KR102125236B1 - Medicine despensing system and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, receiving a drug dispensing request for at least one drug included in one prescription; Dispensing a drug corresponding to the drug dispensing request; Generating a printed image to be printed on the pharmaceutical pouch according to the prescription; Packaging the dispensed at least one drug in the drug pouch; Photographing an image of the medicine pouch including the dispensed at least one medicine; And storing the printed image in association with the photographed image.

Description

MEDICINE DESPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a drug dispensing system, and more specifically, a printing image printed on a drug pouch before the drug dispensed according to the drug dispensing request and a drug pouch after the drug dispensed according to the drug dispensing request are packaged It relates to a drug dispensing system that can accurately and easily manage the history of drug preparation by storing images in association.

In general, a drug dispensing system refers to a device for automatically dispensing and packaging a drug for each dose according to a patient's prescription.

In the conventional drug dispensing system, the printing information on the type and quantity of drugs printed on the drug pouch before the drug is packaged and the captured image of the drug pouch taken by a vision apparatus after the drug is packaged are separately managed. , It was difficult for the user to quickly and accurately grasp the pharmaceutical preparation history. In addition, since the printing information printed on the medicine pouch before the medicine is packaged is managed as a text file and can be easily edited by the user, the drug preparation history data can be manipulated by the user, resulting in a weakening accident due to wrong preparation of the drug. It was difficult to prove the occurrence.

For this reason, by dispensing and packaging the medication according to the patient's prescription, and accurately and easily managing the medication preparation history, it is possible to quickly identify the cause of the weakening accident due to the wrong preparation of the drug and further prevent the weakening accident. Research on how to do this is needed.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to store the pharmaceutical preparation history by linking and storing the printed image printed on the pharmaceutical pouch before the medicine dispensed according to the prescription is packaged and the photographed image of the medicine pouch after the medicine dispensed is packaged. It is to provide an accurate and easily managed drug dispensing system.

A drug dispensing method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a drug dispensing request for at least one drug included in one prescription; Dispensing a drug corresponding to the drug dispensing request; Generating a printed image to be printed on the pharmaceutical pouch according to the prescription; Packaging the dispensed at least one drug in the drug pouch; Photographing an image of the medicine pouch including the dispensed at least one medicine; And storing the printed image in association with the captured image.

The step of generating the printed image may include at least information on the type and quantity of drugs included in the prescription. In addition, among the drugs included in the prescription, a drug not included in the drug dispensing request may be generated and displayed.

The step of photographing the image of the drug pouch may be taken while at least one drug packaged in the drug pouch does not overlap with each other in the drug pouch, and may be taken using X-rays or visible light, The pharmaceutical pouch can be transparent or translucent.

In the step of storing the print image and the captured image in association, the date and time of creation of the print image may be further included and stored, and the date and time of capture of the captured image may be further stored.

According to the request for selecting the one prescription, the stored printed image and the captured image may be displayed in association.

In addition, the drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a communication unit for receiving a drug dispensing request for at least one drug contained in one prescription; A drug dispensing unit for dispensing a drug corresponding to the drug dispensing request; A medicine packaging unit for packaging the at least one medicine dispensed in a medicine pouch; An imaging unit for photographing the image of the medicine pouch containing the at least one medicine dispensed; And a control unit for generating a printed image to be printed on the pharmaceutical wrapping paper according to the prescription and controlling to store the printed image in association with the photographed image.

The control unit may generate the print image by including information on at least the type and quantity of drugs included in the prescription. In addition, the control unit may be configured to display, among drugs included in the prescription, drugs not included in the drug dispensing request.

The imaging unit may photograph at least one medicine packaged in the medicine pouch without overlapping each other in the medicine pouch, and may use X-rays or visible light.

In addition, the pharmaceutical pouch may be transparent or translucent.

The control unit may control to store the date and time of generation of the printed image together and to store the date and time of generation of the captured image together in storing the print image and the captured image in association.

In addition, the drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a display unit that displays the stored printed image and the captured image in association with a request for selecting the one prescription.

According to the drug dispensing system according to the present invention, a user such as a doctor or a pharmacist can accurately and systematically manage the history of drug preparation. Furthermore, since the history of drug preparation can be easily confirmed whether the drugs according to the prescription are accurately dispensed and prepared, the cause of the weakening accident can be easily proved, and furthermore, the weakening accident can be prevented.

In addition, according to the drug dispensing system according to the present invention, since the print information printed on the drug pouch before the drug dispensed according to the prescription is packaged is stored as an image, the user cannot easily manipulate the print data, thereby causing a weakening accident. Can quickly and accurately grasp.

1 is an environmental diagram for schematically explaining an environment in which a drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention operates.
2 and 3 are views for explaining various configuration examples of the drug delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram of a drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flow chart (flow chart) for explaining a control method of a drug delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 and 7 are views for explaining a printed image printed on a medicine pouch before the medicine is packaged according to a medicine dispensing request in the medicine dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 and 9 are views for explaining a photographed image of a medicine pouch after a medicine is packaged according to a medicine dispensing request in the medicine dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 to 12 are diagrams for explaining that a printed image and a captured image are stored in association in a drug dispensing system according to the present invention.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent through the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

If it is determined that a detailed description of known functions or configurations related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Terms used in this specification are used to easily describe the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited by the terms used herein. The term "connection" or "connection" in the terms used herein does not necessarily mean only a direct connection or connection, and is a concept including an indirect connection or connection through a medium. In addition, "module" or "part" is a term used for convenience of description, and thus does not have a meaning or function distinguished from each other.

In addition, the numbers (for example, first, second, etc.) used in the description process of this specification are only identification symbols for distinguishing one component from other components.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the drawings are intended to aid understanding of the present invention, and the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by the accompanying drawings. Meanwhile, the same reference numerals are used in the drawings for the same components, and duplicate descriptions may be omitted.

1. Operating environment

1 is an environmental diagram for schematically explaining an environment in which a drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention operates.

Referring to FIG. 1, the drug dispensing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may communicate with various external electronic devices 2 and 3. For example, if the drug dispensing system 1 is disposed in a hospital, a server (2, hereinafter, referred to as a'server') and/or a user, etc. (eg, doctor, pharmacist, nurse, etc.) built in the hospital It may be connected to an electronic device such as a PC, smartphone and/or a terminal (3, hereinafter referred to as a'terminal') for performing similar functions.

The drug dispensing system 1 may be connected to the server 2 and/or the terminal 3 through a predetermined network N. The network N may include both wired and wireless networks.

The server 2 may store various information about the patient, identification information about the user, and/or authentication information.

For example, various information about the patient may be human information such as a patient's name, gender, age, medical history information such as a patient's disease history, and prescription information about a drug to be taken by the patient. The prescription information may be information related to at least one drug to be taken by a patient.

In addition, for example, identification information and authentication information for a user, etc., are unique identification information of a user for granting access to the server 2 to a specific user, such as ID and password, registration number, accredited certificate and fingerprint information. , Face recognition information, voice recognition information, iris recognition information, and the like.

The terminal 3 obtains necessary information by the user or the like by accessing the drug dispensing system 1 and/or the server 2, or performs input for operating the drug dispensing system 1 and/or the server 2 Can be used to

2. Complete system

2 and 3 are views for explaining various configuration examples of the drug delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The drug dispensing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one of a drug dispensing device, a medicine packaging device 20, and an imaging device 30 It may include.

The drug dispensing device 10 is a device that stores various types of drugs and can dispense the drugs as needed.

The drug packaging device 20 is a device capable of collecting drugs dispensed from the drug dispensing device 10 and packing the collected drugs in a drug pouch for each dose.

The imaging device 30 is for photographing a medicine pouch packaged by the medicine dispensing device 20 to inspect the medicine packaged in the medicine pouch as a whole. Preferably, the imaging device 30 may be a vision apparatus.

The drug dispensing system 1 may be implemented by various combinations of the drug dispensing device 10, the drug packaging device 20, and the imaging device 30.

For example, in the drug dispensing system 1, the devices are separately provided and each device can be operated in cooperation with each other. That is, referring to FIG. 2, the drug dispensing system 1 may include a drug dispensing device 10, a medicine packaging device 20, and an imaging device 30, respectively. have.

In addition, as another example, as shown in FIG. 3, the drug dispensing system 1 may have functions corresponding to each device implemented by one device.

Meanwhile, the operation of the drug dispensing system 1 may be controlled by a control device provided in each device and/or a separate control device for overall control of each device. Alternatively, the operation of the drug dispensing system 1 is controlled by a control device provided in at least one of the drug dispensing device 10, the drug packaging device 20, and the imaging device 30. Can be.

Hereinafter, it is assumed that the drug dispensing system 1 has functions corresponding to the drug dispensing device 10, the drug packaging device 20, and the imaging device 30 being implemented by a single device. I will do it.

3. Full configuration

4 is a block diagram of a drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 4, the drug dispensing system (medicine dispensing system, 1) according to an embodiment of the present invention, a communication unit (communication unit, 100), an input unit (input unit, 200), an output unit (output unit, 300) , May include a medicine box storing station (400), a medicine dispensing unit (500), a medicine packaging unit (600) and an imaging unit 700, a control unit 800, and the like. have.

The communication unit 100 is for communicating with other devices, and may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the drug dispensing system 1 and the network where the drug dispensing system 1 is located.

For example, the communication unit 100 may include a wireless Internet module, a short-range communication module, and a location information module.

The wireless Internet module refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module may be built in or external to the drug delivery system 1. Wireless Internet technology may include WLAN (Wireless LAN), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), and the like.

The short-range communication module refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, WiHD, WiGig, etc. may be used as the short-range communication technology.

The input unit 200 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the drug dispensing system 1. The input unit 200 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/electrostatic type), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The output unit 300 is for generating output related to vision or hearing, and may include a display unit, an audio output module, and the like.

The display unit displays and outputs information processed by the drug delivery system 1. For example, a user interface (UI) or a graphical user interface (GUI) related to the current operating state of the drug dispensing system 1, information on prescriptions being dispensed from the drug dispensing system 1, information on prescriptions waiting to be dispensed, and the like. Etc. may be displayed.

When the display unit and a sensor for sensing a touch operation (hereinafter referred to as a'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter, abbreviated as a'touch screen'), the display unit may be used as an input device in addition to an output device. have. The touch sensor may have a form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, or a touch pad.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert changes in pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit or capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display unit into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect not only the touched position and area, but also pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal(s) is sent to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal(s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the control unit. Accordingly, the control unit can know which area of the display unit is touched, and the like.

The audio output module may output audio data related to the operation of the drug dispensing system 1. For example, the drug dispensing system 10 may output audio data such as various user guide information, operation completion alarms, and operation standby alarms through an audio output module.

The medicine storage unit 400 is for accommodating a plurality of medicine storage boxes storing medicines. The drug storage unit 400 may contain more than 1000 drug storage boxes, and may have one or more drug storage boxes storing medicines of the same type.

The drug dispensing unit 500 is for dispensing the drug from the drug storage box, and may correspond to the drug dispensing device 10 described above. Meanwhile, the drug dispensing unit 500 may include a dispensing driving unit for dispensing drugs, although not shown in the drawings.

The medicine packaging unit 600 is for packaging medicines dispensed from the medicine delivery unit 500, and may correspond to the medicine packaging device 20 described above. The drug packaging unit 600 may be any drug packaging device of any type known within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention, or any type of drug packaging device that can be developed in the future. The drug dispensing system 1 may be provided with one drug packaging part 600 or may have a plurality of drug packaging parts 600. When the drug dispensing system 1 is provided with a plurality of drug packaging units 600, drug packaging efficiency may be further improved.

The imaging unit 700 is for inspecting a medicine contained in a medicine pouch packaged from the medicine packaging unit 600, and may correspond to the imaging apparatus 30 described above. The imaging unit 700 may employ any known type of imaging device, or any type of imaging device that can be developed in the future, within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention. Preferably, the imaging unit 700 may be a vizen device. The imaging unit 700 may take an image of the medicine pouch using X-ray or visible light.

The control unit 800 may control the overall operation of the drug delivery system 1. The overall operation control of the drug dispensing system 1 will be described in more detail in the relevant section.

The configuration related to the drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the drug dispensing system 1 may be implemented by including fewer or more components than those illustrated in FIG. 1. For example, a memory unit for storing various information necessary for the operation of the drug dispensing system 1 may be provided.

The memory unit may store a program for the operation of the control unit 800 and may temporarily store input/output data. The memory unit is a flash memory type, hard disk type, multimedia card micro type, card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (Random) At least one of Access Memory, RAM, Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, and optical disk It may include one type of storage medium. Meanwhile, the drug dispensing system 1 may operate in connection with a web storage performing a storage function of the memory unit on the Internet or an intranet.

The various embodiments described herein can be implemented in a computer- or similar device-readable recording medium using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. It may be implemented by the control unit 800.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code can be implemented by software applications written in the appropriate programming language. Also, the software code is stored in the memory and can be executed by the control unit 800.

On the other hand, the drug dispensing system 1 to be described below will be described as an example that includes the same components as the drug dispensing system 1 described with reference to FIG. 1. However, the operation of the drug dispensing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is not necessarily implemented by the drug dispensing system 1 described with reference to FIG. 1.

4. Full operation

Hereinafter, the operation of the drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The drug dispensing system 1 can receive a prescription. The prescription may be generated in a terminal used by a doctor or the like, and may be transmitted to the drug dispensing system 1 through a network to which the drug dispensing system 1 is connected. The drug dispensing system 1 may receive the prescription through a communication unit provided in the drug dispensing system 1.

In the above prescription information, the patient's personal information, information on the type of drug to be taken, information on the quantity of a single dose, information on the method of taking, information on the number of days of administration, information on the disease, information on the date of dispensing , And information from the doctor who issued the prescription.

The drug dispensing system 10 generally performs a drug collecting operation based on the contents of the received prescription information, but does not necessarily perform the drug collecting operation only based on the contents of the prescription information, a user, etc. The medicine collecting operation may be performed based on the arbitrarily inputted information.

The drug collection operation may include a drug dispensing operation for dispensing a drug from a drug storage container storing drugs contained in the prescription, and a drug packaging operation for packaging the drug dispensed.

The drug dispensing operation is an operation of dispensing a drug to match prescription information (for example, the number of drugs, the number of days of administration, etc.) included in the prescription from the drug storage box corresponding to at least one drug included in the prescription.

The medicine packaging operation is an operation of packaging medicines dispensed by the medicine dispensing operation in a medicine pouch for each dose in order to meet the prescription information.

Detailed descriptions of the drug dispensing operation and the driving method of the drug packaging operation will be omitted.

5. Control method of drug delivery system

A control method of a drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the environment described above with reference to FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, a control method of a drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 12. The control method of the drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the drug dispensing system 1 described above with reference to FIG. 4.

5 is a flow chart for explaining a control method of a drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are drug dispensing requests in a drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention It is a view for explaining a printed image printed on a drug pouch before the drug is packaged, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are drugs after the drug is dispensed according to a drug dispensing request in the drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention This is a diagram for explaining a photographed image of a pouch. In addition, FIGS. 10 to 12 are diagrams for explaining that a printed image and a captured image are stored in association in a drug dispensing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the control method of the drug dispensing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, receiving a drug dispensing request for at least one drug included in one prescription (S100), drug dispensing Dispensing the medicine corresponding to the request (S110), generating an image to be printed on the medicine pouch (S120), packaging the dispensed medicine in a medicine pouch (S130), of the medicine pouch containing the dispensed medicine It may include a step of taking an image (S140) and a step of storing the printed image and the captured image (S150). Hereinafter, each step will be described in detail.

The drug dispensing system 1 may receive a drug dispensing request for at least one drug included in one prescription through the communication unit 100 (S100 ).

The drug dispensing request may be a request from a user or the like for dispensing all or part of a drug included in the single prescription.

The user or the like may input the drug dispensing request through the terminal 3 or the input unit 200 provided in the drug dispensing system, and the drug dispensing request may be received through the communication unit 100.

Meanwhile, the control unit 800 may provide a user interface (not shown) for receiving identification information and authentication information for a user and the like in response to the received drug dispensing request. This is because it is necessary to prevent a weakening accident that may occur due to the dispensing of drugs by an unauthorized user. For example, the user, etc., the first agent (for example,'Diaformin') and the second agent (eg,'Diaformin') included in the first prescription for patient A through the terminal 3 or the input unit 200 For example,'Imdur'), or a drug dispensing request for either the first agent or the second agent may be input. The control unit 800 is configured to receive biometric information such as an ID and password of a user, a registration number, an official certificate and fingerprint information, face recognition information, voice recognition information, iris recognition information, etc. in response to the drug dispensing request. It can provide a user interface. Or, for example, the control unit 800, when the inventory of any one of the first drug and the second drug included in the first prescription is insufficient, any one of the first drug and the second drug It is possible to provide a user interface (not shown) for confirming whether or not to deliver the bay preferentially. The user or the like may input a drug dispensing request for some drugs through the terminal 3 or the input unit 200, and the control unit 800 may allow the user or the like to input identification information and authentication information. Can provide.

The control unit 800 may control the drug dispensing operation of the drug dispensing unit 500 so as to dispense all or part of the drug included in the prescription according to the drug dispensing request (S110).

For example, the control unit 800 responds to requests for dispensing drugs for the first drug and the second drug included in the first prescription, and the first drug and the second drug are included in the first prescription. The drug dispensing operation of the drug dispensing unit 500 may be controlled to be dispensed by a quantity corresponding to the information.

However, the control unit 800, when requesting drug dispensing from the user in step S100, the identification information and authentication information input by the user, etc. do not match the information stored in the drug dispensing system 1 or server 2 If it is determined that it is not, it may be restricted so that the drug dispensing operation cannot be performed.

The control unit 800 may control the operation of the medicine packaging unit 600 to generate an image to be printed on the medicine pouch based on the one prescription and the medicine dispensing request (S120).

The medicine pouch may be a wrapping paper for packaging the medicines dispensed by the medicine dispensing unit 500 for each dose. The material of the medicine pouch may be various, and preferably, it may be a transparent or translucent material so that the medicine packaged in the medicine pouch can be visually identified.

The image printed on the medicine pouch may include at least information about the type of medicine and the quantity of medicine included in the prescription. In addition, the image printed on the medicine pouch may further include information about the patient's name, the date the prescription was issued, and the time the prescription was issued. This is to allow the user, etc. to quickly and easily grasp the information of the medicine packaged in the pouch through the image printed on the pouch.

The control unit 800 may control to generate a print image to be printed on the medicine pouch in an image format rather than a text format. This is because when the print image is generated in text format, a user or the like can arbitrarily edit information printed on the medicine pouch. Accordingly, there is an advantage that the user can easily prove the occurrence of a weakening accident due to the incorrect preparation of the medicine by accurately managing the preparation history of the medicine by generating the image printed on the medicine pouch so that the user cannot arbitrarily edit the information. .

For example, referring to FIG. 6, in the medicine pouch 410, an image K corresponding to the type of medicine'Diaformin' included in the prescription and an image N corresponding to the quantity of medicine '2' Can be printed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the image P corresponding to the name of the patient corresponding to the prescription'Robert Ashford', the image D corresponding to the date the prescription was issued '1-Jul-2013', and The image T corresponding to the time '08:00' when the prescription was issued may be further printed.

In addition, when the drug dispensing request received in step S100 described above contains only some of the drugs included in the prescription, the control unit 800 prints the drugs not included in the drug dispensing request to be displayed separately. The operation of the medicine packaging unit 600 may be controlled to generate an image. This allows the drug to be dispensed in the future by additionally dispensing the drug that has not been dispensed, so that when a drug dispensing request is received for some of the drugs included in the prescription according to the user's needs It is for sake.

There may be various methods for controlling the control unit 800 to generate a print image so that drugs not included in the drug dispensing request are displayed separately.

For example, referring to FIG. 7, the control unit 800 includes the first drug (Diaformin) and the second drug (Imdur) included in the first prescription in the drug dispensing request received in step S100 described above. When only the first agent (Diaformin) is included, a strikethrough 420 is displayed on the image 412 corresponding to the second agent (Imdur) that has not been dispensed to control to generate a printed image.

In addition, the control unit 800 may control to generate a print image including a text image or a stamp image indicating a drug not included in the drug dispensing request among drugs included in the prescription. Meanwhile, a method for the control unit 800 to distinguish and display drugs not included in the drug dispensing request is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be realized in various ways.

Therefore, the user or the like can intuitively recognize the drug that has been dispensed and the drug that has been dispensed based on the prescription and the drug dispensing request through the printed image printed on the drug pouch, so that the drug that has not been dispensed in the future is additionally added. It can be prepared so that the patient can accurately take the prescription medication. Furthermore, since it is possible to accurately manage the history of drug preparation by indicating that the user has requested a drug to be dispensed with only some of the drugs included in the prescription by the user, it is easy to prove the cause of the weakening accident that may occur in the future.

The control unit 800 may control the operation of the drug packaging unit 600 to pack the drug dispensed in the drug pouch according to the drug dispensing request (S130).

For example, the control unit 800 responds to requests for dispensing drugs for the first drug and the second drug included in the first prescription, and the first drug and the second drug are included in the first prescription. The medicine packaging operation of the medicine packaging unit 600 may be controlled such that the printed image is packaged in a medicine pouch on which the printed image is printed, in accordance with information.

Meanwhile, as described above, the drug dispensing system 1 may include a plurality of drug packaging parts 600, and the drug dispensing system 1 may include a plurality of drug packaging parts 600. Packaging efficiency can be further improved.

The control unit 800 may control the operation of the imaging unit 700 to take an image of the medicine pouch after the medicine dispensed is packaged according to the medicine delivery request (S140).

That is, the control unit 800, after the drug is dispensed by the drug delivery unit 500 in order to determine whether the drug has been accurately prepared according to the drug delivery request, after the medicine packaging unit 600 is packaged, The operation of the imaging unit 700 may be controlled to photograph an image of the medicine pouch. In the present specification, the case where the drug dispensing system 1 is implemented by one device including the imaging unit 700 is assumed and described, but the imaging unit 700 may be implemented by a separate device. Of course.

The control unit 800 may control the operation of the imaging unit 700 so that at least one drug contained in the drug pouch is photographed without overlapping each other in the drug pouch.

Because, as shown in FIG. 8, the first medicine (M1) and the second medicine (M2) 1 are contained in the medicine packaging, and the first medicine (M1) in the medicine packaging This is because it may be difficult to determine whether the medicine contained in the medicine packaging is accurately dispensed when the image of the medicine packaging is taken.

Therefore, as illustrated in FIG. 9, it may be preferable that an image of a medicine pouch is taken in a state in which the first medicine M1 and the second medicine M2 do not overlap in the medicine pouch.

The method of controlling the operation of the imaging unit 700 so that the control unit 800 does not overlap the drugs contained in the drug pouch may be various.

For example, before the controller 800 photographs the image of the medicine pouch, the medicine pouch is disposed so that the normal to the wide surface of the medicine wrapper is substantially parallel to the direction of gravity, and Vibration can be applied. Therefore, the medicines contained in the medicine pouch may be photographed by the imaging unit 700 while the medicines contained in the medicine pouch do not overlap with each other due to the vibration.

Further, for another example, the control unit 800, before taking the image of the drug pouch, the drug wrapping paper is placed so that the normal to the wide surface of the drug pouch is substantially parallel to the direction of gravity, roller Such a member can be made to pass through the pharmaceutical packaging. Therefore, an image of the medicine pouch may be photographed while the medicines contained in the medicine pouch do not overlap with each other.

The photographed image of the medication pouch photographed by the imaging unit 700 may be stored and managed in a memory (not shown) or server 2 provided in the medication dispensing system 1.

The control unit 800 may store and store a print image printed on the medicine pouch before the medicine is packaged and a photographed image of the medicine pouch after the medicine is packaged (S150).

That is, the control unit 800, after the medicine is dispensed according to the drug dispensing request, the imaging unit 700 after being packaged in the medicine image and the printing image generated by the medicine packaging unit 600 before being packaged in the medicine pouch By storing the photographed images photographed by) in a one-to-one correspondence, it is possible to easily and quickly inquire the history of pharmaceutical preparation according to the needs of the user, etc. It can be proved.

The printed image and the captured image may be stored in a storage unit (not shown) provided in the drug dispensing system 1. Alternatively, the printed image and the captured image may be stored in a server 2 connected to the drug dispensing system 1.

For example, referring to FIG. 10, the storage unit or the server 2 includes a prescription Ref. 430, a printing image 440 to be printed on the medicine packaging corresponding to the prescription, and a medicine packaging paper including the dispensed medicine. The photographed image 450 of may be linked and stored. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the prescription Ref. '10001 (Robert Ashfor)' 430a, the corresponding printed image 440a and the captured image 450a may be stored in association. Furthermore, the print image may be further stored by including the creation date and time 440b, and may be further stored by including the capture date and time 450b of the captured image. Therefore, by storing the time when the printed image 440 and the photographed image 450 are generated and photographed together, it is possible to prevent the pharmaceutical preparation history from being edited or manipulated by a user or the like.

In addition, for example, the control unit 800, as shown in Figure 11, the prescription Ref. , You can provide a list containing the patient's name, date, etc. Accordingly, the user is referred to the prescription Ref. An input for selecting information 460 including '10001', patient name'Robert Ashford', and date '2013-07-01' may be performed.

Subsequently, the control unit 800 may provide information including drug packaging information 470, drug information 480, a printed image 490, and a photographed image 495 corresponding to a prescription selected by a user or the like. .

The drug packaging information 470 may include information related to an operation history of a drug dispensing system related to a drug prepared according to a prescription, information related to a patient corresponding to the prescription, and the like. For example, the No. of the device that performed the drug dispensing operation and the drug packaging operation. And the patient's name, the date of packaging of the medication, and the like.

The drug information 480 may be information stored in advance in relation to an image, code, and name of the drug included in the prescription. This is to allow a user, etc. to compare the medicine information 480 with the printed image 490 and the photographed image 495 and determine whether the medicine according to the prescription has been dispensed accurately.

For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the drug packaging information 470 includes the No. of the device in which the medicine according to the prescription '10001' is packaged. #1 (472), patient name'Robert Ashford' (474), packaging date '2013-07-01' (476) may be displayed. In addition, the drug information 480 may display an image 481a of the first drug included in the prescription '10001' and a code'A1' 483a name'Diaformin' 485a.

Therefore, the user, such as a doctor or a pharmacist, stores medicine or packaging information corresponding to each prescription stored in association with the storage unit or the server 2, a printed image of the drug pouch before drug packaging, and a captured image of the drug pouch after drug packaging , Pharmaceutical information can be accurately and systematically managed by using pharmaceutical information. That is, since the user can easily check the history of the pharmaceutical preparation whether the medicine according to the prescription is accurately dispensed and prepared, the cause of the weakening accident can be easily proved, and furthermore, the weakening accident can be prevented.

The present invention described above, as the person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, various substitutions, modifications and changes are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It is not limited by the drawings. In addition, the embodiments described in this document are not limitedly applicable, and all or part of each of the embodiments may be selectively combined to be configured so that various modifications can be made.

1: Pharmaceutical dispensing system 2: Server
3: Terminal 10: Pharmaceutical dispensing device
20: pharmaceutical packaging device 30: imaging device
100: communication unit 200: input unit
300: output unit 400: drug storage unit
500: drug delivery unit 600: pharmaceutical packaging unit
700: imaging unit 800: control unit

Claims (18)

Receiving a drug dispensing request for at least one drug included in one prescription;
Dispensing a drug corresponding to the drug dispensing request;
Generating a printed image to be printed on the medication pouch according to the prescription and the medication dispensing request;
Packaging the dispensed at least one drug in the drug pouch;
Photographing an image of the medicine pouch including the dispensed at least one medicine; And
Includes; storing the print image in association with the captured image;
The step of generating the printed image,
When the drug dispensing request includes only some of the drugs included in the prescription, the drug included in the drug dispensing request is displayed so that the drugs not included in the drug dispensing request are distinguished and displayed.
Control method of drug delivery system.
According to claim 1, The step of generating the print image,
Generating at least information including the type and quantity of the drugs included in the prescription
Control method of drug delivery system.
delete The method of claim 1, wherein the step of photographing the image of the pharmaceutical pouch,
Characterized in that the at least one drug packaged in the drug pouch is taken without overlapping each other in the drug pouch
Control method of drug delivery system.
The method according to claim 4, characterized in that imaging is performed using X-rays or visible light.
The method of claim 5, wherein the drug pouch is transparent or translucent.
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of storing the printed image and the captured image in association is,
To further include and save the creation date and time of the print image
Control method of drug delivery system.
The method of claim 7, further comprising and storing the photographing date and time of the photographed image.
According to claim 1,
And in response to a request for selecting the one prescription, displaying the stored printed image and the captured image in association with each other.
Control method of drug delivery system.
A communication unit that receives a drug dispensing request for at least one drug included in one prescription;
A drug dispensing unit for dispensing a drug corresponding to the drug dispensing request;
A medicine packaging unit for packaging the at least one medicine dispensed in a medicine pouch;
An imaging unit for photographing the image of the medicine pouch containing the at least one medicine dispensed; And
Create a print image to be printed on the pharmaceutical packaging according to the prescription and the drug delivery request,
When only a part of the drugs included in the prescription is included in the drug dispensing request, the drugs not included in the drug dispensing request among the drugs included in the prescription are generated to be displayed separately,
Includes a control unit for controlling to store the print image in association with the captured image;
Pharmaceutical dispensing system.
The method of claim 10, wherein the control unit,
Generating the printed image including at least information on the type and quantity of the drug included in the prescription
Pharmaceutical dispensing system.
delete The method of claim 10, wherein the imaging unit,
Characterized in that the at least one drug packaged in the drug pouch is taken without overlapping each other in the drug pouch
Pharmaceutical dispensing system.
14. The drug dispensing system according to claim 13, wherein imaging is performed using X-rays or visible light.
15. The drug dispensing system according to claim 14, wherein the drug pouch is transparent or translucent.
11. The method of claim 10, In the control unit, In storing the print image and the captured image in association,
Controlling to store the creation date and time of the print image together
Pharmaceutical dispensing system.
The method of claim 16, wherein the control unit,
Controlling to store the shooting date and time of the captured image together
Pharmaceutical dispensing system.
The method of claim 10,
In accordance with the request to select the one prescription, the display unit for displaying in conjunction with the stored print image and the captured image; further comprising a
Pharmaceutical dispensing system.

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