JPH054601A - Controller for drug packing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a controller for a drug packing machine which is capable of controlling the inventory of all items of drugs, including the kinds incapable of being packed in portions by the drug packing machine, in a pharmacy. CONSTITUTION:A controller for a drug packing machine is equipped with an input-keying part 12 for inputting the kind and quantity of drug to contraller, with a key/keys in side input/keying part 12 for specifying for each of thus inputted items of drugs whether it requires dispensation in portions or not, with a packing machine 11 for packing prescribed drugs in portions except the kinds not requiring such packing, and with a CPU 18 which, according to information specifying which item to be packed or not to be packed in portions, discriminates by kind the drug not requiring packing in portions by said packing machine 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a controller for a medicine packing machine capable of selectively packing one or several kinds of medicines in a hospital or the like based on a prescription different for each patient.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A medicine packaging machine is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-48.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 362 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 54-38887, by key inputting the drug type and the number of drugs in advance, the packaging based on the input data is continuously created. Therefore, in order to input the drug type and the number of drugs based on the prescription, the control device of the drug packing machine is also applied to inventory management of drugs, but there is no tablet packing machine having such a function yet.

[0003]

However, at present, a medicine packaging machine for selectively packaging various kinds of medicines is mainly tablets, but not liquid medicines and powders. Therefore, a pharmacy operator of a hospital. Packs by selecting and inputting only the medicines that can be packed by the medicine packing machine from the prescription sent from each clinical department. Therefore, in the conventional medicine packaging machine, it is impossible to manage the inventory of all medicines in the pharmacy as it is because it is not possible to input all kinds of medicines which are instructed to be taken by the prescription.

The present invention provides a control device for a medicine packing machine capable of managing the inventory of all kinds of medicines in a pharmacy, including kinds that cannot be packed by the medicine packing machine.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a means for inputting a drug type to be administered and the number of drugs, a means for specifying the necessity of packaging for each input drug type, and a summary of the packaging. A means for discriminating the type of medicine that does not need to be packaged in the packaging machine based on the rejection information,
And a means for packaging a drug to be dispensed excluding a drug type that does not require packaging.

[0006]

With the above configuration, the control device of the medicine packing machine of the present invention can input all kinds of medicines handled by the pharmacy, including medicines that cannot be packed by the packing machine, according to the prescription,
A drug packaging machine equipped with a drug management function can be provided. Moreover, in order to specify the necessity of packaging for each chemical type, it is possible to set not only the presence or absence of the corresponding chemical in the packaging machine but also the stored chemical type as appropriate without packaging. Even if a medicine that can be packaged by a packaging machine is used, but when a medicine that cannot be packaged occurs due to a product shortage or a tablet case failure, only the medicine that can be provisionally packaged can be packaged.

[0007]

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 shows an external view of a tablet packing machine, which comprises an operating device (10) and a packing machine (11). The operating device (10) creates prescription data by key operation of the key input unit (12) and transfers it to the packaging machine (11), and the packaging machine (1)
1) performs the packaging operation based on the transferred prescription data.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the packaging machine (11), in which a tablet case storage portion (1) is formed in the upper part, and below the hopper (2), the shutter (3) and the tablet packaging mechanism (4). Are arranged. The tablet case (1) has a tablet case (5) according to the type of tablet.
... (5) is placed on the tablet case (5) ...
(5) is configured to be driven by the input of a predetermined extraction signal to extract a tablet and introduce it into the hopper (2) through a drop passage (not shown). The tablet wrapping mechanism (4) includes a roller (7) around which a wrapping paper (6) which is heat-weldable and is folded in half is wound, a tension roller (8) and a wrapping paper (6) is heat-sealed vertically. Vertical heat-sealing mechanism (9) for forming continuous pouches, and horizontal heat-sealing mechanism (1) for sealing the upper opening of the pouch in which the tablets are loaded.
0) and a feed roller (11).
Then, the feed roller (11) is intermittently driven to convey the wrapping paper (6), and when the conveyance is stopped, a sachet is formed by vertical heat sealing, and a tablet is put into the sachet by opening the shutter (3). Each operation of sealing the sachet by lateral heat sealing is performed.

FIG. 3 shows a control device for the tablet packaging machine according to the present invention, in which (13) is a control device on the operating device (10) side, and (1)
4) is a control device on the side of the packaging machine (11), which is connected by a transmission line (17) through interfaces (15) and (16) for converting transmission data to serial and receiving data to parallel. The control device (13) includes a central processing unit (18), a system memory (19) in which a control procedure on the operating device (10) side is programmed, and a key input unit (1).
2) A keyboard interface (20) that detects the operation of the touch panel and generates a key input signal, a controller (21) that controls the display of a CRT (22), and drug file memories M _{11 to} M _1n corresponding to each drug type. And prescription data memories M _{21 to} M _2n , control data memory M ₃ , and register R ₃
・ Has R ₄ . And the control device (14)
A system memory (25) programmed with a control procedure on the packaging machine (11) side, a packaging machine controller (28) for controlling the packaging operation of the packaging machine (11), and a central processing unit (2).
4), a memory M ₄ , a control counter (27), and registers R ₁ and R ₂ .

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation when the control device (13) registers the names, abbreviation codes and code numbers of all the medicines handled by the pharmacy in the medicine file memories M _{11 to} M _1n. The process is started by operating the function key indicating the start of registration in (12). In this registration operation, even if the drug type to be registered is liquid medicine, powder, or tablets, the tablet case (5) ...
If it is not stored in (5), it cannot be packed by the packing machine (11), and the function key indicating that the code number is not set is operated. Therefore N ₀
If there is a key input in the key input section (12) at the step, N
_{In one} step, it is determined whether this key input content is numeric data by operating the numeric keypad indicating the setting code number or indicating that the code number is not required by operating the function key. In the case of numerical data, the code number indicated by this numerical value in the N ₂ step is used as the medicine file memory M ₁₁
Store to M _1n . The drug file memories M _{11 to} M _1n corresponding to each drug type have storage areas m ₇
has a _{m 8 · m 9 · m 10} , code number data for each chemical is stored in the storage area m _7. On the other hand, in place of the input of the code number data by operating the ten-key, function key indicating that no setting the code number is operated, the N ₃ steps from N ₁ steps. When the abbreviation for the drug type is entered in the N ₃ step, N ₄
In the step, it is judged whether or not this abbreviation overlaps with the abbreviations of other medicines already registered.
_{In 5} steps, the abbreviation code is stored in the storage area m ₈ of the corresponding storage units M _{11 to} M _1n . For example, if "A" is entered as an abbreviation for a drug named "A lock", the character code representing the character "A" is stored in the storage area m.
Stored at ₈ . On the other hand, when the codes are duplicated, the process is changed from the N ₄ step to the N ₃ step and waits until the code is input again. Then, when the medicine name of the medicine type is keyed in in the N ₆ step, each character constituting the medicine name is stored in the storage area m ₉ by the character code in the N ₇ step. This process is repeated for each drug type to register the code number data / abbreviated code and drug name in the drug file memories M _{11 to} M _1n , and the function key indicating the end of registration in the key input unit (12) in N ₈ steps is displayed. When the operation is detected, the registration operation ends.

The control device (14) controls the packaging based on the control data transmitted from the control device (13), and the transfer mode between the control devices (13) and (14) is the control device (1).
4) starts by transmitting a transfer request signal to the control device (13). At this time, the control device (14) periodically outputs the transfer request signal in the state where the packaging control is not performed. Figure 6 is a flowchart showing a normal operation of the control unit (13), is always running a process based on this flowchart is outside the registration operation to the drug file memory M ₁₁ ~M _1n. In the N ₁₀ step, “1” is stored in the register R ₃ and the transfer number is set to 1, and “0” is stored in the register R ₄ , and in the N ₁₁ step, a transfer request from the control unit (14). determines the presence of the signal, it determines the presence or absence of the key input at N ₁₂ step a transfer request signal is not output. When the key input section (12) is operated,
When the number of days that dose abbreviated and drugs number of chemicals to be dosed before each morning, noon and evening, sleep is key input, the N ₁₃ step to create a prescription data based on the key entry in accordance with the format of FIG. 7 Prescription data memory M ₂₁
˜M _2n , but hereinafter, it is assumed to be stored in the prescription data memory M ₂₁ .

FIG. 8 shows N₁₃A file explaining the operation of the step
It is a row chart. n₀Abbreviation of chemical is key in step
When entered, n₁In step, medicine file memory M
₁₁~ M_1nIndex to determine which drug was keyed in.
Set n₂It becomes a step. However, which drug
File memory M₁₁~ M_1nIs the same as the abbreviation keyed in
If the abbreviation is not stored, n₀Return to the step
Wait for another abbreviation input. n₂Step key input
The drug code number and drug name that match the specified abbreviation
Product file memory M₁₁~ M_1nRead more and prescribe each
Data memory M _{twenty one}Storage area m_Five・ M₆Store at. Shi
If the chemical type that was once entered is liquid or powder,
Even tablets are stored in the tablet case (5) ... (5)
If you can not pack it because it is not a type,
The packing unnecessary key of the force part (12) is operated. Therefore
When the packaging unnecessary key is operated, n₃N from step_FourStep
Prescription data memory M_{twenty one}Storage area m_FiveIn
"0" is written. And n_FiveOf the drug in steps
When the number of medicines for morning, noon, evening and before bedtime is entered, n₆Ste
Prescription data memory M_{twenty one}Storage area m₂0-3
Number of medicines for each address up to morning, noon, evening, and before going to bed
Write n₇If there is a key input at the step, n₈Step
The key input is an abbreviation for chemicals
Determines whether it is the number of doses. Multiple types of tablets in one packet
Since the abbreviation is entered again when packaging the agent, n
₁After returning to the step and repeating the same process,
Data memory M_{twenty one}The code of the drug that matches this abbreviation
The number, drug name and number of drugs are stored. Then 1 minute packet
After setting the medicines to be packed and the number of medicines,
N days₇When input in step, n₈From step
n₉Prescription data memory M_{twenty one}Storage area
m₁Store days data in. n_TenStep is the number of days
By inputting the data, the total number of packets for morning, noon, evening and before bedtime can be calculated.
Calculate the prescription data memory M_{twenty one}Storage area m₃Of each
Store by dress 0-3. n₁₁In step,
Dista R₃The transfer number stored at
Mori M_{twenty one}Storage area m_FourWrite to, n₁₂In step
Dista R₃Increments the content of 1 and advances the transfer number by 1
N₁₁Go to step. And the transfer request signal is transmitted
There is a key input of prescription data again in the state where it is not
And memory M_{twenty two}Store prescription data in
Prescription data memory M_{twenty two}Storage area m_FourRegister R₃of
The transfer number advanced by 1 because the content is incremented by 1.
Issue is stored.

FIG. 9 shows a CRT at the time of such key input.
The display contents of (22) are shown, and the name of the drug specified by the operator's key input and the number of medicines and the number of days of this medicine every morning, noon, evening and before bedtime are displayed (31) (32) ( 33)
And the code numbers read from the drug file memories M _{11 to} M _1n based on the abbreviations are displayed on the display unit (34). In the input example shown in FIG. 9, one tablet A, one tablet B, one tablet C is packed every morning, noon, and evening for 7 days, and one unit of E powder is prepared every morning, noon, evening, and before bedtime. It indicates that the packing for 7 days each has been keyed. Although the E powder, which is a powder, cannot be packaged in the packaging machine (11) and is packaged by another packaging machine dedicated to powder or by manual work, it is input for inventory management. Therefore, No. of the prescription data memory M ₂₁ . 1 to No. Each storage area m _{5 up} to 4 has A
・ The code number data of each chemical of B, C, E is written,
And No. 1 to No. Each storage area m ₂ in the morning, noon and evening, going to bed address 0-2 corresponding to before you store the medicine the number of data of up to 3 to address 3 together with the respective medicine the number of data "1" is written "0 Is written, and No. “1” is written in each address 0 to 3 of the memory area m ₂ of 4 respectively,
The number of days data “7” is written in the storage area m ₁ . And by inputting the drug number data and the number of days data, morning, noon, evening,
The total number of packages before bedtime is calculated and stored in each address 0 to ₃ of the storage area m ₃ , and displayed on the display unit (35) of the CRT (22). In addition, E powder is packed in a packaging machine (1
Since it is impossible to package in 1), “0” is stored as the code number in the prescription data memory M ₂₁ , but the CRT (2
The display part (34) of 2) displays "..." For E powder to indicate that packaging is impossible.

The prescription data is created in this manner and N ₁₁
Returns to step determines the transfer request signal from the control unit (14) detects that the is being sent, whether the contents of register R ₄ is a N ₁₄ step is a value other than "0". When the packaging machine (11) is in the packaging operation, the register R ₄ stores the transfer number of the prescription data which is the basis of the packaging operation at this time. Therefore, at present, the packaging machine (1
When 1) has stopped the packaging operation, the content of the register R ₄ is "0", so that the process proceeds to the N ₁₉ step to determine the presence or absence of prescription data. When the prescription data is stored in the prescription data memory M ₂₁ by the process of the N ₁₃ step described above, the transfer number stored in the storage area m ₄ of the prescription data memory M ₂ becomes the register R in the N ₂₀ step. _The prescription data written in ₄ and transferred to the control device (14) in step N ₂₁ is converted into control data according to the format of FIG. 11. In addition, any two or more prescription data memories M
_{If the} prescription data is stored in _{21 to} M _2n , the prescription data with the smaller transfer number stored in the storage area m ₄ is selected.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for creating control data.
, N₂₀Step stores prescription data
Memory M_{twenty one}~ M_2nAnd the selected memory M
_{twenty one}Each storage area m_Five・ M₂And the first storage area m_Five・ M₂Finger
Set. n_{twenty one}Step is prescription data memory M_{twenty one}Memory of
Area m_FiveControl the code number data of the drug stored in
Data memory M₃Storage area m_Five’ Control day
Memory M₃Is the prescription data memory M_{twenty one}~ M_2nMemory of
Area m₂・ M₃・ M_FiveCorresponding to the storage area m₂’・ M ₃’・
m_Five’ n_{twenty two}The step is the storage area m_Five’
It is judged whether the code number data stored in
N if other than "0"_{twenty three}Become a step, prescription data
Memory M_{twenty one}Storage area m₂Store at each address 0-3
The data of the number of medicines for each morning, noon, evening, and
Data memory M₃Storage area m₂'To each address 0 to 3
Torture. If it is "0", n_{twenty four}Control by step
Data memory M₃Storage area m₂'At each address 0-3
Write "0" for each. n_{twenty five}Step is a prescription data memo
Re M_{twenty one}Storage area m_Five・ M₂Respectively, n₂₆Step
Prescription data memory M_{twenty one}All storage areas m_FiveSpecify
Determine whether you have done. Take n_{twenty one}N from step₂₆Step
Repeat the process up to₂₀Place selected in step
Data memory M_{twenty one}Storage area m_FiveIs stored in
Control code memory M for code number data of chemicals₃Moved to
If the code number data is other than "0",
Control data memory M for the drug number data of the drug type as it is
₃, And if it is “0”, the drug quantity data of the drug type is written.
Control data memory M corrected to "0"₃Write to. did
Therefore, in the input example shown in FIG. 9, the control data memory M₃of
No. 1 to No. Storage area up to 3 m_Five’A and B
・ C Code number data of each tablet, No. 4 storage areas m
_Five“0” is written in each of the ‘’ corresponding to E powder,
Control data memory M₃No. 1 to No. Each up to 3
Storage area m₂'Is 0 for addresses 0 to 2 and
“0” is written in the address 3, and No. Four
Storage area m₂'0' for each address from 0 to 3
Are written respectively.

In the n ₂₇ step, the start address 0 in the storage area m ₃ of the storage section of the prescription data memory M ₂₁ selected in the n ₂₀ step is designated, and at the same time, in each storage area m ₂ ′ of the control data memory M ₃ . The address 0 of them is designated respectively. At step n ₂₈ , the address 0 of each storage area m ₂ 'is set.
It is determined whether or not the logical sum of the drug quantity data for each drug type stored in each is. At this time, each storage area m ₂ '
When at least one drug the number of data that are stored in the address 0 is not "0", stored in n ₂₉ Step area m
The total number of packets data about the morning that is stored in the _third address 0 is written to address 0 of the memory area m ₃ 'of the control data memory M _3. If all the drug number data stored at address 0 of each storage area m ₂ 'is "0", n ₃₀
"0" is written into address 0 of the memory area m ₃ 'of the control data memory M ₃ in step. n ₃₁ steps, with an address in the storage area m ₃ of the storage unit of the prescription data memory M ₂ that was selected in n ₂₇ step shifts from 0 to 1, the address of each storage area m ₂ 'of the control data memory M ₃ All are shifted from 0 to 1, and in the n ₃₂ step, it is determined whether or not the address of the storage area m ₃ of the prescription data memory M ₂ is over, and if the address is within 3, the process proceeds to the n ₂₈ step. Then, in the processing from step n _{28 to} step n ₃₂ , the logical sum of the drug number data for each drug type stored in each address 1 of each storage area m ₂ ′ of the control data memory M ₃ is “0”. or by determining the necessity of daytime total number of packets data modification is, "0" other than the storage area m ₃ data are stored in the address 1 of the storage area m ₃ as principal without modification in the case of ' write to the address 1, in the case of "0" to correct the total number of packets data write the "0" in the address 1 of the storage area m ₃ '. Similarly, the total number of packets for evening and before going to bed is determined to be corrected by the processing from n ₂₈ steps to n ₃₂ steps, and the addresses 2 and 3 of the storage area m ₃ 'of the control data memory M ₃ are stored in the addresses 2 and 3. Prescribed data is written in each. When the address of the prescription data memory M ₂ exceeds the storage area m ₃ , the steps from n ₃₂ to N ₂₂ are performed. Therefore, according to the prescription input of this example, only E powder is taken before bedtime, and the logical sum of the data stored in address 3 of each storage area m ₂ 'in the control data memory M ₃ is "0". Therefore, the correction value “0” is written in the address 3 of the storage area m ₃ ′.

N_{twenty two}The step is a control data memory M₃of
Storage area m₃’Stored at addresses 0 to 3
Whether the total number of packages for morning, noon, evening, and before going to bed is all "0"
If it is "0", it must be packaged in the packaging machine (11).
N because there is no₁₁Return to step. Then morning, noon,
At least one of the total packages before evening / sleep is “0”
If it is other than the above, it is necessary to perform packaging in the packaging machine (11).
, N_{twenty three}The control data is transferred to the control device (14) in steps.
The control data is sent to the interface (1
It is serial-converted in 5) and transmitted. The end of transfer
After completion, N₁₁Returning to the step, the control device (14)
The packaging control of the packaging machine (11) is performed by receiving the control data.
Therefore, the transfer request signal is not output. Because
The control device (13) is N₁₂Whether or not there is a key input in the step
Repeatedly judged, N if key input ₁₃Step
, Any prescription data that does not store prescription data
Memory M _{twenty one}~ M_2nStore key input data in.

The operation of the control device (14) is shown in the flow chart of FIG.
It will be described with reference to a chart. N₀Transfer request in step '
When a signal is output and control data is received, N₁’Step
From N₂’, The control data is stored in the memory M._FourIn
Torture. Memory M_FourIs the memory M₃Each storage area m₂’
・ M₃’・ M_FiveStorage area m corresponding to₂"・ M₃”・
m _Five", The data on the number of medicines, the data on the total number of packages,
Store the code number data of the drug type. N₃’Step
Each time 1 is added, the number is incremented from "0" to "3"
A ternary control counter (27) that repeatedly counts
Set to "0". N _Four’Step is memory M_FourNote of
Memory area m₃It is determined whether the content of "is" 0 ". Storage area
m₃"Is from 0 to 3 corresponding to morning, noon, evening, and before going to bed
The total number of packages is stored in each of the four addresses.
In the case of, the content CN of the control counter (27) is "0".
Address 0 is specified for the
It is determined whether it is "0". In this example, the number of packets for morning use
Is for 7 days and N_Five’Go to step. N_Five’Step
Memory is M_FourStorage area m_FiveStored in
Register number data₁Stored in memory area m₂”
The drug number data stored in₂Store in
It Storage area m at this time₂"For the control counter
Since the content CN of (27) is "0", each storage area m
₂Read the drug number data stored at address 0
Register R₂Stored in. Therefore Regis
R₁The code number data of each tablet of A, B and C is written in
Rare, register R₂In the morning for these tablet types
The drug number data for each minute is written. N₆’Step is Regis
R₂Determines whether the content of "0" is "0", but each of A, B, C
Number data for at least one tablet type
N if it is other than "0"₇’Steps to extract tablets
It will work. N₇’In step, packaging machine control
(28) is a tablet type with drug count data other than "0"
Code number data for₁Read more
Will be introduced. And the packaging machine controller (28)
Tablet case containing various tablets of A, B and C
(5) ... An extraction signal is output to (5). Because
Tablet case (5) with the extraction signal introduced ...
(5) drives to extract one tablet. N₈’Step
In the case of the tablet type for which the extraction operation was performed,
N by subtracting "1" from the data₆'Return to step.
In this example, one tablet of each of A, B, and C is packed in the morning package.
Register R for packaging₂Stored in
The data on the number of drugs for each of B and C is “0”. But
Then one minute worth of tablets in the morning were extracted and put in the hopper (2).
Introduced, next N₉The packaging operation is performed in the step '.
N₉The packaging machine controller (28)
(3), horizontal heat seal mechanism (10), vertical heat seal
The control mechanism (9) is given a control signal, and tablets are loaded and sachets are packed.
It controls each operation of sealing and forming sachet, and after that,
Wrapping paper (6) by giving a control signal to the driving device of the roller (11)
Transferring a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction to wrap a package for morning clothes
The operation ends. N_Ten’The control counter (2
According to the content "0" of 7), the memory M_FourStorage area m₃"A
Specify the dress 0, and from the data stored there
Subtract "1", N₁₁In step ', storage area m₃"of
Is the data of all addresses 0 to 3 "0"?
To judge. In this case, one package for morning use is finished
Storage area m₃Subtract "1" from the data at address 0 of "
It is a stage where N₁₂Control counter (2
7) Content CN is advanced from "0" to "1" and N_Four’Ste
Return to the top. And N_Four’In step, control cow
M because the content of the computer (27) is "1"₃Address of
Specify 1 and determine whether the content is "0".
The content of address 1 is N because it is "7"_Five’In step
It shifts and it becomes a packing operation for lunch clothes.

In the N ₅ 'step, the code number data stored in the storage area m ₅ ″ is stored in the register R ₁ , and the drug number data stored in the address 1 of each storage area m ₂ ″ is stored in the register R 1. Store at ₂ . Then, from the N ₆ 'step to the N ₇ ' step, tablets are extracted from the tablet case (5) ... (5) for the tablet types whose drug number data stored in the register R ₂ is other than "0",
In the N ₈ 'step, it is “1” from the drug number data in the register R _2.
Subtract. In this example, since the sachets for lunch are also packed with one tablet of each of A, B, and C, the drug number data in the register R ₂ is all “0”, and the steps from N ₆ 'to N ₉ ' Becomes In the N ₉ 'step, the packing operation of the one-minute packet for the day taken out into the hopper (2) is performed, and N
₁₀ 'in step subtracts "1" from the data that is stored in address 1 of the storage area m ₃ ", to record a day one minute packing operation is completed. Then, from the N ₁₁ 'step to the N ₁₂ ' step, the content CN of the control counter (27) is advanced from "1" to "2". Therefore, the next N
₄ 'from step, the storage area m ₅ "· m _2" for the contents of the control counter (27) is "2" becomes the processing for one minute packing operations of evening the address 2 is specified, thereafter, evening When the processing for the packaging of No. 4 is completed, the content CN of the control counter (27) is advanced from “2” to “3” and N ₄ '
Return to step. At this time, the content of the address 3 of the memory area m ₃ ″ is “0”, and the step from N ₄ ′ to N ₁₁ ′ is performed.
It becomes a step. That is, in the input prescription of this example, since the E powder which cannot be packaged by the packaging machine (11) is packaged before bedtime, the packaging operation for the dose before bedtime is omitted. The control counter (2 N ₁₂ 'Step
The content of 7) is advanced from "3" to "0", and the process for morning sachets is performed again. Until this manner are stored in the address 0-3 of the storage area m ₃ 'of the memory M ₄ the data is all "0", and repeats the packing operation in morning, noon and evening of the order. Then, when the packaging for 7 minutes for 7 days in the morning, noon, and evening is completed, it is determined that the packaging for one input prescription is completed, and the process returns from the N ₁₁ 'step to the N ₀ ' step. Then, in the N ₀ 'step, a transfer request signal of prescription data regarding the next packaging operation is transmitted to the control device (13).

When the control device (13) detects that the control device (14) is outputting the transfer request signal in the N ₁₁ step, at this time, the prescription data is the control device (14).
Since it is transferred to the register R ₄ and the transfer number is stored in the register R ₄ , it becomes N ₁₄ steps. N ₁₅ step, prescription data stored in the memory M ₂₁ indexed chemicals file memory M ₁₁ ~M _1n corresponding than medicine name and the cumulative number of drugs drugs number storage area m ₁₀ of the memory at N ₁₆ step Memorize N
_In step ₁₇ , the prescription data memory M ₂₁ is cleared and N ₁₈
In the step, the register R _{4 is set} to “0”, and N ₁₉ steps are performed. In this way, when the control device (13) determines that the packaging operation based on the transferred control data is completed based on the presence or absence of the transfer request signal in the N ₁₁ step and the contents of the register R ₄ in the N ₁₄ step, Drug file memory M ₁₁ corresponding to the drug type shown in the prescription data after packaging
By designating ~ M _1n , the drug number data of the drug type is added to the cumulative drug number stored in the storage area m ₁₀ . When the prescription data is stored in any one of the prescription data memories M _{22 to} M _2n , the control data is created again and the control device controls the control data in the case of the medicine type that can be packaged by the packaging machine (11). 14). The data stored in the drug file memories M _{11 to} M _1n is input to the central processing unit (18) with a display command for operating the predetermined key of the key input unit (12) to display the data. Then, it is displayed on the CRT (22). That is,
In the flowchart of FIG. 6, the transfer request signal is not transmitted from the control device (14), and the key input unit (12)
When it is detected in N ₂₄ steps that the display command has been generated in the state where the prescription input is not made in N, it becomes N ₂₅ steps and the data stored in the medicine file memories M _{11 to} M _1n is stored in the CRT controller (21). Installed on the CRT (2
2) is the code number, abbreviation code, and drug name for each drug type
Display the cumulative drug count.

[0021]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it becomes possible to input all kinds of medicines handled by a pharmacy, including medicines that cannot be packed by the packing machine, according to a prescription, and a medicine packing machine having a medicine management function is provided. Can be provided. Moreover, in order to specify the necessity of packing for each chemical type, it is possible to set not only the presence or absence of the corresponding chemical in the packaging machine but also the stored chemical type as appropriate without packaging. In that case, even if a medicine that can be packed by the packing machine is used and a medicine that cannot be packed is generated due to a malfunction of the tablet case, only the temporarily packable medicine can be packed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a medicine packaging machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a packaging machine.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a control device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of registering in the medicine file memories M _{11 to} M _1n .

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a storage format of drug file memories M _{11 to} M _1n .

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device (13).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a format of prescription data.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a prescription data creation process.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an input example of one prescription.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a control data creation process.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a storage format of a control data memory M ₃ .

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device (14).

[Explanation of symbols]

(10) Controller (11) Packing machine (12) Key input section (13) (14) Control device M _{11 to} M _1n drug file memory M _{21 to} M _2n prescription data memory M ₃ control data memory

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. Means for inputting the type of medicine to be administered and the number of medicines, means for specifying the necessity of packaging for each input drug type, and information on the necessity of packaging. A device for controlling a medicine packaging machine, comprising means for determining a medicine type that does not require packaging in the packaging machine, and means for packaging a medicine to be dispensed excluding the medicine type that does not require packaging.