JPH1142833A - Printer for envelope - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform printing capable of simply discriminating a drug to be administered. SOLUTION: A printing means 8 (9-13) performs the color printing of image data. A memory means 1 stores image data at every drug and a drug administration leading compsn. A control means 3 obtains the image data and drug administration leading compsn. concerned from the memory means 1 on the basis of prescription data at every patient to form printing data to transmit this data to the printing means 8 (9-13).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a medicine bag printing apparatus,
In particular, the present invention relates to a medicine bag printing apparatus capable of printing image data in color on a medicine bag or a medication instruction sheet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a medicine bag printing apparatus, there is a medicine bag printing apparatus in which the size of a medicine bag is selected according to the contents of a prescription, and a patient name, usage, and the like are printed (for example, 7-96).
No. 44).

[0003] As another medicine bag printing apparatus, there is one which prints image data of medicine on a medicine bag (for example, see Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-140947). This medicine bag printing apparatus can print a dosing method such as “morning, lunch, evening and after each meal” next to the image data of the medicine.

[0004]

However, in the former medicine bag printing apparatus, if there are a plurality of kinds of medicines, it becomes difficult to determine which medicine should be taken in which method.

Further, in the latter medicine bag printing apparatus, what can be printed is the form of the medicine itself, and in fact, each medicine is different from the form of being packaged and delivered to the patient. This form after packaging is one that packages multiple types of drugs together, or even the same drug can be put in a capsule,
Generally, they are different, such as being wrapped in wrapping paper. For this reason, simply printing the form of the medicine itself may make the determination difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a medicine bag printing apparatus capable of performing printing in which a medicine to be taken can be easily discriminated.

[0007]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above problems, in a medicine bag printing apparatus provided with a printing means for printing image data in color, image data for each medicine and a medication instruction text are stored. And a control unit for reading the corresponding image data and medication instruction sentence from the storage unit based on the prescription data of each patient, creating print data, and transmitting the print data to the print unit.

[0008] The image data is image data of a medicine actually delivered to a patient. For example, the storage means stores a medicine main body image and a heat seal packaging image,
The control means may generate print data by acquiring image data by distinguishing the medicine main body image and the heat seal packaging image based on the dispensing data for each patient, and transmit the print data to the printing means. Further, when a plurality of kinds of medicines are bundled, the control means may acquire image data of the corresponding medicines, create bundled print data, and transmit the data to the printing means. As the bundled print data, individual image data of a plurality of corresponding drugs,
Examples include those created by enclosing them in a frame indicating a medicine packaging paper, or by inserting the character “single package” together with individual image data.

According to the medicine bag printing apparatus having the above-described configuration, the control means reads the corresponding image data and medicine taking instruction sentence from the storage means based on the prescription data for each patient, creates print data, and prepares the medicine bag and medicine taking instruction. Printing is performed at a predetermined position on the paper. The printed content is a color print of the image data of the medicine that is actually delivered to the patient. Therefore, even if there are a plurality of prescribed medicines, the patient can determine at a glance which medicine is, and does not mistakenly take the medicine. In addition, since the medication instruction text is printed next to each image data, there is no mistake in taking the medication.

In the medicine bag printing apparatus having the above-described configuration, it is preferable that the image data be rearranged in the order of taking, since it becomes easy for the patient to see.

The storage means further stores face photograph data for each pharmacist, and the control means further obtains the corresponding face photograph data based on the medicine information for each patient to create print data. Is preferred.

According to this configuration, when a question arises about a medicine or the like, an inquiry destination is clear and quick response is possible.

Further, the storage means further stores pharmacist selection information for selecting a pharmacist, and the control means further selects a corresponding pharmacist from the pharmacist selection information based on the drug information for each patient. Preferably, the face photograph data is obtained and transmitted to the printing means.

According to this configuration, when the medicine information is input, the face photograph data of the pharmacist in charge of prescription is automatically selected, and the photograph of the face of the pharmacist in charge can be printed on a medicine bag or the like.

Preferably, the printing means includes a plurality of external printers, and the control means automatically selects which printer to print based on the created print data.

According to this configuration, each printer can be used efficiently.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a medicine bag printing apparatus according to this embodiment. This medicine bag printing device includes a storage device 1,
It comprises a medicine bag forming device 2 and a central processing unit (CPU) 3. The CPU 3 includes a host computer 4, a CRT display 5, a keyboard 6, a digital still camera 7,
An external printer 8 and the like are connected. The external printer 8 includes an external first printer 9 and an external second printer 10, a local printer 11, a network first printer 12, and a network second printer 13.

The storage device 1 stores a medicine master file, a medicine image data file, a medication instructor setting file, a face photograph image data file, a pharmacist master file, and the like.

As shown in Table 1, the medicine master file includes a medicine code, a medicine name, a form code, a standard amount, a medicine effect code, and an effect / effect.

[0021]

[Table 1]

As the medicine code, an abbreviated name of the medicine name is used. For example, the abbreviation “Kafui” is used for the drug “Kafselsai”. The form code is a symbol corresponding to the form of each medicine to be delivered to the patient. Specifically, a symbol corresponding to the medicine itself consisting of tablets, capsules, powders, liquids for internal use, external preparations, etc., heat-sealed packages packaged by pharmaceutical companies, and packages packaged by pharmacies using packaging machines And a symbol corresponding to the packaging of a drug such as a product. The standard amount refers to a prescription amount of the medicine set in advance. The standard amount of “0.5 g” in the powder G in Table 1 means that the powder G is heat-sealed in units of 0.5 g. The medicinal effect code is a code number assigned to each medicine, and is used at the time of a printer selection process described later. The indication indicates the effect or effect of each medicine, and is used as the original data at the time of editing the print data in the medicine guidance sheet print data creation processing and medicine bag print data creation processing described later.

The medicine image data file includes an index data section and an image file section.

As shown in Table 2, the index data section includes a medicine code, a medicine identification code, a package identification code, a main body image file name, a package image file name, and the like.

[0025]

[Table 2]

The drug identification symbol is a symbol stamped or printed on the drug body. The package identification symbol is a symbol printed on the packaging of the medicine. The annotation indicates a case where the same drug is prescribed in a different manner, such as when the tablet is divided or pulverized (pulverized). For example, in the case of the tablet D, the annotation 1 is divided and the annotation 2 is crushed, which means that, when prescribing, there are cases where the tablet is divided and packaged and cases where it is crushed and packaged. The image data in this case is the other image 1
And 2 corresponding to each file name are read.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image file section is composed of image files corresponding to the respective identification symbols.

The face photograph image data file includes an index data section and an image file section, similarly to the medicine image data file. The index data section is composed of a pharmacist code and a face photo image file name as shown in Table 3.

[0029]

[Table 3]

As shown in FIG. 3, the image file section is composed of a face photograph image file of the pharmacist corresponding to the pharmacist code.

As each image data of the medicine image data file and the face photograph image data file, for example, an image read by the digital still camera 7 is used. The file format does not matter, such as BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, and PhotoCD. Instead of the digital still camera 7, an image scanner or a CD-ROM drive for reading PhotoCD may be used. Further, the image data is not limited to a real photograph, and may be composed of an illustration or the like.

The medication instructor setting file includes, as shown in Table 4, setting conditions and a medication instructor (pharmacist) code. The setting condition includes valid / invalid data and condition contents.

[0033]

[Table 4]

The valid / invalid data is data for selecting a corresponding section in order to determine a medication instructor. The condition content is composed of a category and a corresponding item code. If the fixed classification is valid, the medication instructor described in that column is selected regardless of other conditions. Each item code of the drug effect category corresponds to the drug effect code of the drug master file. Each item code of each medical department corresponds to each medical department, and each item code of each age group corresponds to each age group.

As shown in Table 5, the printer type master file includes a printer type code, an output destination device, a printer type, a model, and a printer driver file name.

[0036]

[Table 5] Based on various information of the printer type master file, print data according to various specifications and conditions of each printer can be created.

As shown in Table 6, the output printer setting file includes setting conditions and a printer type code. The setting condition includes valid / invalid data and condition contents.

[0038]

[Table 6]

The valid / invalid is data for judging which section is to be selected in order to select an output printer. The condition content is composed of item data corresponding to the category, and is determined in consideration of a preferable combination of printers. The validity / invalidity and condition contents have the same configuration as that of the medication instructor setting file. In the printer type code, "output" is displayed in a column corresponding to the selected printer. For example,
When the medicinal effect code = 0001 (anticancer drug), the printer type code = 32 (the second printer on the network) is selected.

As shown in Table 7, the pharmacist master file includes a pharmacist code, a pharmacist name, and a pharmacist name.

[0041]

[Table 7]

As shown in FIG. 4, the medicine bag forming apparatus 2 includes a roll 14 on which a sheet for forming a medicine bag or a medication instruction sheet is wound, and a heat welding section 15 for heat welding a predetermined portion of the sheet.
And a cutting unit 16 for cutting the medicine-guiding sheet for each of the formed medicine bags or for each predetermined size, and a printer 17 for printing on each medicine bag or the medicine-guiding sheet. The printer 17 for printing on a medicine bag is prepared for a large size or a small size according to the size of the medicine bag.

The CPU 3 drives and controls the medicine bag forming device 2 and the printers 8 (9 to 13), 17 and the like based on input signals from the host computer 4, a keyboard and the like, and performs predetermined printing on the medicine bag or the medication instruction sheet. .

Hereinafter, the print control by the CPU 3 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

In the printing control, first, as shown in FIG.
The prescription data is read from the host computer 4 (step S1). The prescription data is data for each patient. Prescription data includes hospital / dispensing pharmacy, dispensing date, patient number, patient name (kana, kanji), hospital name, doctor name, medication instructor name, outpatient / hospitalization, exchange number, gender, date of birth, medical department , Prescription date, prescription number, drug name, usage, dosage, administration time, and the like.

Next, the received prescription data is converted into dispensing data (step S2). Specifically, the prescription data is converted from the code system of the host computer 4 to the code system of the medicine bag printing apparatus, the detailed information on the medicine is acquired from the medicine master file using the medicine code of the prescription data, The volume is determined from the dose and usage, and the size of the medicine bag containing the drug is determined. In addition, the size of the medicine bag is easily determined according to the number of medicine packages, for example,
A small medicine bag may be determined for 1 to 12 packets, and a large medicine bag may be determined for 12 or more packets. Then, the dispensing data is displayed on the screen (step S3), and the display content can be changed (step S4). The display contents can be changed using the keyboard. The dispensing data can be directly input from the keyboard even if the prescription data is not read from the host computer. Table 8 shows the format of the dispensing data.

[0047]

[Table 8]

In the dispensing data, hospital / dispensing pharmacy and outpatient / hospitalization are fixed values. The age is calculated from the date of birth and the date of dispensing.

When the dispensing data is completed in this way,
Medication guidance paper print data creation processing (step S5: FIGS. 6 and 7) and medicine bag print data creation processing (step S5)
6: FIG. 10) is performed. The medication instruction sheet print data creation processing is performed for each selected printer, as described later. The medicine bag print data creation processing is performed by the medicine bag printing device 2.
This is performed for the printer 17 provided therein. For this reason, the medicine bag print data creation processing is repeated until print data is created for all medicine bags (step S7). When the print data is created for all the medicine bags, the print data is output to the printer selected in the print data creation process (step S8). Since a plurality of print data are created in the print data creation process, the output of the print data to the corresponding printer is performed until the output of all the print data is completed (step S9). When output of all print data is completed in this manner, the process returns to step S1, and the same processing is repeated.

In the medication instruction sheet print data creation process, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, first, a printer type code is selected by a printer selection process (FIG. 8) (step S11). Then, corresponding data is acquired from the printer type master file shown in Table 5 based on the selected printer type code (step S12), and the print data is edited (step S13). In the editing of the print data, the data of the dispensing date, patient name (kana, kanji), exchange number, hospital name, and prescription date shown in Table 8 based on the pre-stored printing layout of the medication instruction sheet are stored in the corresponding locations. assign.

Subsequently, face photograph image data is acquired by the face photograph image data selection acquiring process (FIG. 9) (step S).
14) As in step S13, the print data is edited (step S15). Further, all medicine data is acquired from the dispensing data (step S16), and the medicines are arranged in the order of taking by the medicine taking order arrangement process (FIG. 10) (step S17).

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the dose time or the meal category has been changed (step S18). If so, the print data is edited (step S19). The data selection acquisition process (FIG. 13) is performed (step S20), and the print data of the medicine image is edited (step S21).

Here, it is determined whether or not the medicine is packaged (step S22). If the medicine is to be packaged, the package print data is edited (step S23). The print data such as the medicine name is edited (step S24), and the next medicine data in the sorted data is obtained (step S25). In step S23, editing of print data in the case where a plurality of types of medicines are packaged together in a medicine package is also performed. In this case, the print data of each corresponding medicine may be obtained, the print data may be surrounded by a rectangular line drawing, and the print data may be newly processed by simulating that the medicine is wrapped in one package with medicine packaging paper. .

Steps S18 to S25 are performed until all drug data is completed (step S26).

In the printer selection process, as shown in FIG. 8, first, all data is obtained from the output printer setting file (Table 6) (step S31), and the validity of the setting conditions is determined.
Based on the invalid data, the section selection, that is, the method of selecting the printer type code is determined (step S32). If the fixed classification is valid, the printer type code corresponding to the column set as “output” in that row is acquired (step S33). If the medicinal category is valid, the data of the anticancer drug, the narcotics and the cardiovascular drug is output to the second network printer 13, the antidiabetic drug, the hormonal drug and the allergy drug are output to the first network printer 12, and the others are output. A code to be output to the printer 17 of the medicine bag forming device 2 is obtained (step S34). If the medical department classification is valid, the codes for outputting the pediatric and obstetrics / gynecology data to the second network printer 13 and the other data to the first network printer 12 are obtained (step S35). . If the age group is valid, the data of 0 to 12 years and the data of 60 to 150 years are output to the network first printer 12, and
A code for outputting data of 9 years old to the printer 17 of the medicine bag forming apparatus 2 is obtained (step S36). Then, the acquired code is set in the dispensing data (step S37).

In the face photograph image data selection and acquisition processing,
As shown in FIG. 9, first, all the data is acquired from the medication instructor setting file (Table 4) (step S41), and the classification is selected based on the valid / invalid data of the setting condition, that is, the method of selecting the medication instructor code. (Step S4
2).

If the fixed classification is valid, the corresponding medication instructor code is obtained (step S43). If the medicinal category is valid, a medication instructor code corresponding to the corresponding item code is acquired (step S44). If the medical department classification is valid, a medication instructor code corresponding to the corresponding item code is acquired (step S45). If the age category is valid, a medication instructor code corresponding to the corresponding age range is acquired (step S46).

Next, an output printer setting file (Table 6)
The printer type code is set in the dispensing data on the basis of (step S47). Further, an image file name of the face photo corresponding to the medication instructor code is obtained from the index data part (Table 3) of the face photo image data file (step S4).
8) A corresponding face photo image file is obtained from the image file section (FIG. 3) (step S49).

In the medicine taking order arranging process, as shown in FIG. 10, the medicine data is rearranged in the order of taking time and taking meal category / form (step S51). For more information, based on the time of taking, "morning", "noon", "evening", "before going to bed"
, And for each taking time, based on the taking meal category, sort in the order of "before meal", "immediately after meal", "after meal", "between meals". And sort them in the order of “tablets / heat (packed tablets by heat sealing)”, “capsules / heat”,. Further, when the form is “packing”, if the taking time and the taking meal category (encapsulation category) are the same, the medicine is bundled with another medicine, so that the medicine data with the same encapsulation category is preferentially collected. (Step S52).

As a result, the obtained medication instruction sheet is shown in FIG.
And FIG. On the medication instruction sheet, a face photograph of a pharmacist who is a medication instructor is printed. Therefore, it is easy to determine who should consult with the dispensed medicine. In addition, since the dispensed form of the medicine itself is printed as a photograph, it is easy to determine which medicine to take. Moreover, it is very easy to see because it is arranged in the order of taking time. In addition, since various information on the medicine (the name of the medicine, the sign of the medicine, the sign of the packaging, the dose per dose, the effect, etc.) is printed, the patient can take the medicine with confidence.

In the medicine bag print data creation processing, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 12, first, corresponding data is obtained from the printer type master file (Table 5) based on the printer type code (step S61). here,
Unlike the above-described medicine instruction sheet print data creation processing, the data is output only to the printer 17 of the medicine bag forming apparatus 2, so that the printer selection processing is not performed.

Subsequently, the print data of the initials such as the medical department and the patient name is edited and assigned to the corresponding location (step S6).
2). Further, the print data of the usage is edited and assigned to the corresponding location (step S63). Then, medicine data corresponding to the medicine bag number is obtained from the dispensing data (step S6).
4), the medicines are sorted in a predetermined order by the medicine taking order sorting process (see FIG. 10) (step S65).

Thereafter, the same processing as steps S19 to S26 of the above-mentioned medication instruction sheet creation processing is performed (step S67).
~ 74). If the steps S67 to S74 are completed for all the medicine data for which the alignment processing has been completed (step S66), the face photograph image data selection and acquisition processing (FIG. 13)
After that (see step S75), the print data is edited (step S76).

In the medicine image data selection and acquisition process, as shown in FIG. 13, first, an image of a medicine is acquired (step S81), and the form of the medicine is determined (step S8).
2). If the medicine is packaged, a main body image file is obtained (step S83). If the medicine is packaged by heat sealing, a package image file is obtained (step S84). Further, in the case of neither packaging nor heat sealing, until all such image files are obtained (step S85), it is determined whether or not the form matches the annotation (see Table 2) (step S8).
6) If they match, the image file is acquired (step S87). By the way, since image files for all medicines in the medicine master file are not registered, it is determined whether or not an image file has been acquired for each medicine (step S88). A corresponding standard image file is obtained (step S89). Here, the standard image file is
For example, it means an image file simply written as “tablet” or “capsule”.

The medicine bag printed as described above is shown in FIG.
And FIG. Various prints are also applied to this medicine bag in the same manner as the medication instruction sheet, and the contents are kind to the patient.

[0066]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the medicine bag printing apparatus of the present invention, the image data of the corresponding medicine and the medicine taking instruction are obtained based on the prescription data of each patient, and the print data is created. As a result, it is easy for the patient to see and the medicine to be taken can be easily determined.
Therefore, trouble such as accidental taking does not occur.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a medicine bag printing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing contents of an image file part stored in a medicine image data file of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of an image file section stored in the face photograph data file of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an image file unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating printing control in the medicine bag printing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a medication instruction sheet print data creation process of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a medication instruction sheet print data creation process of FIG. 5;

8 is a flowchart showing a medication instruction sheet output printer selection process of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a face photograph image data selection acquisition process of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a medicine taking order arrangement process of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a dispensing image data selection and acquisition process of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a medicine bag print data creation process of FIG. 5;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a medicine bag print data creation process of FIG. 5;

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a medicine taking instruction sheet printed by the medicine bag printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a medicine taking instruction sheet printed by the medicine bag printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a plan view showing an example of a medicine bag printed by the medicine bag printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing another example of a medicine bag printed by the medicine bag printing apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage device (storage means) 3 Central processing unit (control means) 8 External printer 9 External first printer 10 External second printer 11 Local printer 12 Network first printer 13 Network second printer 17 Printer

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code FI B65B 61/02 B41J 3/00 F

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A medicine bag printing apparatus provided with a printing means for printing image data in color, comprising: a storage means for storing image data for each medicine and a medication instruction sentence; and a storage means for storing prescription data for each patient. Control means for acquiring image data to be taken and a medication instruction sentence, creating print data, and transmitting the data to the printing means. 2. The storage means stores a medicine main body image and a heat seal packaging image, and the control means distinguishes the medicine main body image and the heat seal packaging image based on dispensing data for each patient. 2. The medicine bag printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein print data is created by acquiring the print data, and transmitted to the printing unit. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the control unit, when enclosing a plurality of types of medicines, acquires image data of the corresponding medicines, creates encapsulation print data, and transmits the data to the printing unit. Item 3. The medicine bag printing device according to Item 1 or 2. 4. The medicine bag printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit rearranges the image data in a dose order. 5. The storage means further stores face photograph data for each pharmacist, and the control means further acquires the corresponding face photograph data based on the medicine information for each patient to create print data. The medicine bag printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein 6. The storage means further stores pharmacist selection information for selecting a pharmacist, and the control means further selects a corresponding pharmacist from the pharmacist selection information based on drug information for each patient. 6. The medicine bag printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the face photograph data is obtained to generate print data. 7. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit includes a plurality of external printers, and the control unit automatically selects which printer to print based on the created print data. 7. The medicine bag printing device according to any one of items 6 to 6.