Intelligent medicine management system

Abstract

The invention provides an intelligent medicine management system, and relates to the technical field of medicine management. The intelligent medicine management system comprises an intelligent storage module, a multi-mode interaction module, an intelligent control center and a data management module, the intelligent storage module comprises a partition storage unit, an environment monitoring unit and an abnormity alarm unit. Through the synergistic effect of the intelligent storage module, the multi-mode interaction module, the intelligent control center module and the data management module, the core pain point in traditional inpatient area medicine management is effectively solved. According to the system, the safety and the abnormal response speed of a medicine storage environment are remarkably improved through partition temperature control storage and cooperation with a multi-sensor real-time environment monitoring and alarming mechanism; and by adopting an electric drawer automatic positioning, dual biological recognition (iris + certificate) authority management and forced code scanning ex-warehouse mechanism, the medicine taking efficiency is improved by more than 40% while the management and control safety of special medicines such as anesthetic medicines and the like is ensured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of drug management, and in particular to an intelligent drug management system. Background Art

[0002] Current practices for temporarily storing spare medications in hospital wards primarily address emergency needs, routine treatment support, and supply assurance during special periods. Drugs are typically stored in emergency medicine cabinets, small ward medicine cabinets, specialty medicine counters, and refrigerated equipment, forming a multi-tiered storage system to ensure rapid clinical access, minimize trips to the pharmacy, and maintain a continuous supply during off-hours.

[0003] While current ward drug management utilizes measures such as dedicated personnel, double-lock control, and categorized storage to standardize drug circulation, significant shortcomings remain. Paper-based record-keeping results in poor traceability throughout the drug collection chain, and reliance on manual inspections for expiration dates can lead to delayed warnings and excessive waste. Special medications require repeated manual verification of identity and prescriptions, which is inefficient and poses the risk of misuse. Furthermore, the decentralized storage of drugs and the lack of intelligent monitoring make it difficult to detect inventory anomalies and environmental parameter violations in a timely manner, impacting management accuracy and medication safety. These pain points expose the shortcomings of the traditional model in dynamic tracking, automated warnings, and risk prevention and control, necessitating the urgent introduction of digital technologies to enhance management efficiency.

[0004] To this end, we have developed a new intelligent drug management system. Summary of the Invention

[0005] (1) Technical problems solved

[0006] In response to the deficiencies of the existing technology, the present invention provides an intelligent drug management system that solves the problems of the existing ward drug management in dynamic tracking, automated early warning and risk prevention and control.

[0007] (2) Technical solution

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: a drug intelligent management system, the drug intelligent management system includes an intelligent storage module, a multimodal interaction module, an intelligent control center, and a data management module;

[0009] The intelligent storage module includes a partitioned storage unit, an environmental monitoring unit and an abnormal alarm unit. The partitioned storage unit includes a normal temperature area, a refrigerated area and a frozen area. The ring monitoring unit includes a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor.

[0010] The multimodal interaction module includes an identity recognition unit, an information collection unit and a human-computer interaction unit. The information collection unit includes a high-precision barcode scanner, and the human-computer interaction unit includes a touch screen and a voice prompter.

[0011] The intelligent control center includes a rights management unit, a process guidance unit and an exception handling unit;

[0012] The data management module includes a drug tracing unit, an intelligent statistics unit and a resource allocation unit. The drug tracing unit includes docking and recording, and the intelligent statistics unit includes inventory monitoring, expiration warning and usage analysis.

[0013] Preferably, the normal temperature area, refrigerated area and frozen area use three independent medicine storage cabinets, and the medicine storage cabinets include multiple independently set electric drawers for automatic opening and closing. The temperature of the refrigerated area is 2-8°C, and the temperature of the frozen area is -20°C.

[0014] Through the above technical solution, each medicine storage cabinet is equipped with an independent electric drawer, which can classify medicines and avoid mixing them together for the convenience of medicine management. At the same time, during the storage or retrieval of medicines, it can assist in opening and closing, which is beneficial to system judgment. The classification of normal temperature area, refrigerated area and frozen area is conducive to the storage of medicines with different needs.

[0015] Preferably, three groups of temperature sensors and humidity sensors are provided, which are respectively installed in three medicine storage cabinets for detecting the storage environment. The abnormal alarm unit includes an audible and visual alarm for alarming when environmental parameters exceed the standard.

[0016] Through the above technical solution, the temperature sensor can detect the temperature inside the three medicine storage cabinets, and the humidity sensor is used to detect the humidity inside the three medicine storage cabinets. When both the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor detect abnormalities, the sound and light alarm will sound an alarm, prompting relevant personnel to respond in time.

[0017] Preferably, the identity recognition unit includes a medical card reader, an ID card recognizer, and an iris recognizer. The medical card reader and ID card recognizer are used to distinguish between patients and medical staff, and the iris recognizer is used to distinguish between medical staff.

[0018] Through the above technical solution, patients can use medical cards or ID cards to read information, and medical staff can use ID cards to read information. When taking special medicines, an iris reader is required to distinguish medical staff to prevent irrelevant personnel from taking medicines, and the use of medicines can be traced.

[0019] Preferably, the high-precision barcode scanner is used to scan drug barcodes and QR codes, which facilitates warehousing and outbound management.

[0020] Through the above technical solution, the barcode and QR code of the medicine can be scanned by a high-precision scanner to read the medicine information.

[0021] Preferably, the touch display screen is used for human-computer interaction, which is convenient for patients and medical staff to operate, and the voice prompter supports multi-language broadcasting.

[0022] Through the above technical solutions, the touch screen provides an intuitive operating interface, lowers the usage threshold, and is particularly suitable for patients of different age groups; the multilingual voice broadcast function can meet the needs of foreign patients, effectively solve language barriers, and ensure the accurate transmission of medication instructions.

[0023] Preferably, the authority management unit cooperates with an iris recognizer to verify the access authority for special medicines.

[0024] Through the above technical solution, iris recognition is non-replicable and more secure and reliable than traditional passwords or cards, which can eliminate the risk of fraudulent collection of special drugs (such as anesthetics); at the same time, biometric technology simplifies the verification process, and medical staff do not need to remember complex passwords or carry physical documents.

[0025] Preferably, the process guidance unit cooperates with the touch screen and the voice prompter to guide the operation step by step. The one-side processing unit cooperates with the high-precision scanner to determine the release of drugs. When the code scanning behavior for release does not occur, the voice prompter is used to prompt.

[0026] Through the above technical solution, step-by-step graphic + voice guidance can effectively reduce the operational error rate, especially suitable for quick medication in emergency situations; the mandatory code scanning verification mechanism ensures that every drug outbound shipment is traceable, and the instant voice reminder function can prevent drug management loopholes caused by negligence.

[0027] Preferably, the docking includes docking with the hospital HIS and electronic medical records, and the records are used to record the entire process data from storage to use.

[0028] Through the above technical solutions, real-time data synchronization eliminates information silos, and doctors can check drug usage records at any time; the complete traceability chain meets medical audit requirements, and once an adverse reaction occurs, the problem link can be quickly located, while providing data support for clinical drug research.

[0029] Preferably, the resource allocation unit is used to automatically retrieve the inventory of other storage units and navigate when there is a shortage of medicines.

[0030] Through the above technical solution, the intelligent retrieval algorithm can locate the nearest available medicine within 3 seconds, avoiding blind searches by medical staff; combined with the in-hospital navigation system, the medicine collection route can be shortened by more than 60%, winning precious time for rescue in emergency scenarios, while reducing the risk of treatment delays due to temporary drug shortages.

[0031] (3) Beneficial effects

[0032] The present invention provides an intelligent drug management system with the following beneficial effects:

[0033] The present invention effectively solves the core pain points in traditional ward drug management through the synergistic effect of four major modules: intelligent storage, multimodal interaction, intelligent control center, and data management. The system significantly improves the safety of the drug storage environment and the speed of abnormal response through partitioned temperature-controlled storage, combined with a multi-sensor real-time environmental monitoring and alarm mechanism; it adopts electric drawer automatic positioning, dual biometric recognition (iris + ID) authority management, and a mandatory code scanning and outbound mechanism to ensure the safety of special drugs such as anesthetics while increasing drug retrieval efficiency by more than 40%; through full-process digital traceability (from storage to patient use), intelligent expiration warning (marked 3 months in advance), and dynamic inventory allocation functions for the entire hospital, paper record loopholes are completely eliminated, reducing expired drug waste by more than 60%; in addition, the system's seamless connection with HIS and electronic medical records and AI-driven usage analysis functions achieve accurate inventory forecasting and procurement optimization, forming a closed loop of drug management, and overall building a new paradigm of intelligent drug management with both automation, traceability, and risk prevention and control capabilities. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] Figure 1 This is a system structure diagram of the intelligent drug management system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] 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.

[0036] like Figure 1 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent drug management system, which includes an intelligent storage module, a multimodal interaction module, an intelligent control center, and a data management module.

[0037] The intelligent storage module includes a partitioned storage unit, an environmental monitoring unit and an abnormal alarm unit. The partitioned storage unit includes a normal temperature area, a refrigerated area and a frozen area. The environmental monitoring unit includes a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor. The normal temperature area, the refrigerated area and the frozen area use three independent medicine storage cabinets. The medicine storage cabinet includes multiple independently set electric drawers for automatic opening and closing. The temperature of the refrigerated area is 2-8°C, and the temperature of the frozen area is -20°C. There are three groups of temperature sensors and humidity sensors, which are installed in the three medicine storage cabinets for detecting the storage environment. The abnormal alarm unit includes an audible and visual alarm for alarming when environmental parameters exceed the standard.

[0038] Normal temperature area (10-30℃): Store oral medications, topical medications and other medicines that do not require special temperature control.

[0039] Refrigerated area (2-8°C): Stores insulin, vaccines and other medicines that need to be stored at low temperatures, using semiconductor precision temperature control technology.

[0040] Freezing area (-20℃): for storing special biological agents, blood products and other medicines that require deep freezing.

[0041] Electric drawer: After the patient selects the medicine according to the system's medical instructions or the medical staff selects the medicine through the touch screen instructions, the corresponding drawer will pop out automatically, reducing the time of manual searching.

[0042] Environmental monitoring unit: Temperature sensors and humidity sensors monitor the environment of each storage cabinet in real time, and the data is uploaded to the cloud management platform.

[0043] If the temperature in the refrigerated area exceeds 8°C or the temperature in the frozen area is higher than -15°C, the system will trigger a level 3 warning (local sound and light alarm → pop-up window at the nurse station → SMS notification to the administrator).

[0044] Abnormal alarm unit: When the environmental abnormality continues for 10 minutes without being handled, the system automatically starts the backup cooling module and simultaneously notifies the equipment department for maintenance.

[0045] The multimodal interaction module includes an identity recognition unit, an information collection unit and a human-computer interaction unit. The information collection unit includes a high-precision barcode scanner. The human-computer interaction unit includes a touch screen and a voice prompter. The identity recognition unit includes a medical card reader, an ID card reader and an iris reader. The medical card reader and ID card reader are used to distinguish between patients and medical staff. The iris reader is used to distinguish between medical staff. The high-precision barcode scanner is used to scan drug barcodes and QR codes, which is conducive to warehousing and outbound management. The touch screen is used for human-computer interaction, which is convenient for patients and medical staff to operate. The voice prompter supports multi-language broadcasting.

[0046] Identification unit:

[0047] Patients: Swipe their medical card or ID card, and the system will automatically link the electronic medical record, allowing only prescribed medicines to be taken.

[0048] Medical staff: Iris recognition is used to verify identity, and personnel with high-level permissions can access anesthetic drugs.

[0049] Information collection unit:

[0050] Drug storage: Scan the drug barcode to automatically record the production batch number and expiration date, and synchronize with the HIS inventory data.

[0051] Drug out of warehouse: After picking up the medicine, you are required to scan the code. If you fail to scan the code, a voice prompt will appear in a loop: "Please scan the medicine to confirm the out of warehouse."

[0052] Human-computer interaction unit:

[0053] Touch screen: Provides a graphical operation interface and supports quick search by drug classification and pinyin initials.

[0054] Voice prompter: Announces operating instructions in Chinese / English (e.g. "Please scan your iris to obtain special medicines");

[0055] When the inventory is insufficient, a prompt will appear: "There are 2 boxes left in cabinet 3 in area A. Do you need navigation?

[0056] The intelligent control center includes an authority management unit, a process guidance unit and an exception handling unit. The authority management unit works with the iris recognition device to verify the access rights of special drugs. The process guidance unit works with the touch screen and voice prompter to guide the operator step by step. The exception handling unit works with the high-precision scanner to determine whether the drugs are out of the warehouse. When the code scanning behavior for outbound delivery does not occur, the voice prompter is used to prompt.

[0057] Authorization management unit: Access to anesthetic drugs requires two-person iris recognition, and the system automatically records the operator's identity and timestamp.

[0058] Process guidance unit: Retrieval of emergency medicines: After selecting "emergency mode", the system skips unnecessary steps and pops up the drawers of medicines such as epinephrine first.

[0059] Routine medication collection: step-by-step guidance (select patient → check prescription → confirm medication → scan code to ship out).

[0060] Exception handling unit:

[0061] When it is detected that the medicine has not been scanned and taken out: First time: voice reminder "Please scan the medicine to complete the delivery";

[0062] If the issue is not processed for more than 30 seconds: lock the drawer and report to the nursing department.

[0063] The data management module includes a drug traceability unit, an intelligent statistics unit and a resource allocation unit. The drug traceability unit includes docking and recording. The intelligent statistics unit includes inventory monitoring, expiration date warning and usage analysis. The docking includes docking with the hospital HIS and electronic medical records. The record is used to record the entire process data from warehousing to use. The resource allocation unit is used to automatically retrieve the inventory of other storage units and navigate when there is a shortage of drugs.

[0064] Drug traceability unit: Scan the drug barcode to view the complete distribution chain (manufacturer → pharmacy → ward → patient), and support adverse reaction traceability.

[0065] Intelligent statistics unit:

[0066] Inventory monitoring: When the drug inventory falls below a set threshold (such as 10 boxes), a purchase requisition is automatically generated.

[0067] Expiration date warning: Mark the medicines with near expiration dates 3 months in advance and allocate them for use first.

[0068] Usage analysis: Generate departmental drug consumption reports and optimize procurement plans.

[0069] Resource Allocation Unit:

[0070] If the current medicine cabinet is out of stock: the system searches the entire hospital inventory and displays the nearest available cabinet location (e.g., "5 boxes remaining in cabinet 2 of pharmacy on the 5th floor of Building B");

[0071] Supports sending drug transfer applications to the pharmacy department with one click.

[0072] Overall system process:

[0073] 1. System startup and initialization

[0074] (1) Equipment self-test: When the system starts, it automatically detects the status of each module, including: temperature stability of three temperature zones (normal temperature, refrigeration, and freezing); working status of each sensor (temperature, humidity); network connection status (interconnection with the HIS system).

[0075] (2) Initialization completion prompt: Voice broadcast "System is ready" and the touch screen displays the main interface.

[0076] 2. User authentication process

[0077] (1) Identity identification: Patient: swipe medical card / ID card → automatically link to electronic prescription.

[0078] Medical staff: Iris recognition → Authorization level verification

[0079] (2) Authority determination: General nurses: access to routine medicines;

[0080] Authorized pharmacist: special drug management authority.

[0081] (3) Exception handling: When recognition fails: voice prompt "Verification failed, please try again";

[0082] 3 consecutive failures: Lock the system and report to the administrator.

[0083] 3. Drug storage and access procedures

[0084] (1) Drug removal:

[0085] When the user selects the "Get Medicine" function, the system displays a list of available medicines based on the user's permissions.

[0086] After selecting the medicine: the electric drawer of the corresponding temperature zone will automatically pop open, and a voice prompt will be given: "Please take XX medicine."

[0087] Mandatory scan code confirmation:

[0088] Completion: Record outbound information.

[0089] Unfinished: Continuous voice reminder, timeout lock.

[0090] (2) Drug deposit:

[0091] Select the "Incoming" function.

[0092] Scan the medication barcode.

[0093] The system automatically:

[0094] Identify drug storage requirements (temperature zones).

[0095] Allocate a storage location.

[0096] Update inventory data.

[0097] 4. Environmental monitoring and alarm process

[0098] (1) Real-time monitoring:

[0099] Environmental data is recorded every 5 minutes.

[0100] When data is abnormal, a three-level response is initiated:

[0101] Level 1: Slight fluctuation → system automatically adjusts;

[0102] Level 2: Continuous abnormality → local sound and light alarm;

[0103] Level 3: Seriously exceeds the standard → notify the equipment department + activate the backup system.

[0104] (2) Emergency treatment:

[0105] Power outage: Backup power maintains critical temperature zones operating.

[0106] Device failure: Automatically switches to the nearest available device.

[0107] 5. Data management and traceability process

[0108] (1) Daily monitoring:

[0109] Automatically generate daily reports (inventory, expiration date, usage).

[0110] Provide 30 days advance warning of near-expiry drugs.

[0111] (2) Retrospective query:

[0112] Scan the code to view the entire life cycle of the drug: manufacturer, warehousing time, storage records, and usage records.

[0113] (3) Intelligent deployment:

[0114] When inventory is insufficient: automatically search other storage points within the hospital, generate transfer suggestions, and provide navigation guidance.

[0115] While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A drug intelligent management system, characterized by: The intelligent drug management system includes an intelligent storage module, a multimodal interaction module, an intelligent control center, and a data management module; The intelligent storage module includes a partitioned storage unit, an environmental monitoring unit and an abnormal alarm unit. The partitioned storage unit includes a normal temperature area, a refrigerated area and a frozen area. The ring monitoring unit includes a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor. The multimodal interaction module includes an identity recognition unit, an information collection unit and a human-computer interaction unit. The information collection unit includes a high-precision barcode scanner, and the human-computer interaction unit includes a touch screen and a voice prompter. The intelligent control center includes a rights management unit, a process guidance unit and an exception handling unit; The data management module includes a drug tracing unit, an intelligent statistics unit and a resource allocation unit. The drug tracing unit includes docking and recording, and the intelligent statistics unit includes inventory monitoring, expiration warning and usage analysis.

2. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The normal temperature area, refrigerated area and frozen area use three independent medicine storage cabinets, and the medicine storage cabinets include multiple independently set electric drawers for automatic opening and closing. The temperature of the refrigerated area is 2-8°C, and the temperature of the frozen area is -20°C.

3. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The temperature sensor and humidity sensor are provided in three groups and are respectively installed in three medicine storage cabinets for detecting the storage environment. The abnormal alarm unit includes an audible and visual alarm for alarming when environmental parameters exceed the standard.

4. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The identity recognition unit includes a medical card reader, an ID card recognizer, and an iris recognizer. The medical card reader and ID card recognizer are used to distinguish between patients and medical staff, and the iris recognizer is used to distinguish between medical staff.

5. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The high-precision barcode scanner is used to scan drug barcodes and QR codes, which is beneficial for warehousing and outbound management.

6. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The touch screen is used for human-computer interaction, which is convenient for patients and medical staff to operate. The voice prompter supports multi-language broadcasting.

7. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The authority management unit cooperates with the iris recognizer to verify the access authority of special medicines.

8. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The process guidance unit cooperates with the touch screen and voice prompter to guide operations step by step. The one-side processing unit cooperates with the high-precision scanner to determine whether the medicines are shipped out. When the shipping code scanning behavior does not occur, the voice prompter is used to prompt.

9. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The docking includes docking with the hospital HIS and electronic medical records, and the records are used to record the entire process data from storage to use.

10. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The resource allocation unit is used to automatically retrieve inventory from other storage units and navigate when medicines are in short supply.

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