JPH08191874A - Method of inspecting medicine pack - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable the inspecting of a medicine easily without lowering a packing speed by a method wherein a transponder having packing information stored is mounted on each medicine pack and the packing information being transmitted by a transmission demand signal is read out to collate the medicine packed based on the information. CONSTITUTION: When packing information is inputted into an input controller 10, the input controller 10 transmits a control signal to a pellet packing device body 11 and one transponder 3 is discharged to a packing device 25 from a pellet feeder 17 holding the transponders 3 to make packs of pellets having the transponder 3 alone packed therein. Thereafter, the input controller 10 actuates the pallet feeder 17 based on the information to make packs of pellets following the pack continuously. At the same time, the information is transmitted to a reader/writer and the packing information is mounted on the medicine pack. The input controller 10 transmits a transmission demand signal to the transponder 3 immediately after writing the information into the transponder 3 to check data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drug package inspection capable of collating a packaged drug with package information based on a prescription without lowering the packaging speed of the drug package. Regarding the drug method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a pharmacy of a hospital, a medicine packing device is used to pack a medicine prescribed for each patient so as to be suitable for each dose.

At this time, whether or not the packaged drug is packaged according to a prescription, that is, a so-called drug inspection is performed and delivered to the patient.

By the way, in such a drug inspection work, it is necessary to compare the packaged medicine with the prescription and check the medicine actually packaged for each package and the medicine listed on the prescription list. Since it does not happen, it is a time-consuming and complicated work, and it is one of the major factors for increasing the waiting time at the pharmacy counter.

Therefore, as one method for solving this problem, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-35181 has a printer for printing prescription data on a tablet packaging device, and as shown in FIG. The prescription content display unit 2 in which the tablet type, the number of tablets, the patient name, etc. are printed on the prescription content display unit 2 formed separately from the divided packaging unit of the medicine packaging 1, and the tablet type, the number of tablets, the patient name, etc. are printed. It is disclosed that the drug can be tested without looking at the prescription list by checking the drug during drug testing.

[0006]

However, as shown in FIG.
In the method of printing the prescription content on the prescription content display unit 2 provided in the medicine packaging 1 shown in FIG. 2 by the printer, the printing speed of the printer is slower than the medicine packaging speed and the printing is performed by the printer. Since the prescription content display unit 2 is provided in the sachet, the sachet cannot be completed until the printing process by the printer is completed, which causes a problem of lowering the packaging speed. In particular, when the number of data to be printed is large, such as when there are many kinds of medicines to be packaged, there is a problem that the packaging speed becomes extremely low.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a drug-packaging method for drug packaging, which enables easy drug testing without lowering the packaging speed.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the invention according to claim 1, in the case of medicine packaging in a transponder which transmits data stored in a memory circuit in response to a transmission request signal, The packaging information consisting of drug data and patient recognition data is stored, the transponder storing the packaging information is attached to the drug packaging in which the packaging is performed, and the inspection of the drug packaging with the transponder attached is performed. At the time of medicine, a transmission request signal is transmitted from the transmitting means to the medicine packaging, the packaging information transmitted by the transmission request signal is read by the receiver, and packaging is performed based on the read data. It adopted a drug package inspection method that collates with the drug.

At this time, in the invention according to claim 2, immediately after the transponder is attached to the medicine package, the stored contents of the transponder are read out and the written data is checked. Was adopted.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, when a writing error to the transponder occurs, rewriting of the packaging information or a transponder having the packaging information stored in a memory circuit is newly added. The drug-packaging method of attaching to the drug-packing is adopted.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, whether or not the packaged drug is packaged according to the drug data is monitored by the detection means, and at this time, the packaged drug is analyzed according to the drug data. If not, it is also possible to adopt a drug-packaging inspection method of storing the data to that effect in the transponder and attaching the data to the drug-packaging in which the drug is incorrectly packed.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows, as a first embodiment, a drug inspection system according to a drug package inspection method of the present invention.

The present system stores the drug information in the transponder 3 and automatically attaches the transponder 3 in which the drug information is stored to the drug package 1 to the tablet packaging device 4.
And the medicine packaging 1 packaged by the tablet packaging device 4
And a drug counter 5 for detecting the drug.

In the case of this embodiment, the transponder 3 has a ferrite antenna 6 and a C-MOS.
The IC chip 7 and the power supply capacitor 8 are enclosed in a tube 9 made of hard glass and have a shape very similar to a typical capsule.

The IC chip 7 of the transponder 3 is formed with an ID RAM memory and a control circuit necessary for communication, and reads / writes the packaged information encoded in the memory by transmitting / receiving radio waves. Can be repeated. Furthermore, this IC chip 7 is C
-By using a MOS IC, extremely low power consumption is achieved, and as shown in the block diagram of FIG.
Is provided so that electric power can be obtained from the received radio waves to eliminate power supply. Therefore, this transponder 3
It can be used repeatedly without replenishing electric power such as charging and battery replacement.

As shown in FIG. 4, the tablet packaging device 4 comprises an input control device 10 and a tablet packaging device main body 11.

The input control device 10 includes an input means 12 such as a mouse and a keyboard and a display means 13 using a display.
The input means 1 comprises a control computer equipped with
When the packaging means such as the patient name, the tablet name, the number of tablets, etc. are displayed on the display means 13 with 2 and input, the packaging information and the control signal corresponding to the input are output to the control device of the tablet packaging device main body 11. It is supposed to do.

In the case of this embodiment, the tablet packaging device main body 11 is provided with an upper guide device 14 composed of guide rollers and rails and a lower guide device 15 composed of guide rollers and slide rails in a box-shaped case. A plurality of drawer bodies 16 installed on the left and right sides by the upper guide device 14 and the lower guide device 15 are held by a door so that they can be pulled out from an opening that is in an open state. A large number of tablet feeders 17 are arranged in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction of 16. In addition, each tablet feeder 1 of the drawer 16 arranged in this way
7 is connected to and controlled by the input control device 10 via a control device having an interface circuit provided in the tablet packaging device main body 11.

As shown in FIG. 5, the tablet feeder 17 comprises a motor base 18 and a cartridge container 19 which is detachably attached to the motor base 18. The rotor 20 is incorporated in the cartridge container 19 and the rotor incorporated therein. 20 is rotated by the motor M supported by the motor base 18 so that the tablets stored in the cartridge container 19 enter the pockets 21 provided on the outer periphery of the rotor 20, and the tablets in the pockets 21 are stored in the cartridge container 19. Also, the outlets 22 formed in the support of the drawer 16 are discharged one by one.

In the present embodiment, the discharge port 22 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the detection means by the light sensor S in which the light emitting element and the light receiving element are opposed to each other is provided, and the sensor S is connected to the control device, so that the input control device 10 performs the discharge based on the control signal. It is possible to monitor whether or not there is.

By the way, the light receiving element of the optical sensor S is a line sensor, and the size of the ejected tablet is detected and the ejected tablet has a regular size, or the tablet is broken. It is possible to determine if it is a fragment.

On the other hand, the tablets discharged from the discharge port 22 are discharged by the discharge path 23 extending in the up-down direction of the drawer 16 connected to the discharge port 22 of the tablet feeder 17.
After being discharged into the common hopper 24 provided below it, the packaging device 25 provided below the hopper 24 performs a packaging process.

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the packaging device 25 includes a triangular folder 27 provided in the inclined transfer path of the heat-sealable packaging sheet 26 and the downstream side of the triangular folder 27. And a sealing device 29 provided via a chute 28.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the folder 27 contacts the sheet 26 and folds the sheet 26 in the longitudinal direction. The chute 28 provided on the downstream side of the folder 27 is attached to the tip of the hopper 24, and the tablets discharged to the hopper 24 are discharged between the folds of the packaging sheet 26 folded in two by the folder 27. To do.

The sealing device 29 includes a pair of horizontal heating elements 30 for heating the sheet 26 in the width direction and a vertical heating element 3 for heating both side edge portions of the sheet 26 arranged on the downstream side of the horizontal heating element 30.
Each heating element 30, 31 is connected to a servomotor and is independently driven to rotate. For this reason, the sealing device 29 is provided with the chute 2
The packaging sheet 26 from which the tablets have been discharged by 8 is sealed by the vertical heating body 31 while sealing both side edges of the sheet 26, and at the same time, the horizontal heating body 30 can seal the sheet 26 in the longitudinal direction. .

An antenna 32 for reading / writing data with the transponder 3 is provided downstream of the sealing device 29 along the transfer path of the packaging sheet 26.

As the antenna 32, for example, a gate antenna wound with an electric wire or a rod antenna using a ferrite core can be used, and an optimum antenna can be selected according to the packaging speed and the noise level of the installation location. ing.

The antenna 32 is also connected to the input control device 10 via the reader / writer 33.

The reader / writer 33 includes an RF module 34 and a control module 3 as shown in FIG.
5 and a control module 35
Has a decode circuit for transmission / reception, and when writing,
A transmission signal is created from the packaging information sent from the input control device 10 according to a predetermined data writing communication procedure determined with the transponder 3, and the created transmission signal is generated by the RF module 34 at a predetermined frequency. For example, FS
The K signal is modulated and transmitted from the antenna 32. On the other hand, at the time of reading, the RF module 34 demodulates the transmission signal from the transponder 3 received by the antenna 32, and the control module 35 converts the demodulated signal into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal to the input control device 10.

A cutter 36 is provided on the downstream side of the antenna 32 so that the heat-sealed packaging sheet 26 is perforated. An example of the medicine packaging 1 in which tablets are thus continuously packaged Is shown in FIG.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the medicine detection counter 5 has a transmitting / receiving antenna 39 provided on the medicine detecting table 38.
And a reader 40 functioning as a receiver and an output terminal computer 41 for displaying the reception result.

The transmitting / receiving antenna 39 may be the same as the gate antenna or rod antenna provided in the tablet packaging device 4, and the type of the antenna is appropriately determined according to the installation situation.

The reader 40, as shown in FIG.
The control module 35 includes a module 34 and a control module 35. The control module 35 incorporates a microcomputer, controls the communication of the reader 40, and reads data from the transponder 3 by the following procedure.

1. A transmission request signal is transmitted from the RF module 34 to the transponder 3 to give response energy.

Then, the transponder 3 transmits data in response to the transmission request signal. The transmission state is switched to the reception state and the signal from the transponder 3 is received.

3. When the received signal is received, it is converted (encoded) into a digital signal and transmitted to the output terminal computer 41.

On the other hand, the output terminal computer 41 has a database relating to tablets, and displays the packaging information such as the patient name, the tablet name and the number of tablets based on the packaging information transmitted from the reader 40. Display on top.

At this time, by storing the graphic data of the tablets in the database of the output terminal computer 41, it is possible to visually display the shape and color of the tablets together with the tablet name as shown in FIG. Further, since drug detection can be performed easily and mistakes such as misrecognition of tablets at the time of drug detection can be reduced, the efficiency of drug detection work and the accuracy of drug detection can be improved.

This embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation of the embodiment will be described below to explain the method for detecting a drug package.

In this tablet packaging apparatus, by using the capsule type transponder 3 as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, one of the tablet feeders 17 'is packaged for discharging the transponder 3. The packing information is attached to the medicine packing 1.

That is, when the packaging information is input to the input control device 10, the input control device 10 causes the tablet packaging device main body 1 to operate.
A control signal is transmitted to the first control device, one transponder 3 is discharged from the tablet feeder 17 ′ in which the transponder 3 is inserted into the packaging device 25, and a package in which only the transponder 3 is packaged is produced. After that, the input control device 10
Operates each tablet feeder 17 (other than the tablet feeder 17 'containing the transponder 3) based on the above information, and continues the above-mentioned sachets to make sachets. at the same time,
The above information is transmitted to the reader / writer 33, and FIG.
As shown in (a), the packaging data is attached to the medicine packaging 1 by transmitting and writing the above data from the antenna 32 to the transponder 3 that moves while being packaged in the transport path. Therefore, the attachment of the packaging information to the medicine packaging 1 can be performed at a very high speed. The packaged state is shown in FIG.

Immediately after writing information in the transponder 3 in this way, the input control device 10 transmits a transmission request signal to the transponder 3 and receives a transmission signal from the transponder 3 in response to the transmission request signal. ,
Check the written data.

That is, the packaging information transmitted by the transponder 3 is read in response to the transmission request signal, the read data is collated with the data written previously, and it is checked whether the data is correctly written.

As described above, by checking whether or not the data has been correctly written in the transponder 3, the inspection accuracy can be improved, and the failure of the transponder 3 can be checked.

At this time, if both data match, the packaging process is continued as it is. If the two data do not match, the transponder 3 is rewritten to store the correct data.

Then, the transmission request signal is transmitted again to the transponder 3 in which the data has been rewritten, the data stored in the transponder 3 is read, and the read data is collated with the written data. On this occasion,
If correct data is not stored, the transponder 3 that stores incorrect data is replaced with a new transponder 3 that stores correct data.

This reattachment of the transponder 3 is carried out by, for example, discharging a new transponder 3 from the tablet feeder 17 'containing the transponder 3 at the end of the packaging of the medicine package 1 to which the transponder 3 storing the above-mentioned incorrect data is attached. Then, a packaging bag in which only the new transponder 3 is packaged at the end of the medicine packaging 1 is shown in FIG. 6 (b).
Make as shown in. Then, the data is written to the rearmost transponder 3 that is wrapped in the package and moves on the transfer path. In addition, at this time, it is natural that the transmission request signal is transmitted to the last transponder 3 in which the data is written to collate the data. If the correct data still cannot be written, the packaging is stopped and an error is displayed.

On the other hand, in the input control device 10 in which the packaging information is written in the transponder 3 as described above, the ejection of tablets is monitored by the optical sensor S provided in each tablet feeder 17 during packaging. When tablets other than those listed on the prescription are ejected, when necessary tablets are not ejected due to tablet breakage, or conversely, when more than the prescribed amount is ejected by double ejection of tablets or when the tablet feeder is used. 1
If there is a mixture of broken tablets in 7
When a tablet discharge abnormality is detected from the tablet feeder 17,
At the end of the packing, the transponder 3 is newly discharged from the tablet feeder 17 'containing the transponder 3 to form a packing, and the packing is moved to the transponder 3 moving along the transfer path, for example. A message for displaying the discharge abnormality as shown in 10 is stored as data.

By the way, the method for detecting the medicine package 1 in which the transponder 3 is thus packaged is as follows.
The medicine package 1 of the medicine is packed into the medicine counter 3 of the medicine counter 37.
When approaching 8, the transponder 3 responds to the transmission request signal from the reader 40 of the medical examination table 38, the packaging information is transmitted, the reader 40 reads the transmitted signal, and the output terminal computer 41 of the output terminal computer 41 reads. Display on the display device.

Therefore, by comparing the packaging information displayed on the display device with the actually packaged tablets, it is possible to quickly perform the drug inspection work.

At the time of this drug inspection, the medicine package 1 for drug inspection,
When there are two or more divided packages of the transponder 3, since the transponder 3 packaged at the end is the transponder 3 storing the correct data, as described above, the packaged transponder 3 is stored. 3 is the examination table 3
8 by reading the packaging information stored in the transponder 3 and comparing the packaging information displayed on the display device with the actually packaged tablets as described above. Good.

If the transponder 3 is a transponder 3 that has been packaged due to an abnormal discharge, when the package of the transponder 3 is brought closer to the drug detection table 38, the reader 40 reads the data stored in the transponder 3. Then, a message for notifying the discharge abnormality as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display device.

Therefore, the displayed message allows the medicine packaging 1 which has been packaged due to the abnormal discharge to be immediately recognized and eliminated, so that it is possible to easily prevent a drug detection error. Moreover, since this is taught without performing drug inspection, it is possible to improve the efficiency of drug inspection work and reduce the amount of drug inspection work.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned message is displayed by the display device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the message may be notified by voice or warning sound.

After the drug inspection, the package in which the transponder 3 is packaged is removed from the drug package 1 and delivered to the patient. At this time, if the removed transponder 3 is returned to the tablet feeder 17 ′ accommodating the transponder 3 and repeatedly used, the cost required for drug detection can be reduced.

At this time, if the packaging information is printed on a sticker and attached to the medicine packaging 1 from which the transponder 3 has been removed, it is possible for the patient to check whether or not the correct medicine is packaged. Can be able to

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the transponder 3 is packaged at the top of the medicine packaging 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any of the medicine packaging 1 may be packaged. It may be divided into parts.

Further, although the transponder 3 used is a capsule type, it is not limited to this shape, and any other shape such as a tablet type or a tablet type may be used.

Further, as the tablet feeder 17 'for discharging the transponder 3, in the case of this embodiment, one of the tablet feeders 17 of the drawer body 16 is diverted. In this way, however, the tablet feeder 17 of the drawer body 16 is used. Instead of being diverted, separately from this, as shown in 17 ″ of FIG. 4, for example, a tablet feeder 17 ″ dedicated to the transponder may be provided in the tablet packaging device body 4. At that time, a separate discharge path may be provided for discharging the transponder 3 to the hopper 24.

FIG. 11 shows, as a second embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a case where the tablet packing apparatus main body 11 is a so-called drum type in which the tablet feeder 17 is arranged in a cylindrical shape.

That is, also in this case, as in the case of the first embodiment, one of the tablet feeders 17 'is diverted for discharging the transponder 3, and the antenna 32 and the antenna 32 are provided in the transfer path of the packing sheet 26 in the packing device 25. By providing a reader / writer (not shown), the method for detecting the medicine package 1 of the present invention can be performed. Further, the other configurations of the medicine inspection counter 37 and the tablet packaging device body 11 according to the present invention, such as the input control device 10 and the like, are the same as those in the first embodiment, and therefore the description of the action and effect will be omitted.

In addition to the tablet feeder 17 arranged in a cylindrical shape as another aspect of the second embodiment in FIG. 12, a tablet feeder 17 ′ exclusively for discharging the transponder 3 is provided in the tablet packaging apparatus body 11. Show things. Other configurations are second
The description is omitted because it is the same as the embodiment.

As a third embodiment shown in FIGS. 13 and 14,
Feeder storage part 42 divided into a case by a partition plate
1. A tablet packaging apparatus main body 1 in which a plurality of tablet feeders 17 are installed above the hopper 24 by the storage section 42 thereof.
1 shows the one to which the present invention is applied.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the front one tablet feeder 17 'for discharging the transponder 3 is used.
There is.

Further, each tablet feeder 17, 17 'comprises a motor base 18 and a cartridge container 19 as described in the first embodiment.
By making the shape of each of 7 and 17 'elongated and slim, a large number of tablet feeders 17 can be arranged on the hopper 24 so that various types of tablets can be packed.

The tablet feeder 17 thus arranged,
17 'is connected to the input control device 10 via a control device (not shown) in the case, and operates each tablet feeder 17, 17' based on the prescription information as in the first embodiment. ing.

On the other hand, below the hopper 24, a packaging device 25 including a sealing device 29, an antenna 32, a reader / writer 33, and a cutter device 36 is provided, and the packaging device 25 allows the tablet feeders 17 and 17 '. The tablets discharged to the opening of the hopper 24 from the transponder 3 are packaged in the same manner as in the first embodiment by discharging the transponder 3 during packaging.
Can be packaged.

Reference numeral B in the drawing denotes a conveyor provided at the discharge port of the hopper 24 formed in a rectangular shape, and conveys the discharged tablets to the central packaging device 25.

Regarding the medicine inspection counter 37,
The second embodiment is the same as the second embodiment, and the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first and second embodiments, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

As another mode of the tablet packaging device 4, a tablet feeder 17 'for discharging the transponder 3 is provided on the side of the case as shown by the chain line in FIG. The transponder 3 discharged from the tablet feeder 17 'is provided with a discharge path 23 penetrating the case so that the transponder 3 can be dropped into the hopper 24 inside the case.

It is needless to say that in this case, the other structure and operation are similar to those of the third embodiment.

In FIG. 15, as a fourth embodiment, a powder input port 43 and a plurality of tablet input ports 44 are provided on the upper surface of the case, and the powder powder required for packaging in the powder input port 43 at the time of packaging. The total amount is charged and the tablets for each minute are set in each of the tablet inlets 44, so that the set tablet and the powdered medicine are sequentially dropped into the packaging device 25 provided below to be packaged. , So-called divided packing device 4
In Fig. 5, the medicine detection method of the present application is shown.

That is, this is provided with the antenna 32 and the reader / writer 33 in the transfer path of the packaging sheet 26 of the packaging device 25.

In the case of this divided sachet 45, the transponder 3 described above is replaced with a tablet and set in the tablet insertion port 43 through which the tablet is ejected at the beginning or at the end, and the medicine packaging 1 at the beginning is inserted.
Alternatively, the transponder 3 is attached to the medicine package 1 by enclosing it in the last medicine package 1.

The drug detection counter 37 is the same as that in the first and second embodiments, and other configurations and operations are also the same as those in the first and second embodiments, and therefore the description thereof is omitted. To

FIG. 16 shows another embodiment of the fourth embodiment in which the divided packaging device 45 is provided with a tablet feeder 17 ″ exclusively for discharging the transponder 3.

In this case, since the tablet feeder 17 "dedicated to discharging the transponder 3 is provided, it is not necessary to set the transponder 3 in the tablet input port 44 for each package, so that the efficiency of the packaging work is improved. Can be achieved.

In FIG. 17, as a fifth embodiment, a plurality of drug containers 50 containing powders for each prescription are arranged on a turntable 51, and the turntables 51 in which the drug containers 50 are arranged are rotated respectively. The drug container 50 is sequentially moved to the loading position, the drug container 50 is tilted, and the powdered drug is loaded into the hopper 52 provided below the loading position, and the disc-shaped dispenser dispenses one package at a time, and the packaging device 25 1 shows an automatic packaging machine for so-called powdered medicines, which is packaged, so that the drug detection method of the present application can be applied.

That is, in this device, by providing the antenna 32 and the reader / writer 33 in the transfer path of the packaging sheet 26 of the packaging device 25, as in the third embodiment, the powdered medicine is first delivered to the loading position or to the loading position. The transponder 3 can be packaged by setting the transponder 3 in place of the medicine in the medicine container 50 to be finally charged.

Also, the medicine inspection counter 5 and the input control device 1
Since 0 may be the same as that of the first embodiment, the description of its action and effect will be omitted.

Further, as another aspect of the fifth embodiment, an exclusive feeder 17 "for discharging the transponder 3 may be provided in the powder medicine automatic packaging machine as shown by reference numeral 17" in FIG.

FIG. 18 shows a plurality of powder feeders 5 capable of continuously discharging a predetermined amount of powder as a sixth embodiment.
4 is placed on a turntable 51, the turntable 51 is rotated to sequentially move each powder medicine feeder 54 to a discharge position, and the powder medicine is discharged to a hopper 52 provided below the discharge position, and a disc-shaped distributor is used for 1 minute. A so-called continuous dispenser for powdered medicine, which is individually packaged and packaged by the packaging device 25, is shown so that the drug detection method of the present application can be applied.

That is, in this device, the antenna 32 and the reader / writer 33 are provided in the transfer path of the packing sheet 26 of the packing device 25, and one of the powder medicine feeders 54 is transpondered as in the first embodiment. By using the feeder 54 ′ for discharging No. 3, the transponder 3 is discharged every time a prescription is packed from the feeder 54 ′, and is packed (attached) in the medicine packing 1.

Further, the medicine inspection counter 5 and the input control device 4
Since the above is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description of the function and effect will be omitted.

FIG. 18 shows another embodiment of the sixth embodiment, as shown by the reference numeral 17 "in FIG. 18, in which a continuous dispenser for powdered medicine is provided with a dedicated feeder 17" for discharging the transponder 3.

By the way, this drug detection method is not limited to the tablets and powders described above, and is, for example, as shown in FIG.
Of course, as shown in the seventh embodiment of the present invention, it can be applied to the case where the ampoule 55 and the liquid medicine are packaged by using the drug packaging. In that case, the transponder 3 is not limited to the capsule shape or the tablet shape.

In the above embodiment, the case where the transponder 3 is packaged in the medicine packaging 1 by the packaging device has been described. However, in addition to this, this method is also used in which the transponder 3 is manually packaged. It can also be attached to. In that case, for example, the transponder 3 may be formed into a card shape and attached to the medicine packaging 1 with an adhesive tape.

Further, in the embodiment, the case where the transponder 3 responds by using a radio wave is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an optical transceiver is used instead of the antenna 6 of the transponder 3, and An optical transmitter / receiver for exchanging data with the optical transmitter / receiver may be provided in place of the antenna 36 on the transfer path to exchange data using an optical signal.

[0090]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the transponder configured as described above and transmitting the data stored in the memory circuit in response to the transmission request signal includes the drug data and the patient recognition data. The packaging information is stored and attached to the medicine packaging at the time of packaging, and when the medicine packaging is inspected, a transmission request signal is transmitted from the transmitting means, and the packaging information transmitted by the request signal is received by the receiver. By reading and collating the read data with the packaged medicine, the packaging information can be attached to the medicine packaging at high speed to speed up the packaging speed. Therefore, the waiting time for the patient can be reduced and the burden on the patient can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to check a writing error in the transponder by reading the stored contents of the transponder and checking the written data, so that it is possible to prevent a drug detection error.

In the invention according to claim 3, when a writing error to the transponder occurs, rewriting of the packaging information,
Alternatively, by attaching a transponder in which the packaging information is stored in the memory circuit to the drug packaging, it is possible to always attach correct data to the drug packaging, thereby preventing mistakes during drug testing and performing drug testing. The accuracy can be improved.

In the invention according to claim 4, whether or not the packaged drug is packaged according to the drug data is detected when the drug packaging is performed, and when the detected data is not according to the drug data, The fact that it is stored in the transponder and attached to the drug package is notified at the time of drug detection, so it is possible to easily prevent errors in drug detection, and to improve the efficiency of drug detection work and drug detection work. Can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a transponder.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a transponder and a writer according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the tablet packaging device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the tablet feeder.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the packaging device.

FIG. 7: Block diagram of transponder and reader

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a display screen of a terminal computer.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the medicine packaging according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view for explaining the message of the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing another aspect of the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram for explaining the internal structure of the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a front view of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a front view of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a front view of the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a front view showing another aspect of the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 19 is an operation explanatory view for explaining the seventh embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a front view of a conventional medicine packaging.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Package of Drugs 3 Transponder 33 Writer 40 Reader S Optical Sensor

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A transponder, which transmits data stored in a memory circuit in response to a transmission request signal, stores packaging information consisting of drug data, patient recognition data, and the like when packaging a drug, and the packaging is performed. A transponder in which information is stored is attached to the medicine packaging in which the packaging is performed, and at the time of drug inspection of the medicine packaging with the transponder attached, a transmission request signal is transmitted from the transmitting means to the medicine packaging. Then
A method for detecting a medicine package in which the package information transmitted by the request signal is read by a receiver and the packaged medicine is collated based on the read data. 2. The drug package inspection according to claim 1, wherein immediately after the transponder is attached to the drug package, the stored contents of the transponder are read out and the written data is checked. Method. 3. When a writing error to the transponder occurs, rewriting of the packaging information or a new transponder having the packaging information stored in a memory circuit is attached to the medicine packaging. The method for detecting a drug package according to claim 2, wherein 4. The detection means monitors whether or not the packaged drug is packaged according to the drug data, and when the packaged drug is not according to the drug data, data to that effect. 4. The method for detecting a drug package according to claim 1, wherein the drug is stored in a transponder and is attached to the drug package in which the drug is incorrectly packaged.