bottom plate of the stuffing unit 42 is also performed.

After completing the packaging process, the controller 58 controls the elevator 64 and the conveyor 63 before notifying the completion of the packaging process, so that the packaging bag 3
Is carried out, and then carried out to be carried out (step S3A). By this and the packaging confirmation processing of the controller 14, the fractional tablets 1a supplied from the tablet packaging machine 50 are surely automatically stored in the medicine bag 2.

In the case of the dispensing system according to the second embodiment, when prescription data is input, first, the medicine bag 4 is printed, and the medicine bag 4 passes through the filling unit 42 and is set in the filling unit 62. (Step S1
A, S2A, S2B). When the preparation of the medicine bag 4 serving as the outer bag is completed, printing of the medicine bag 2 and setting of the medicine bag 2 in the stuffing unit 42 are performed for each kind of medicine (steps S14, S21, S22). 20 is dispensed (step S15), and the tablet 1a is also dispensed from the tablet feeder 53 (steps S13, S31 to S33, S16). Then, the medicine bag 2 is placed in the medicine bag in the packing unit 62. 4
(Steps S17 and S23). Thus,
Of the various types of drugs specified in the prescription, the first type, not only the one packed in a sheet or the like but also the fractional one, is stored in the first inner bag, that is, the medicine bag 2. Is done.

Further, if the next medicine is specified in the prescription data, the controller 14 repeats the same control for the next medicine bag 2 (steps S12 to S17). Then, in the same manner, among the various types of drugs specified in the prescription, the second type of drugs, as well as the ones packed together in a sheet or the like, also all of the fractional fractions are the second type. It is stored in the inner bag, that is, the medicine bag 2. This medicine bag 2 is also put into the medicine bag 4 in the filling unit 62 like the medicine bag 2 described above. The same process is repeated while the unprocessed drug remains in the prescription data.

When the medicine removal for one prescription is completed, the controller 14 sends a command for discharging the outer bag to the controller 44 (step S1).
B), the medicine bag 4 in the filling unit 62 is discharged from the filling unit 62 and sent out to the tray 45 by the conveyor 43 (step S2C). Thus,
Automatic dispensing and automatic bagging of a drug corresponding to one prescription are performed. Then, the same process is repeated for each prescription, and automatic payout or the like is performed in prescription units.
Further, the above processing is repeated not only for each prescription but also on the basis of a patient name, a patient code, and the like, so that automatic payout or the like is performed on a patient basis.

The medicines dispensed by automatic processing up to bag filling in this way are transported from the dispensing department to the inspection department, where they are subjected to final inspection and the like. At this time, when the number of medicines is small, it is convenient to simply take out the inner bag 2 from the medicine bag 4 so that the kind and number of the medicines 1 and 1a therein can be confirmed. If the number of medicines is too large to check by looking through the medicine, the inner bag 2 is taken out of the medicine bag 4 and the medicines 1 and 1a are taken out of the inner bag 2 as well. Since the bags are separated, not only is the checking operation easy, but it is also easy to return the medicine to the medicine bag.

[0080]

Third Embodiment A third embodiment of the dispensing system according to the present invention, in which a function-related diagram of each control device is shown in FIG. 9, will be described.
FIG. 9 corresponds to FIG. 8 of the second embodiment described above, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. This dispensing system is different from the above-described second embodiment in that the main body 10 of the dispensing medicine dispensing device also includes cutting means such as a blister package, and the controller 14 and the controller 14 The processing of 58 is also partially changed.

The dispensing device for dispensing medicine provided with cutting means and the like dispenses the medicine in a unit such as a package, and also cuts the package or the like appropriately when a fraction of the medicine is needed. Only a certain amount of medicine can be dispensed (for details, refer to JP-A-2-30967). The controller 14 receives the confirmation response from the controller 58 when transmitting the packaging command to the controller 58 (step S13), and checks whether or not the tablet packaging machine 50 is ready for packaging. In addition, as described above, in addition to the control of taking out the sheets in a unit as a package without cutting the package or the like as described above (step S15), the controller 14 also controls the fraction taking with cutting (step S1C). . However, this fraction removal is performed only when packaging by the tablet packaging machine 50 is impossible.

Further, the controller 5 of the tablet packaging machine 50
8 receives the packaging instruction from the controller 14, confirms whether or not processing in accordance with the instruction is possible, and returns a confirmation result (step S3B). The processing is performed only when packaging is possible (step S3).
C). If the tablet feeder 53 does not operate even if the medicine specified by the packaging instruction is not present in the tablet feeder 53, it responds that packaging is impossible.

In this case, as long as the tablet packing machine 50 can pack, the sheet is taken out by the dispensing medicine dispensing device and the fraction packing is performed by the tablet packing machine 50 in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and the tablet packing machine 50 is promptly opened. The desired drug is supplied. On the other hand, for medicines that cannot be packaged by the tablet packing machine 50, the dispensing medicine dispensing device also performs sheet cutting and fractional cutting, and temporarily supplies desired medicines as needed.

In this way, even if the packaging sheet or the like can be cut, packaging by the tablet packaging machine is preferentially performed.
In the normal state where all units operate properly, the required amount
While the required number of medicines can be dispensed quickly, the entire dispensing system is prevented from stopping due to the tablet packing machine even when the tablets are insufficient or the packing machine does not operate sufficiently. can do. Even in such a case, it is preferable that whether to cut the packaging sheet or the like can be selectively set for each type of medicine or packaging material in consideration of the harm caused by accidental ingestion.

[0085]

Modification In the first and second embodiments described above, the main body 10 for taking out the medicine for dispensing and sending it to the bag packing section 40 is a single body capable of dispensing various medicines for dispensing. However, this is an example in which the effect of the combination with the bagging section 40 seems to be the greatest. The present invention is not limited to this, and a medicine dispensing device for dispensing as in the third embodiment or another existing product may be used for the main body 10.
In that case, a single device may be used, but a plurality of devices containing different types of drugs are arranged side by side, and a transport mechanism or the like for collecting the dispensing drugs taken out of them and carrying them to the bag packing section 40 is provided. Is also good.

Further, the printer 41 and the printer 61 are built in the bag packing section 40, but the present invention is not limited to this. If the medicine bag 2 and the medicine bag 4 can be put into the filling unit 42, the medicine bag 2 and the medicine bag 4 may be built in the main body 10 or may be put together in another unit.

Further, the medicine packaging machine is not limited to the tablet packaging machine 50, but may be any packaging machine such as a powder packaging machine that can package desired medicines by an appropriate amount. Such a powder packaging machine may be installed in place of the tablet packaging machine 50, both may be arranged side by side, or one of them may be arranged in a plurality of rows,
Both may be provided with a plurality of units.

Further, in any of the embodiments, the processing device 1 of the controller 14 of the main body 10 of the medicine dispensing device for dispensing is used.
4a is the controller 44 of the bagging section 40 and the tablet packaging machine 5
Although the entire system cooperates by controlling the controller 58 (see FIG. 5, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9), a part such as sequence control of the entire system (for example, steps S11 and S12 and command transmission). ) May be controlled by an independent main controller with or without the input device 14c or the like. Alternatively, it may be entrusted to another controller 44 or controller 58.

[0089]

As is clear from the above description, in the dispensing device for dispensing medicine of the present invention, the medicine can be arbitrarily required in a required amount and in a required number without cutting the packaging sheet of the dispensing medicine. In addition to improving the efficiency of drug dispensing and preventing accidental ingestion, it is possible to collect drugs based on dispensing information even if the same type of drug is dispensed in a distributed and dispensed manner. There is an advantageous effect that a good dispensing system can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall longitudinal sectional front view of a first embodiment of a dispensing system of the present invention.

2 (a) is a rear view and FIG. 2 (b) is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main body of the dispensing medicine dispensing device.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal side view around a medicine take-out position.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the arrangement of the friction members as viewed from the back.

FIG. 5 is a function-related diagram of a main unit and a bag filling unit of the medicine dispensing device for dispensing and each control device in the medicine packing machine.

FIG. 6 is an example of a medicine bag and dispensing information printed on the medicine bag.

FIG. 7 is an overall longitudinal sectional front view of a second embodiment of the dispensing system of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a function-related diagram for each control device.

FIG. 9 is a function-related diagram of each control device in a third embodiment of the dispensing system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Drug for dispensing (PTP and other drugs to be dispensed in sheet form) 1a Tablets (pills, powders, and other drugs for packaging) 2 Medicine bags (outer or inner bags) 3 Packaging bags (wrapping paper, packaging Band) 3a print area (surface area on which medicine bag identification information can be printed) 4 medicine bag (inner or outer bag) 10 main body (dispensing medicine dispensing device) 11 inner plate (fixing member, cassette support means) 12 rail ( 13 Pull-out member, cassette support means 13 Shelf (movable part, cassette support means) 14 Controller (control device) 14a Processing device (program execution means) 14b Storage device (main storage, secondary storage) 14c Input device (operation panel Prescription data input means such as communication and communication circuits) 20 cassette (medicine cassette) 21 pusher (advancing / retracting member, urging means) 22 winding unit (spring force transmitting member, urging means) 23 D (elastic body, forward force generating member, urging means) 24 Notch (friction member entry site, medicine removal position) 30 Dispensing and transport mechanism (drug removal means + friction member moving means + medicine transportation means) 31 Vertical guide (Y direction) Guide member, vertical drive means,
Shelf moving means) 32 Horizontal guide (X direction guide member, left and right driving means,
In-shelf moving means) 33 Movable member (XY moving section, friction member mounting body, moving means between cassettes) 34 Bucket (temporary receiving box, medicine removing means) 34a Inclined plate (guide member for taking out medicine, medicine taking out means) 35 Rubber belt (Elastic body, endless member, friction member,
Drug take-out means) 35a Projection (elastic body, friction member, medicine take-out means) 35b Roller (endless member, friction member drive means,
Drug take-out means) 36 Conveyor (medicine transport means) 37 Dispensing box (dispensing position of medicine for dispensing) 40 Bag filling part (interlocking part, additional part, medicine dispensing device for dispensing) 41 Printer (medical bag supply means, dispensing information printing means) 41a Chute (medicine bag guideway) 42 Packing unit (bag filling device for medicine bag or inner bag thereof) 42a Input unit (medical bag or inner bag and medicine receiving port) 42b Suction pad (opening / cumulative means for medicine bag or inner bag) Means) 43 Conveyor (medicine bag transport mechanism, medicine bag discharging means) 44 Controller (control device) 50 Tablet packaging machine (drug packaging machine) 51 Chemical storage (drug shelf, tablet storage storage) 52 Tablet storage (tablet feeder storage) Unit) 53 Tablet feeder 54 Chute (guide path, upper tablet collection path, tablet collection mechanism) 55 Hopper (common path, lower tablet) Collection route, tablet collection mechanism) 56 Packaging device 56a Tablet input section (collection tablet input port) 56b Printer (head, built-in printing mechanism, medicine bag identification information printing means) 56c Cutter (packing band cutting mechanism, sachet cutting mechanism) 57 Conveyor (packing bag transport mechanism, packing bag discharge unit) 58 Controller (control device) 61 Printer (medicine bag supply means, dispensing information printing means) 62 Packing unit (bag filling device for outer bag of medicine bag) 63 Conveyor (horizontal) Transfer mechanism, means for introducing sachets) 64 Elevator (vertical transfer mechanism, means for introducing sachets)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A dispensing medicine dispensing device for accommodating various kinds of dispensing medicines, taking out the medicines, and transporting the medicines to a predetermined position, and containing and containing the same kind of dispensing medicines as the dispensing medicines. A dispensing system provided with a medicine dispensing machine for taking out and dispensing, a printer for printing dispensing information on a medicine bag, and control means for causing this printer to also print dispensing information on the medicine dispensing machine side. A dispensing system characterized by the following.