Drug dispensing equipment, drug dispensing methods and devices

Abstract

This invention discloses a dispensing method and apparatus for a dispensing device. The dispensing method includes: receiving a prescription to be dispensed, the prescription containing several drug types and the desired quantity for each drug type; when each drug type satisfies the condition that "a target storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the desired quantity of the drug type", controlling the upper part of the conveyor belt to rotate to the left; otherwise, controlling the upper part of the conveyor belt to rotate to the right; processing each drug type sequentially, including: when a target storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the desired quantity of the drug type, controlling the target storage device to dispense the drug from its corresponding dispensing port in the quantity required for the drug type. This method can separate direct dispensing and mixed dispensing, thus facilitating subsequent processing by the user.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical storage technology, and more particularly to a dispensing method and apparatus for dispensing medication. Background Technology

[0002] Modern hospitals typically have pharmacies that store a large quantity of medications. Furthermore, modern hospitals and outpatient clinics use a significant amount of injectable medications. For a long time, the hospital medication dispensing process has been a persistent problem. Medications are often delivered by hospital staff, but there is a lack of records and real-time data uploads for verification upon arrival at the wards. Similarly, there are no verification records or timely uploads when medications are dispensed to patients from the wards.

[0003] In practice, prescriptions typically have multiple dispensing devices to store medications before dispensing them. Understandably, the types and quantities of medications stored in these devices are limited. When a prescription is received, it's possible that the device can dispense all the medications (i.e., all types of medications in the prescription are stored in sufficient quantities), resulting in direct dispensing; or it's possible that the device cannot dispense all the medications (i.e., some types of medications are not stored, or are stored but not in sufficient quantities), resulting in mixed dispensing. Therefore, to facilitate subsequent processing for users, direct and mixed dispensing scenarios need to be handled separately. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the main objective of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for dispensing medication using a dispensing device.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of the present invention is implemented as follows: a dispensing method for a dispensing device, wherein the dispensing device is provided with M rows and N columns of dispensing outlets, each dispensing outlet being connected to a different drug storage device, each drug storage device being capable of storing the same type of drug, and the drug stored in each dispensing device being able to be dispensed through the corresponding dispensing outlet, wherein each row is distributed along the left-right direction, and each column is distributed along the vertical direction; a conveyor belt is provided in front of the M rows and N columns of dispensing outlets, the conveyor belt extending along the left-right direction, and the drug dispensed from any dispensing outlet being able to fall onto the upper part of the conveyor belt; wherein M and N are both natural numbers; including the following steps: receiving a prescription to be dispensed, wherein the prescription to be dispensed... The method includes several drug types and the desired quantity for each drug type. When each drug type satisfies the following condition: "a target drug storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the desired quantity of the drug type", the upper part of the conveyor belt is controlled to rotate to the left; otherwise, the upper part of the conveyor belt is controlled to rotate to the right. Each drug type is processed sequentially, including: when a target drug storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the desired quantity of the drug type, the target drug storage device is controlled to discharge the drug from its corresponding outlet in a quantity equal to the desired quantity of the drug type.

[0006] As an improvement of this embodiment of the invention, the dispensing device is provided with a storage device, which stores the drug types and quantities of all drugs stored in the drug storage devices; the step of "controlling the target drug storage device to dispense drugs from its corresponding dispensing port in a quantity equal to the desired quantity of the drug type" specifically includes: controlling the target drug storage device to dispense drugs from its corresponding dispensing port in a quantity equal to the desired quantity of the drug type, and then subtracting the desired quantity of the drug type from the stored quantity of the target drug storage device in the storage device.

[0007] As an improvement to this embodiment of the invention, the step of "controlling the target drug storage device to dispense drugs from its corresponding dispensing port in a quantity equal to the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type" specifically includes: when the upper part of the conveyor belt rotates to the left, the time is calculated as: Time = the distance between the dispensing port and the left end of the conveyor belt in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt; when the upper part of the conveyor belt rotates to the right, the time is calculated as: Time = the distance between the dispensing port and the right end of the conveyor belt in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt; the target drug storage device is controlled to dispense drugs from its corresponding dispensing port in a quantity equal to the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type, and then a waiting time is elapsed.

[0008] As an improvement of this embodiment of the invention, the medicine storage device includes: a main body, a groove provided on the upper surface of the main body, the groove extending in a front-rear direction with its rear end higher than its front end, the groove penetrating the main body in its extending direction, and the front end of the groove being the medicine outlet of the medicine storage device; a baffle provided at the front end of the groove, the baffle being switchable between a first state and a second state, when the baffle is in the first state, the baffle blocks the front end of the groove; when the baffle is in the second state, the baffle does not block the front end of the groove; the "controlling the target medicine storage device to deliver medicine from its corresponding medicine outlet in a quantity equal to the desired quantity corresponding to the medicine type" specifically includes: controlling the baffle in the target medicine storage device to be in the second state, and controlling the baffle in the target medicine storage device to be in the first state when the quantity of medicine delivered from the medicine outlet of the target medicine storage device equals the desired quantity corresponding to the medicine type.

[0009] As an improvement of this embodiment of the invention, a drug quantity detector is provided at the drug outlet, which can obtain the quantity of drug dispensed from its corresponding drug outlet; the "controlling the baffle in the target drug storage device to be in the second state, and controlling the baffle in the target drug storage device to be in the first state when the quantity of drug dispensed from the drug outlet of the target drug storage device is equal to the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type" specifically includes: controlling the baffle in the target drug storage device to be in the second state, obtaining the dispensed quantity from the drug quantity detector, and controlling the baffle in the target drug storage device to be in the first state when the dispensed quantity is equal to the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type.

[0010] This invention also provides a dispensing device for a dispensing equipment. The dispensing equipment has M rows and N columns of dispensing ports, each connected to a different storage device. Each storage device can store the same type of medicine. The medicine stored in each dispensing device can be dispensed through its corresponding dispensing port. Each row is arranged horizontally, and each column is arranged vertically. A conveyor belt is arranged in front of the M rows and N columns of dispensing ports, extending horizontally, and the medicine dispensed from any dispensing port can fall onto the upper part of the conveyor belt. M and N are both natural numbers. The equipment includes the following modules: a prescription information acquisition module, used to receive a prescription to be dispensed, the prescription containing several types of medicines. The system includes a drug storage device and a dispensing module for each drug type. The dispensing module processes each drug type sequentially. The processing includes: when a target storage device stores the drug corresponding to that drug type, and the quantity of stored drugs is greater than or equal to the desired quantity of the drug type, the system controls the upper part of the conveyor belt to rotate to the left; otherwise, it controls the upper part of the conveyor belt to rotate to the right.

[0011] As an improvement of this embodiment of the invention, the dispensing device is provided with a storage device, which stores the drug types and storage quantities of all drugs stored in the drug storage devices; the dispensing module is further configured to: control the target drug storage device to dispense drugs from its corresponding dispensing port in a quantity equal to the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type, and then, in the storage device, subtract the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type from the storage quantity corresponding to the target drug storage device.

[0012] As an improvement to this embodiment of the invention, the dispensing module is further configured to: when the upper part of the conveyor belt rotates to the left, the time is Time = the distance between the dispensing port and the left end of the conveyor belt in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt; when the upper part of the conveyor belt rotates to the right, the time is Time = the distance between the dispensing port and the right end of the conveyor belt in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt; control the target drug storage device to dispense the drug from its corresponding dispensing port in a quantity equal to the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type, and then wait for Time.

[0013] As an improvement of this embodiment of the invention, the medicine storage device includes: a main body, on the upper surface of which a groove is provided, the groove extending in a front-rear direction with its rear end higher than its front end, the groove penetrating the main body in its extending direction, and the front end of the groove being the medicine outlet of the medicine storage device; a baffle is provided at the front end of the groove, the baffle being switchable between a first state and a second state, when the baffle is in the first state, the baffle blocks the front end of the groove; when the baffle is in the second state, the baffle does not block the front end of the groove; the dispensing module is further configured to: control the baffle in the target medicine storage device to be in the second state, and control the baffle in the target medicine storage device to be in the first state when the quantity of medicine dispensed from the medicine outlet of the target medicine storage device equals the desired quantity corresponding to the medicine type.

[0014] As an improvement of this embodiment of the invention, a drug quantity detector is provided at the drug outlet, which can obtain the quantity of drugs dispensed from the corresponding drug outlet; the drug dispensing module is also used to: control the baffle in the target drug storage device to be in a second state, obtain the dispensing quantity from the drug quantity detector, and when the dispensing quantity = the quantity to be taken corresponding to the drug type, control the baffle in the target drug storage device to be in a first state.

[0015] The dispensing method and apparatus of the dispensing device provided in this invention have the following advantages: This invention discloses a dispensing method and apparatus for a dispensing device. The dispensing method includes: receiving a prescription to be dispensed, the prescription containing several drug types and the desired quantity for each drug type; when each drug type satisfies the condition that "a target storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the desired quantity of the drug type", controlling the upper part of the conveyor belt to rotate to the left; otherwise, controlling the upper part of the conveyor belt to rotate to the right; processing each drug type sequentially, including: when a target storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the desired quantity of the drug type, controlling the target storage device to dispense the drug from its corresponding dispensing port in the quantity required for the drug type. This method can separate the processing of direct dispensing and mixed dispensing, thereby facilitating subsequent processing by the user. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of the dispensing equipment provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of region A in the middle;

[0018] Figure 3This is a schematic flowchart of a drug dispensing method using a drug dispensing device provided in an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0019] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, these embodiments do not limit the present invention, and any structural, methodological, or functional modifications made by those skilled in the art based on these embodiments are included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0020] The following description and accompanying drawings fully illustrate specific embodiments described herein to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Some embodiments may include or substitute parts and features of other embodiments. The scope of the embodiments herein encompasses the entire scope of the claims and all available equivalents thereof. Throughout this document, the terms “first,” “second,” etc., are used only to distinguish one element from another without requiring or implying any actual relationship or order between the elements. Indeed, a first element can also be referred to as a second element, and vice versa. Furthermore, the terms “comprising,” “including,” or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a structure, apparatus, or device that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a structure, apparatus, or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase “comprising one…” does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the structure, apparatus, or device that includes said element. The various embodiments described herein are presented in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on its differences from other embodiments; similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to interchangeably.

[0021] The terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer" used in this document to indicate orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used solely for the convenience of describing the document and for simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the invention. In the description herein, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "installed," "connected," and "linked" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to mechanical or electrical connections, or internal connections between two elements; they can be direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms according to the specific circumstances.

[0022] Embodiment 1 of the present invention provides a method for dispensing medication using a dispensing device, such as... Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the dispensing equipment has M rows and N columns of dispensing ports 1. Each dispensing port is connected to a different medicine storage device, and each medicine storage device can store the same type of medicine. The medicine stored in each dispensing device can be dispensed through the corresponding dispensing port 1. Each row is distributed horizontally, and each column is distributed vertically. A conveyor belt 2 is arranged in front of the M rows and N columns of dispensing ports 1. The conveyor belt 2 extends horizontally, and the medicine dispensed from any dispensing port 1 can fall onto the upper part of the conveyor belt 2. Here, M and N are both natural numbers. Figure 1 As shown, conveyor belt 2 extends in the left-right direction and is located in front of M*N dispensing ports 1. Vertically, its height is lower than any of the dispensing ports 1. Medicines dispensed from any dispensing port 1 will fall onto the upper part of conveyor belt 2. It can be understood that when the upper part of conveyor belt 2 rotates to the left, the medicine will be transported to the left end of conveyor belt 2; when the upper part of conveyor belt 2 rotates to the right, the medicine will be transported to the right end of conveyor belt 2. Therefore, medicine baskets can be placed at the left and / or right ends, and medicines falling from the left and / or right ends will fall into the medicine baskets. Furthermore, other conveyor belts can be installed at the left and / or right ends to transport the medicines dispensed by this dispensing device to the front desk or the doctor's workstation.

[0023] like Figure 3 As shown, it includes the following steps:

[0024] Step 301: Receive the prescription to be dispensed, which contains several types of medicines and the quantity of each type of medicine to be dispensed.

[0025] In hospitals, a Hospital Information System (HIS) is typically installed. The HIS usually stores prescription information (which typically includes: patient information, several types of drugs, and the quantity of each drug type to be dispensed). It can be understood that for a prescription, if each type of drug is dispensed in the quantity corresponding to that drug type, then the medication dispensing task for that prescription is completed.

[0026] Here, the hospital management information system can store whether each drug storage device contains drugs, and if so, also store information such as the type and quantity of the drug. In addition, the dispensing equipment can be equipped with a memory that stores whether each drug storage device contains drugs, and if so, also stores information such as the type and quantity of the drug.

[0027] Step 302: When each drug type meets the following condition "a target drug storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the quantity of the drug type to be taken", control the upper part of the conveyor belt 2 to rotate to the left; otherwise, control the upper part of the conveyor belt 2 to rotate to the right. Here, when each drug type meets the following condition "a target drug storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the quantity of the drug type to be taken", it indicates that the dispensing equipment can complete the dispensing task of the prescription to be dispensed, and these drugs can be sent out through the left end of the conveyor belt 2. Afterward, these drugs can be directly transferred to the front desk or the doctor's workstation. Conversely, it indicates that the dispensing equipment cannot complete the dispensing task of the prescription to be dispensed, and these drugs can be sent out through the right end of the conveyor belt 2. Afterward, it is necessary to continue to complete the dispensing task of the unfinished drugs of the prescription to be dispensed.

[0028] Step 303: Process each drug type sequentially. The processing includes: when a target drug storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is greater than or equal to the desired quantity of the drug type, control the target drug storage device to dispense the drug from its corresponding dispensing port 1, with the quantity being the desired quantity of the drug type. Here, each drug storage device is controlled to complete the dispensing task.

[0029] Here, the dispensing equipment can consist of multiple devices, that is, multiple dispensing ports 1 in the same area can be the dispensing ports of the same device. For example, some areas are fast dispensing devices and other areas are high-dispensing devices. Therefore, when it is necessary to dispense medicine from dispensing port 1 of the fast dispensing device, a corresponding instruction needs to be sent to the fast dispensing device; when it is necessary to dispense medicine from dispensing port 1 of the high-dispensing device, a corresponding instruction needs to be sent to the high-dispensing device.

[0030] Here, the dispensing equipment can be equipped with an alarm device. If a malfunction occurs when the target medication storage device is dispensing medication from its corresponding dispensing port 1, the alarm device can sound an alarm. Optionally, after a malfunction, another medication storage device can be checked to find that it stores medication of the same type, and the quantity of the stored medication is greater than or equal to the desired quantity of the same type. In this case, the storage device can be controlled to dispense medication from its corresponding dispensing port 1, and the total dispensing quantity of the same type of medication will equal the desired quantity of that type of medication.

[0031] In this embodiment, the dispensing equipment is equipped with a storage device, which stores the types and quantities of all the medicines stored in the medicine storage devices.

[0032] The phrase "controlling the target drug storage device to deliver drugs from its corresponding drug outlet 1 in a quantity equal to the desired quantity of the drug type" specifically includes: controlling the target drug storage device to deliver drugs from its corresponding drug outlet 1 in a quantity equal to the desired quantity of the drug type; then, in the storage device, subtracting the desired quantity of the drug type from the storage quantity corresponding to the target drug storage device.

[0033] In this embodiment, the step of "controlling the target drug storage device to dispense drugs from its corresponding dispensing port 1 in the quantity required for the drug type" specifically includes: when the upper part of the conveyor belt 2 rotates to the left, the time is calculated as follows: Time = the distance between the dispensing port 1 and the left end of the conveyor belt 2 in the left-right direction ÷ the rotational speed of the conveyor belt 2; when the upper part of the conveyor belt 2 rotates to the right, the time is calculated as follows: Time = the distance between the dispensing port 1 and the right end of the conveyor belt 2 in the left-right direction ÷ the rotational speed of the conveyor belt 2; the target drug storage device is controlled to dispense drugs from its corresponding dispensing port 1 in the quantity required for the drug type, and then a waiting time is set. Here, for a particular drug, the next drug can be dispensed only after it reaches the left or right end of the conveyor belt 2. This effectively prevents two drugs from colliding and damaging each other.

[0034] In this embodiment, the medicine storage device includes: a main body, on the upper surface of which a groove 31 is provided. The groove 31 extends in the front-rear direction and its rear end is higher than its front end. The groove 31 penetrates the main body in its extending direction, and the front end of the groove 31 is the medicine outlet 1 of the medicine storage device. A baffle 32 is provided at the front end of the groove 31. The baffle 32 can switch between a first state and a second state. When the baffle 32 is in the first state, the baffle 32 blocks the front end of the groove 31. When the baffle 32 is in the second state, the baffle 32 does not block the front end of the groove 31.

[0035] The phrase "controlling the target drug storage device to dispense drugs from its corresponding dispensing port 1 in quantities equal to the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type" specifically includes: controlling the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in a second state, and controlling the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in a first state when the quantity of drugs dispensed from the dispensing port 1 of the target drug storage device equals the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type. Here, a drug quantity sensor can be installed at the dispensing port 1, which can detect the quantity of drugs dispensed from the dispensing port 1.

[0036] In this embodiment, a drug quantity detector is provided at the drug outlet 1, and the drug quantity detector can obtain the quantity of drugs dispensed from the corresponding drug outlet 1.

[0037] The phrase "controlling the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in the second state, and controlling the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in the first state when the quantity of drugs dispensed from the outlet 1 in the target drug storage device equals the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type" specifically includes: controlling the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in the second state, obtaining the quantity dispensed from the drug quantity detector, and controlling the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in the first state when the quantity dispensed equals the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type.

[0038] Embodiment 2 of the present invention also provides a dispensing device for a dispensing equipment. The dispensing equipment has M rows and N columns of dispensing ports 1, each port connected to a different storage device. Each storage device can store the same type of medicine. The medicine stored in each dispensing device can be dispensed through its corresponding dispensing port 1. Each row is distributed horizontally, and each column is distributed vertically. A conveyor belt 2 is provided in front of the M rows and N columns of dispensing ports 1, extending horizontally. Medicine dispensed from any dispensing port 1 can fall onto the upper part of the conveyor belt 2. M and N are both natural numbers. The equipment includes the following modules:

[0039] The prescription information acquisition module is used to receive a prescription to be dispensed, which contains several types of drugs and the quantity of each drug type to be dispensed.

[0040] The conveyor belt drive module is used to control the upper part of the conveyor belt 2 to rotate to the left when each drug type meets the following condition: "There is a target drug storage device storing the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the quantity of the drug type to be taken". Otherwise, it controls the upper part of the conveyor belt 2 to rotate to the right.

[0041] The dispensing module is used to process each drug type sequentially. The processing includes: when a target drug storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is greater than or equal to the quantity to be taken corresponding to the drug type, controlling the target drug storage device to dispense the drug from its corresponding dispensing port 1, and the quantity is the quantity to be taken corresponding to the drug type.

[0042] In this embodiment, the dispensing equipment is equipped with a storage device, which stores the types and quantities of all the medicines stored in the medicine storage devices.

[0043] The dispensing module is further configured to: control the target drug storage device to dispense drugs from its corresponding dispensing port 1 in a quantity equal to the desired quantity of the drug type; and then, in the storage device, subtract the desired quantity of the drug type from the stored quantity of the target drug storage device.

[0044] In this embodiment, the dispensing module is further configured to: when the upper part of the conveyor belt 2 rotates to the left, the time is calculated as: Time = the distance between the dispensing port 1 and the left end of the conveyor belt 2 in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt 2; when the upper part of the conveyor belt 2 rotates to the right, the time is calculated as: Time = the distance between the dispensing port 1 and the right end of the conveyor belt 2 in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt 2; control the target drug storage device to dispense the drug from its corresponding dispensing port 1 in the quantity required for the drug type, and then wait for the specified time.

[0045] In this embodiment, the medicine storage device includes: a main body, on the upper surface of which a groove 31 is provided. The groove 31 extends in the front-rear direction and its rear end is higher than its front end. The groove 31 penetrates the main body in its extending direction, and the front end of the groove 31 is the medicine outlet 1 of the medicine storage device. A baffle 32 is provided at the front end of the groove 31. The baffle 32 can switch between a first state and a second state. When the baffle 32 is in the first state, the baffle 32 blocks the front end of the groove 31. When the baffle 32 is in the second state, the baffle 32 does not block the front end of the groove 31.

[0046] The dispensing module is also used to: control the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in the second state, and control the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in the first state when the quantity of drugs dispensed from the dispensing port 1 in the target drug storage device is equal to the quantity of drugs to be taken corresponding to the drug type.

[0047] In this embodiment, a drug quantity detector is provided at the drug outlet 1, and the drug quantity detector can obtain the quantity of drugs dispensed from the corresponding drug outlet 1.

[0048] The dispensing module is also used to: control the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in a second state, obtain the dispensing quantity from the drug quantity detector, and control the baffle 32 in the target drug storage device to be in a first state when the dispensing quantity = the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type.

[0049] It should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This way of describing the specification is only for clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

[0050] The detailed descriptions listed above are merely specific descriptions of feasible embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. All equivalent embodiments or modifications made without departing from the spirit of the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for dispensing medicine using a dispensing device, wherein the dispensing device is provided with M rows and N columns of dispensing ports (1), each dispensing port is connected to a different medicine storage device, each medicine storage device is capable of storing the same type of medicine, and the medicine stored in each dispensing device can be dispensed through the corresponding dispensing port (1), wherein, Each row is distributed along the left-right direction, and each column is distributed along the vertical direction; a conveyor belt (2) is provided in front of the medicine outlet (1) of M rows and N columns, the conveyor belt (2) extends along the left-right direction, and the medicine emitted from any medicine outlet (1) can fall onto the upper part of the conveyor belt (2); wherein, M and N are both natural numbers; characterized in that it includes the following steps: The prescription to be dispensed is received, which contains several types of medicines and the quantity of each type of medicine to be dispensed. When each drug type meets the following condition "there is a target drug storage device storing the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the quantity of the drug type to be taken", control the upper part of the conveyor belt (2) to rotate to the left; otherwise, control the upper part of the conveyor belt (2) to rotate to the right. Each drug type is processed sequentially. The processing includes: when a target drug storage device stores the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is greater than or equal to the quantity to be taken corresponding to the drug type, the target drug storage device is controlled to send out the drug from its corresponding outlet (1) in the quantity of the drug corresponding to the drug type. The "controlling the target drug storage device to send out the drug from its corresponding outlet (1) in the quantity of the drug corresponding to the drug type" specifically includes: when the upper part of the conveyor belt (2) rotates to the left, the time Time = the distance between the outlet (1) and the left end of the conveyor belt (2) in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt (2); when the upper part of the conveyor belt (2) rotates to the right, the time Time = the distance between the outlet (1) and the right end of the conveyor belt (2) in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt (2); the target drug storage device is controlled to send out the drug from its corresponding outlet (1) in the quantity of the drug corresponding to the drug type, and then a waiting time Time is set.

2. The dispensing method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The medicine storage device includes: a main body, on the upper surface of which a groove (31) is provided. The groove (31) extends in the front-rear direction and the rear end is higher than the front end. The groove (31) penetrates the main body in its extending direction. The front end of the groove (31) is the medicine outlet (1) of the medicine storage device. A baffle (32) is provided at the front end of the groove (31). The baffle (32) can switch between a first state and a second state. When the baffle (32) is in the first state, the baffle (32) blocks the front end of the groove (31). When the baffle (32) is in the second state, the baffle (32) does not block the front end of the groove (31). The phrase "controlling the target drug storage device to send out drugs from its corresponding drug outlet (1) and the quantity is the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type" specifically includes: controlling the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in the second state, and when the quantity of drugs sent out from the drug outlet (1) in the target drug storage device is equal to the desired quantity corresponding to the drug type, controlling the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in the first state.

3. The dispensing method according to claim 2, characterized in that, A drug quantity detector is provided at the drug outlet (1), and the drug quantity detector can obtain the quantity of drugs dispensed from the corresponding drug outlet (1). The phrase "controlling the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in the second state, and controlling the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in the first state when the quantity of drugs sent out from the drug outlet (1) in the target drug storage device is equal to the quantity to be taken corresponding to the drug type" specifically includes: controlling the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in the second state, obtaining the quantity sent from the drug quantity detector, and controlling the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in the first state when the quantity sent is equal to the quantity to be taken corresponding to the drug type.

4. A dispensing device for a dispensing apparatus, wherein the dispensing apparatus is provided with M rows and N columns of dispensing ports (1), each dispensing port being connected to a different drug storage device, each drug storage device being capable of storing the same type of drug, and each drug stored in each dispensing device being able to be dispensed through the corresponding dispensing port (1), wherein, Each row is distributed along the left-right direction, and each column is distributed along the vertical direction; a conveyor belt (2) is provided in front of the medicine outlet (1) of M rows and N columns, the conveyor belt (2) extends along the left-right direction, and the medicine emitted from any medicine outlet (1) can fall onto the upper part of the conveyor belt (2); wherein, M and N are both natural numbers; characterized in that it includes the following modules: The prescription information acquisition module is used to receive a prescription to be dispensed, which contains several types of drugs and the quantity of each drug type to be dispensed. The conveyor belt drive module is used to control the upper part of the conveyor belt (2) to rotate to the left when each drug type meets the following condition: "There is a target drug storage device storing the drug corresponding to the drug type, and the quantity of the stored drug is ≥ the quantity of the drug type to be taken". Otherwise, it controls the upper part of the conveyor belt (2) to rotate to the right. The dispensing module is used to process each type of medicine in sequence. The processing includes: when there is a target medicine storage device storing medicine corresponding to the medicine type, and the quantity of the stored medicine is greater than or equal to the quantity of medicine to be taken corresponding to the medicine type, controlling the target medicine storage device to dispense medicine from its corresponding dispensing port (1) in a quantity equal to the quantity of medicine to be taken corresponding to the medicine type; the "controlling the target medicine storage device to dispense medicine from its corresponding dispensing port (1) in a quantity equal to the quantity of medicine to be taken corresponding to the medicine type" specifically includes: when the upper part of the conveyor belt (2) rotates to the left, the time Time = the distance between the dispensing port (1) and the left end of the conveyor belt (2) in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt (2); when the upper part of the conveyor belt (2) rotates to the right, the time Time = the distance between the dispensing port (1) and the right end of the conveyor belt (2) in the left-right direction ÷ the rotation speed of the conveyor belt (2); controlling the target medicine storage device to dispense medicine from its corresponding dispensing port (1) in a quantity equal to the quantity of medicine to be taken corresponding to the medicine type, and then waiting for the time Time.

5. The dispensing device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The medicine storage device includes: a main body, on the upper surface of which a groove (31) is provided. The groove (31) extends in the front-rear direction and the rear end is higher than the front end. The groove (31) penetrates the main body in its extending direction. The front end of the groove (31) is the medicine outlet (1) of the medicine storage device. A baffle (32) is provided at the front end of the groove (31). The baffle (32) can switch between a first state and a second state. When the baffle (32) is in the first state, the baffle (32) blocks the front end of the groove (31). When the baffle (32) is in the second state, the baffle (32) does not block the front end of the groove (31). The dispensing module is also used to: control the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in the second state, and when the quantity of drugs dispensed from the dispensing port (1) in the target drug storage device is equal to the quantity of drugs to be taken corresponding to the drug type, control the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in the first state.

6. The dispensing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, A drug quantity detector is provided at the drug outlet (1), and the drug quantity detector can obtain the quantity of drugs dispensed from the corresponding drug outlet (1). The dispensing module is also used to: control the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in a second state, obtain the dispensing quantity from the drug quantity detector, and control the baffle (32) in the target drug storage device to be in a first state when the dispensing quantity = the quantity to be taken corresponding to the drug type.

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