Dispensing Support Device and Dispensing Support Method

• US 20080149656A1
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yuyama Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Yuyama Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Shigeyama, Yasuhiro, Yasuda, Shinya, Yuyama, Hiroyuki, Kasuya, Masahiko
• Granted Patent: US 7,873,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 221/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/70 in which the articles are formed in the apparatus from components, blanks, or material constituents
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0092 for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles medical dispensers for private use, A61J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/40 for devices for accepting orders, advertisements, or the like

Abstract

[Object] To permit a plurality of pharmacists to perform dispensing efficiently and simultaneously despite of simple, low-cost configuration.

[Means for Settlement] There are provided: responsible a pharmacist identification means 7 which is provided at each container 14 of a drug rack 3 where a drug D is contained and which identifies a responsible pharmacist; a memory 25 where the pharmacist data is stored; and a control means 24 which, as a result of inputting the prescription data, associates the prescription data and the pharmacist data stored in a memory means 25 with each other to create a prescription table, stores the prescription table into the memory means 25, and then, when the drug is taken out from the drug rack 3, refers to the prescription table based on the pharmacist data of the pharmacist identified by the responsible pharmacist identification means 7, and judges whether or not the pharmacist is permitted to perform dispensing of the drug to be taken out from the drug rack 3.

Claims

1. A dispensing support device comprising:

a responsible pharmacist identification means provided at each container of a drug rack where drugs are contained, and identifying a responsible pharmacist;

a memory means where pharmacist data is stored; and

a control means which, as a result of inputting prescription data, associates the prescription data and the pharmacist data stored in the memory means with each other to create a prescription table, stores the prescription table into the memory means, and then, when the drug is to be taken out from the drug rack, refers to the prescription table based on the pharmacist data of the pharmacist identified by the responsible pharmacist identification means, and judges whether or not the pharmacist is permitted to perform dispensing of the drug to be taken out from the drug rack.

2. The dispensing support device according to claim 1, wherein a subject to be identified by the responsible pharmacist identification means is an identifying member fitted on a hand of the pharmacist.

3. The dispensing support device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a pharmacist data reading means for reading pharmacist data at start of dispensing, and in-service pharmacist identification means for identifying an in-service pharmacist at the start of dispensing,

wherein the control means judges whether or not the pharmacist data read by the pharmacist data reading means is memorized in the memory means, and, if it is judged that the pharmacist data is memorized, creates an in-service pharmacist table by associating the pharmacist data and data on the in-service pharmacist identified by the in-service pharmacist identification means with each other, and then stores the in-service pharmacist table into the memory means.

4. The dispensing support device according to claim 1, wherein each rack of the drug rack is provided with a display part which can be identified on an individual responsible pharmacist basis.

5. The dispensing support device according to claim 1, wherein each rack of the drug rack is provided with a drug remaining amount detection part for detecting a drug remaining amount.

6. The dispensing support device according to claim 1, wherein the control means sets association between the prescription data and the responsible pharmacist for each drug and stores the association into the memory means.

7. The dispensing support device according to claim 5, wherein, as a result of detection by the drug remaining amount detection part that the drug has been taken out from the drug rack, the control means calculates the drug taken out and amount thereof and contains the drug and the amount into a dispensing completion table each time when the dispensing has been completed.

8. The dispensing support device according to claim 3, further comprising an open and close member capable of driving the drug rack to open and close, wherein the control means identifies a pharmacist by the in-service pharmacist identification means, and, if there is any data corresponding to the pharmacist data previously stored in the memory means, controls driving of the open and close member to open the drug rack.

9. The dispensing support device according to any claim 3,

wherein a door capable of being driven to open and close is provided in said each container of the drug rack, and

wherein the control means reads a responsible pharmacist from the prescription table memorized in the memory means based on the inputted prescription data, and judges whether or not the read responsible pharmacist agrees with the pharmacist identified by the in-service pharmacist identification means, and, if there is agreement, opens the door of the container where the drug included in the prescription data is stored.

10. The dispensing support device according to claim 1,

wherein said each container of the drug rack is further provided with approaching object detection means for detecting an object approaching the container, and

wherein, when a detection signal is inputted from the drug take-out implementation detection means under absence of a detection signal inputted from the pharmacist identification means, the control means judges the input of the detection signal as an error.

11. The dispensing support device according to claim 1, further comprising a drawer capable of storing the drug, an inside of the drawer being divided into a plurality of containers, the drawer comprising:

one display part which is arranged at a portion exposed to an outside before the drawer is drawn and which displays, based on the prescription data, whether or not the drug subjected to dispensing is contained; and

another display part which is arranged at the exposed portion by drawing the drawer and which indicates the container where the drug subjected to the dispensing is contained.

12. A dispensing support method comprising steps of,

creating a prescription table with associating the prescription data and pharmacist data with each other as a result of inputting prescription data

identifying the responsible pharmacist by the responsible pharmacist identification means provided at each container of the drug rack when a drug is to be taken out from a drug rack,

referring to the prescription table based on the pharmacist data of the pharmacist identified by the responsible pharmacist identification means, and

judging whether or not the pharmacist is permitted to perform dispensing of the drug to be taken out from the drug rack.