JPH05310202A - Method for division packaging of drug - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform drug division operation easily and freely by a method wherein two medical powder dividing rotary tables, their dividing mechanisms, a solid form drug dividing mechanism and a dividing and feeding means are provided and the dividing and feeding means for the drugs intended for division packaging are selectively operated according to the operation patterns thereof. CONSTITUTION:At the start of drug dividing operation according to specified dosing requirements, e.g. the packaging of each of different medical powders A and B in a separate bag for the administration two times per day, one powder dividing rotary table 20 is operated by driving the corresponding dividing mechanism 25, whereby the powder A is scraped off therefrom in a specified amount and fed by a blade 28 through a hopper 35 into a division bag to make one dosage package and the other powder dividing rotary table 20' is then operated by driving the corresponding dividing mechanism 25, whereby the powder B is scraped off therefrom and fed by a blade 29 through the hopper 35 into a division bag to make another dose package. Thus, the packaging of the powders to be administered per day is completed. When the powder A are tablet are separately packaged, the powder A is divided and fed to the packaging part by the rotary table 20 and the required tablet is then fed thereto by a dividing and feeding mechanism 50 on an alternate basis to complete the individual packages.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for packing medicines in which, in dispensing in a hospital or the like, a packing operation of powders and solid agents is arbitrarily combined and packed by a medicine packing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in pharmacies such as hospitals and clinics, in order to dispense a large amount of powder, solid preparations such as powders and tablets / capsules are divided and packaged by a packaging machine based on a prescription (hereinafter referred to simply as sachets). )is doing. When packaging this,
Since there are many combinations of solid formulations depending on the preparation, and the number of doses is also added to this, conventionally, a single dose is either a powder and tablets or capsules simultaneously packaged or a single dose. As a dose, a powder and tablets or capsules are separately packaged. In this case, when a plurality of powders are used, they are separately packaged.

[0003]

According to the packaging method as described above, for example, when a solid agent such as powder or tablets / capsules (hereinafter simply referred to as tablets) is simultaneously packaged in one package as in the former, the packaging is performed. If the amount is large, it is bulky and inconvenient for subsequent handling. In particular, during an audit, it is difficult for an audit worker to perform a correct audit, which not only reduces work efficiency but also may overlook errors. Further, according to the latter method of individually packaging powder and tablet, each type is packaged one by one regardless of the packaging amount. The number of packages becomes excessive, the treatment of the medication becomes bulky due to the increase in the packaging material, and it becomes inconvenient to handle, and there is a possibility that the patient may make a mistake in one dose at the time of administration.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a method of packaging a drug which can be packaged under the most rational conditions according to a prescription.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises two rotary tables for dividing powder, a dividing mechanism therefor, and a solid agent dividing / supplying mechanism for packaging required amounts of powder and solid agent. A rotary table for splitting both powders, and a rotary table for splitting one powder for each dosage unit, using a medicine packaging machine in which the split extraction medicines from the solid medicine split supply mechanism are supplied to a sachet through one hopper, Alternatively, the one-packed amount of the medicine from the solid agent dividing / supplying mechanism is first supplied to the packaging unit, and then the above-mentioned supplying operation is repeated, or the other one is supplied from the powder powder dividing rotary table or the solid medicine dividing / supplying mechanism. A method for packaging a medicine, which comprises supplying a packaged amount to a packaging unit, selecting these supply conditions, and repeating the required dose unit for packaging.

According to the present invention, as a medicine supply procedure for the above-mentioned packaging, when two powder-tablet dividing rotary tables are packaged with only powder, the dividing mechanisms attached to both powder-tablet dividing rotary tables are alternately operated. , Divided supply and packaging in sequence,
Further, at this time, when the powders of the same kind are divided, it is preferable that when the division on one of the rotary tables for dividing the powder is completed, the other rotary table for dividing the powder is switched to the divided supply operation. Further, in addition to the above operation, selectively intermittently supplying tablets by a divided supply mechanism, or by operating either or both of the powder-dispensing rotary table for tablet divided supply, simultaneously. It is preferable to set it so that it is driven.

[0007]

As described above, according to the medicine packaging method of the present invention, 2
By a medicine packaging machine equipped with a rotating table for dividing powders and a dividing mechanism thereof and a dividing mechanism for tablets (solid formulations),
By selectively actuating the means for dividing and supplying each medicine to be packaged (rotating table for dividing both powders, the dividing mechanism attached thereto, and the dividing mechanism for tablets), the combination of the packaging of powders and tablets Can be freely selected, and rational packaging of the drug can be performed in a single dose.

Therefore, an optimum packing operation can be performed by providing the medicine packing machine with an operation section capable of selecting the operation pattern of each divided supply means and performing the selection operation corresponding to the prescription of the medicine.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The method of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings of an embodiment of the apparatus. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a medicine packing machine suitable for adopting the method of the present invention. In this figure, the powder is supplied to the dividing rotary table (see FIG. 2) by a feeder 24 which is symmetrically arranged at the central portion on the front side in the figure. Arranged in the longitudinal direction on the upper surface are solid medicines such as tablets and capsuled medicines, that is, the dividing mass 52 of the tablet supply dividing mechanism 50 and its moving body 51. Reference numeral 15 is a control panel for operating the packaging.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the medicine packing machine by removing the cover on the upper part of the machine body 10. On the machine body 10, there are two rotary tables 20 and 20 'for dividing the powder, and a powder dividing mechanism 25 attached thereto. And are arranged symmetrically, and a tablet split supply mechanism 50 (not shown in the drawing) is arranged so as to traverse above the rotary tables 20 and 20 'for splitting both powders.

The rotary table for dividing each powder 20, 20 'is
All of them are kept horizontal and are provided with a powder receiving groove 21 having an annular concave curved surface, and a motor 23 is provided below the powder receiving groove 21 via an annular gear 22.
Thus, for example, they are arranged to rotate at predetermined speeds via a timing belt (not shown). The powder dividing mechanism 25 disposed on the upper side of each of the powder dividing rotary tables 20 and 20 'is the powder dividing rotary table.
Airframe frame 11 through central space 20a of 20 or 20 '
The main table is supported on the rotary table for dividing powder 20,20 '
The support arm 26 arranged over the top and the support arm 26
Scraping blades 28 attached to a rotating shaft 27 supported by the same axis at the tip of the blades, a circular partition plate 29 attached to a boss fitted to the rotating shaft 27 via a bearing, and these scraping blades. And a power transmission mechanism for rotating the partition plate 29. The dividing mechanism 25 rotates the support arm 26 upward when the powder is supplied to the powder receiving groove 21 by a cam mechanism (not shown), and divides the partition plate.
The 29 and the scraping blade 28 are adapted to retreat upward from the powder receiving groove 21 of the powder dividing rotary table 20 or 20 '.

With the powder dividing mechanism 25,
A suction pump equipped with a brush wheel for cleaning the powder receiving groove 21 after the powder is divided and scraped off from the powder receiving groove 21 of the powder dividing rotary table 20 or 20 'in a direction opposite to the support arm 26 (Fig. A cleaning head 31 is provided which is connected to (not shown). This cleaning head 31 has its support lever 32
Attached to the tip, cam mechanism (not shown) only during cleaning operation
It is put down on the powder receiving groove 21 by means of the cleaning operation.

The powder which has been split and scraped into the powder receiving groove 21 by the scraping blade 28 of the dividing mechanism 25 is supplied to the packaging section 40 through the hopper 35 located below the scraping blade 28, and is packaged one by one. It is configured to be packaged.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the tablet dividing / supplying mechanism 50 is a rotary table 20 for dividing the powder.
Alternatively, the divided mass 52 and its moving body 51 are intermittently advanced by the two parallel guide rails 53 provided on the body frame 11 across the upper side of 20 'and attached to the lower surface of the divided mass 52. The bottom plate 54 which is open is driven to open on the chute 55 in sequence. The tablets, which are divided and supplied one by one by the tablet dividing and supplying mechanism 50, are made to drop into the hopper 35 of the powder through the chute 55.

When the medicine is packed by the medicine packing machine having such a structure, the powder is supplied in a required amount to the feeder 24 on the upper portion of the machine body 10 according to the prescription. Tablets (tablets
Solid drug supply such as capsule medicine)
The required amount is supplied to each of the 50 divided masses 52. The powder supplied to the hopper 24 'of each feeder 24 is spray-supplied to the powder receiving groove 21 of the powder dividing rotary table 20 or 20' by the activation of the medicine packing machine.

In order to supply the powder on the rotary table 20 or 20 'for dividing the powder and the tablet on the divided mass 52 of the divided supply mechanism 50, the control provided on the upper surface of the machine body 10 is performed. On the operation panel 60, set the number of sachets for one dose, the required powder (which rotating table 20, 20 'for dividing the powder is rotated), the availability of tablets, and the amount of sachets.
Revolving table 20, 20 'for powder division and tablet divided supply mechanism
Activate 50.

When the dividing operation of each drug is started by setting the packaging conditions, for example, when different powders A and B are separately packaged twice a day,

[Table 1] Rotating table 20, 20 'for splitting both powders as shown in 1)
First, the required amount of powder A is scraped off from one of the rotary table 20 for splitting powder, and the required amount of powder A is supplied to the sachet of the packaging section 40 through the hopper 35 by the blade 28. One package is packed. Next, the powder B is scraped off from the other powder-division rotary table 20 'and supplied to the sachet of the packaging section 40 through the hopper 35 by the blades 29.
The package is packaged and the daily dose is packaged.
Thereafter, this operation is continued for the number of divided powders on the rotary table for dividing powders 20, 20 ', and the powders are alternately divided and packaged.

In the same manner, when the powder A and the tablet are individually packaged as shown in 2) of Table 1 by taking twice a day, the powder A is divided from one rotary table 20 for dividing the powder. And then supply the required tablets alternately to the packaging unit 40 by the tablet dividing and supplying mechanism 50 to package each of them.

Besides this, as shown in 3) of Table 1, powder A
One package and one package in which the powder B is mixed with tablets are packaged as a daily dose. Alternatively, as shown in 6) of Table 1, one package of powder A and one package of powder A + powder B + tablets should be taken for one day. Is supplied to the one-package packaging unit 40, and is first packaged in one package, and then the powder A and the powder B are simultaneously supplied from the rotary tables 20 and 20 'for dividing both powders according to the required package amount.
And are supplied from the hopper 35 to the packaging unit 40, and a required number of tablets are charged from the divided mass 52 of the tablet divided supply mechanism 50 into the hopper 35 via the chute 55, and these are received in one divided packaging section 1 Wrap as a package. By combining the supply procedures of each drug in this manner, 12 combinations as shown in Table 1 can be obtained as if taken twice a day.

Further,

[Table 2] Shown in Fig. 3 is a combination for taking 3 times a day. In accordance with the combination, the rotary table for splitting both powders 20 and 20 'and the tablet split supply mechanism 50 are selected and driven according to the above procedure. By doing so, packaging can be performed in the required combination order. Furthermore,

[Table 3] Shows the combination when taking 4 times a day (for example, morning, noon, night, before bedtime). By selecting the divided supply order of each drug, 12 such combinations can be sequentially divided. Can be wrapped.

These operations are performed by selecting and pressing an operation button switch on the operation panel 16 provided on the upper surface of the machine body 10 to sequentially operate each drive machine in accordance with a preset combination program to make a selection. Can be packaged according to the specified procedure.

[0022]

According to the method of the present invention, by selectively setting the operation operation of the two rotary tables for dividing the powder and the tablet dividing and supplying mechanism, the packaging condition of the powder and the tablet is arbitrary. It is possible to easily carry out the inspection after the packaging by combination of the above, and the packaging work of various medicines can be done easily.
It can now be easily and freely carried out by the medicine packing machine on the table.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a medicine packing machine suitable for adopting the method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the medicine packing machine of FIG. 1 with a cover on the upper part of the machine body removed.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the medicine packing machine showing the relationship between the powder-dispersing rotary table and the tablet split-supply mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Body of medicine packing machine 11 Body frame 15 Operation panel 20, 20 'Rotary table for powder dividing 21 Powder receiving groove 24 Feeder 25 Dividing mechanism 26 Support arm 27 Rotating shaft 28 Scraping blade 29 Partition plate 31 Cleaning head 32 Support lever 35 Hopper 40 Packaging unit 50 Tablet divided supply mechanism 51 Moving body 52 Divided mass 53 Guide rail 54 Bottom plate 55 Chute

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When packaging a required amount of a powder and a solid agent, a rotary table for dividing powder and two dividing tables and a mechanism for dividing and supplying solid agent are provided. Using the medicine packing machine, in which the medicines are divided and taken out from the solid medicine dividing and supplying mechanism through one hopper into the sachets, one powder unit dividing rotary table or one unit of the solid medicine dividing and supplying mechanism is used. First, the one-packed amount of the drug is first supplied to the packaging unit, and then the above-mentioned supply operation is repeated, or the one-packed amount from the other rotary table for powder powder dividing or the solid drug split supply mechanism is supplied to the packaging unit. A method for packaging a medicine, which comprises supplying the ingredients, selecting these feeding conditions, and repeatedly packaging the required dosage units.