A warehouse medicine dispatching method

Abstract

The present invention discloses a warehouse drug dispatching method, comprising: a control center obtains all target drugs contained in a prescription based on the prescription, and determines the storage location of each target drug; a target dispensing window with an optimal transfer time is determined from multiple dispensing windows based on the storage locations corresponding to all the target drugs in the prescription; the target drugs are selected from each storage location and transferred to the target dispensing window respectively; wherein the storage locations include at least one mechanical location for storing conventional drugs and one manual location for storing special drugs; the optimal transfer time is the shortest time for all the target drugs in the prescription to be gathered at each dispensing window. By using this warehouse drug dispatching method, the efficiency of drug dispatching can be improved, and the waiting time for users to pick up drugs can be reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of medicine management, and in particular to a warehouse medicine dispatching method. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards and the growing awareness of self-protection, the demands on the medical and health care system are also increasing. The pharmaceutical industry has also developed rapidly, and the variety of medicines has continued to increase. After a doctor writes a prescription based on the patient's condition, the warehouse needs to prepare the medicines listed on the prescription. The prepared medicines are then transferred to the dispensing window, where they are distributed to the patient or their family by the dispensing staff. Due to the wide variety of medicines, the storage conditions of each medicine, and the storage capacity restrictions of the warehouse, hospitals store different types of medicines in different warehouses. Some are managed mechanically, while others require manual management. Therefore, the medicines on the same prescription may be distributed to multiple warehouses, requiring coordination between these warehouses to dispense the medicines. In the existing dispensing process, patients or their families often have to queue up in long lines at the dispensing window because the medicines cannot be collected from multiple warehouses in a timely manner. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In order to overcome the defects in the existing technology, an embodiment of the present invention provides a warehouse drug scheduling method. By using this scheduling method, the delivery path of the drug can be optimized, and the delivery time of the drug from the warehouse to the dispensing window can be saved, thereby improving the efficiency of the warehouse drug preparation and reducing the waiting time for patients or their families to pick up the drug.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a warehouse medicine dispatching method, comprising:

[0005] The control center obtains all target drugs contained in the prescription according to the prescription, and determines the storage location of each target drug; and determines the target dispensing window with the best transfer time from multiple dispensing windows based on the storage locations corresponding to all the target drugs in the prescription;

[0006] Selecting the target drug from each storage location and transferring the target drug dispensing window respectively;

[0007] The storage locations include at least one mechanical location for storing conventional medicines and a manual location for storing special medicines; the optimal transfer time is the shortest time for all the target medicines in the prescription to be gathered at each dispensing window.

[0008] In the above technical solution, a conveyor belt is provided between each of the mechanical positions and the medicine dispensing window, and the target medicine is transported by the conveyor belt; the target medicine is transferred between the manual position and the medicine dispensing window by the terminal user who receives the delivery instruction sent by the control center.

[0009] In the above technical solution, the optimal transfer time is calculated based on the distance between the storage location and the medicine dispensing window, the transfer speed set by the conveyor belt, and the average transfer speed of each terminal user.

[0010] In the above technical solution, the step of obtaining the average transfer speed of the terminal user includes:

[0011] The control center records the average speed at which the terminal user completes the delivery instruction;

[0012] All the average speeds of the user recorded by the control center are summed up and averaged to obtain the average transfer speed of the terminal user;

[0013] After the terminal user completes a delivery instruction, the average transfer speed of the terminal user recorded by the control center is updated according to the latest average speed.

[0014] In the above technical solution, “selecting the target drug from each of the storage locations and transferring them to the target dispensing window” includes:

[0015] If the storage location determined by the control center is a mechanical location, the control center sends a grabbing instruction to the robot; the robot grabs the target drug according to the grabbing instruction and places it on the conveyor belt to be conveyed to the target drug dispensing window;

[0016] If the storage location determined by the control center is a manual location, the control center sends the delivery instruction to the selected terminal user; the selected terminal user obtains the target drug according to the delivery instruction and delivers it to the target drug delivery window.

[0017] In the above technical solution, the selected terminal user is the terminal user who completes the delivery of the target medicine between the manual position and the target medicine dispensing window in the shortest time.

[0018] In the above technical solution, the delivery time is calculated by dividing the distance the terminal user needs to move to complete the delivery by the average moving speed.

[0019] In the above technical solution, the grabbing instruction includes the location information of the target drugs, the quantity of each target drug and the conveyor belt information where the target drugs are placed; the delivery instruction includes the target drug information and the target drug delivery window.

[0020] In the above technical solution, the target drug selected from each storage location is a target drug with a near expiration date among similar target drugs.

[0021] In the above technical solution, the special medicines are toxic medicines or medicines that need to be stored in a sealed manner or medicines that need to be refrigerated.

[0022] Due to the application of the above technical solution, the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0023] 1. In the present invention, a target dispensing window with an optimal transfer time is determined based on the storage locations corresponding to all target drugs included in the prescription, the distance between each storage location and the dispensing window, the conveying speed of the conveyor belt or the average transfer speed of the terminal user, thereby shortening the total time for all target drugs on the same prescription to be gathered at the target dispensing window, improving the transfer efficiency of the target drugs, reducing the waiting time of the people who pick up the drugs, and reducing the conflicts between the dispensing people and the people who pick up the drugs.

[0024] 2. The control center calculates the average speed of the terminal user based on the distance the terminal user needs to move each time to complete a delivery instruction and the time it takes to complete the delivery instruction. The average movement speed is continuously updated as the number of delivery instructions completed by the terminal user increases, making the average movement speed of the terminal user recorded in the control center more accurate and reliable, so as to ensure that the determination of the target dispensing window is more reasonable and improve efficiency.

[0025] 3. In the process of transferring target drugs, the target drugs selected from each storage location are target drugs with a near expiration date among similar target drugs, which can prevent drugs from being missed and expired.

[0026] In order to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, preferred embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0028] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of the warehouse medicine dispatching method of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] Example 1: See Figure 1 As shown, a warehouse medicine scheduling method includes:

[0031] The control center obtains all target drugs contained in the prescription according to the prescription, and determines the storage location of each target drug; and determines the target dispensing window with the best transfer time from multiple dispensing windows based on the storage locations corresponding to all the target drugs in the prescription;

[0032] Selecting the target drug from each storage location and transferring the target drug dispensing window respectively;

[0033] The storage locations include at least one mechanical location for storing conventional medicines and a manual location for storing special medicines; the optimal transfer time is the shortest time for all the target medicines in the prescription to be gathered at each dispensing window.

[0034] The control center determines the target dispensing window with the best transfer time from multiple dispensing windows based on the storage locations corresponding to all target drugs in the same prescription, thereby saving the time for all target drugs in the same prescription to be gathered at the target dispensing window and improving the efficiency of dispensing.

[0035] Due to the wide variety of medications, different types require different storage and monitoring conditions. Therefore, hospitals have both mechanical storage areas for conventional medications and manual storage areas for specialized medications. Mechanical storage areas can be organized into different warehouses or shelves. Each medication's storage area is determined by the warehouse, shelf, shelf layer, and location within that layer. During retrieval, medications in mechanical storage areas can be accurately grasped by a robotic arm based on their storage location. Manual storage areas are typically supervised by designated staff. Specialty medications stored in manual storage areas may include toxic drugs, those requiring sealed storage, those requiring refrigeration, or other special requirements requiring separate storage. Medication in manual storage areas can be retrieved and placed by staff.

[0036] Preferably, a conveyor belt is provided between each of the mechanical stations and the dispensing window, and the target drug is transported by the conveyor belt, thereby increasing the dispensing speed of the target drug. Multiple end users are arranged between the manual stations and the dispensing window, and the target drug is transferred between the manual stations and the dispensing window by the end users who receive delivery instructions from the control center. Assigning multiple end users to be responsible for the transfer of target drugs between the manual stations and the dispensing window ensures both the dispensing speed of the target drug and the safety of the transportation of special drugs.

[0037] The optimal transfer time is calculated based on the distance between the storage location and the medicine dispensing window, the transfer speed set by the conveyor belt, and the average transfer speed of each terminal user.

[0038] Specifically, the process of determining the target dispensing window with the optimal transfer time is as follows:

[0039] The control center obtains the prescription and reads all target drugs that need to be delivered on the prescription;

[0040] The storage location of all target drugs in the prescription is determined by the location of each drug pre-stored in the control center;

[0041] If all target drugs on a prescription are present at the machine positions, the control center calculates the transfer time required from all the machine positions on the prescription to each dispensing window. The control center first compares the transfer times within the same dispensing window and selects the longest transfer time. The control center then compares the longest transfer times across different dispensing windows and selects the dispensing window with the shortest transfer time as the target dispensing window. This shortest transfer time is the optimal transfer time.

[0042] If the target drug on the prescription exists at a manual location, the control center obtains the location of each end user and their average delivery speed. The control center then calculates the delivery time from each end user to each dispensing window. The dispensing window with the shortest delivery time is selected as the target dispensing window, and the end user with that shortest delivery time is selected as the selected end user. This shortest delivery time is then considered the optimal delivery time.

[0043] If both mechanical and manual positions exist, the calculations are performed separately for each, and the one with the shorter time is selected as the target dispensing window. This shorter time is the optimal transfer time.

[0044] After determining the target dispensing window, the control center sends a grabbing instruction to the robot, a delivery instruction to the selected end user, and information about the target drug and the selected end user to the staff member at the designated workstation. The robot, following the grabbing instruction, grabs the target drug, places it on the conveyor belt, and delivers it to the target dispensing window. Staff prepare the target drug, and the selected end user, following the delivery instruction, retrieves the target drug and delivers it to the target dispensing window.

[0045] The end user is a delivery person who carries a terminal device for receiving delivery instructions from the control center. This terminal device can be a mobile phone, smartwatch, or similar device. This terminal device has a positioning function, allowing the control center to determine the delivery person's location. The delivery time for the end user is calculated by dividing the distance the end user needs to travel to complete the delivery by their average delivery speed.

[0046] The step of obtaining the average transfer speed of the terminal user includes:

[0047] The control center records the average speed at which the terminal user completes the delivery instruction;

[0048] All the average speeds of the user recorded by the control center are summed up and averaged to obtain the average transfer speed of the terminal user;

[0049] After the terminal user completes a delivery instruction, the average transfer speed of the terminal user recorded by the control center is updated according to the latest average speed.

[0050] In a preferred embodiment, the grabbing instruction includes the location information of the target drugs, the quantity of each target drug and the conveyor belt information where the target drugs are placed; the delivery instruction includes the target drug information and the target dispensing window.

[0051] In order to prevent drugs from being missed or expired, the target drugs selected from each storage location are target drugs of the same type with a near expiration date.

[0052] Specific embodiments are used in the present invention to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present invention. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present invention and its core ideas. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the ideas of the present invention, there may be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scopes. In summary, the contents of this specification should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

Claims

1. A warehouse medicine dispatching method, characterized in that: include: The control center obtains all target drugs contained in the prescription according to the prescription, and determines the storage location of each target drug; Determining a target dispensing window with an optimal transfer time from a plurality of dispensing windows based on the storage locations corresponding to all the target drugs in the prescription; Selecting the target drug from each storage location and transferring the target drug dispensing window respectively; The storage locations include at least one mechanical location for storing conventional drugs and a manual location for storing special drugs; the optimal transfer time is the shortest time for all the target drugs in the prescription to be collected at each dispensing window; A conveyor belt is provided between each of the mechanical positions and the medicine dispensing window, and the target medicine is transported by the conveyor belt; the target medicine is transferred between the manual position and the medicine dispensing window by the end user who receives the delivery instruction sent by the control center; The optimal transfer time is calculated based on the distance between the storage location and the dispensing window, the set transfer speed of the conveyor belt, and the average transfer speed of each terminal user; The step of obtaining the average transfer speed of the terminal user includes: recording, by the control center, the average transfer speed of the terminal user at which the terminal user completes the delivery instruction; summing up and averaging all the average transfer speeds of the user recorded by the control center to obtain the average transfer speed of the terminal user; and updating the average transfer speed of the terminal user recorded by the control center according to the latest average speed after the terminal user completes a delivery instruction; If the storage location determined by the control center is a mechanical location, the control center sends a grabbing instruction to the robot; the robot grabs the target medicine according to the grabbing instruction and places it on the conveyor belt to be conveyed to the target medicine dispensing window; If the storage location determined by the control center is a manual location, the control center sends the delivery instruction to the selected terminal user; the selected terminal user obtains the target drug according to the delivery instruction and delivers it to the target drug delivery window; The selected terminal user is the terminal user who completes the delivery of the target drug between the manual position and the target drug dispensing window in the shortest time; The delivery time is calculated by dividing the distance the terminal user needs to move to complete the delivery by the average moving speed.

2. The warehouse medicine dispatching method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The grabbing instruction includes the location information of the target drugs, the quantity of each target drug and the conveyor belt information where the target drugs are placed; the delivery instruction includes the target drug information and the target drug delivery window.

3. The warehouse medicine dispatching method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The target drug selected from each storage location is a target drug of the same type with a near expiration date.

4. The warehouse medicine dispatching method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The special medicines are toxic medicines or medicines that need to be stored in a sealed container or medicines that need to be refrigerated.

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