Medicine arrangement confirmation system

Abstract

To provide a medicine arrangement confirmation system which confirms whether a medicine package is correctly stored.SOLUTION: A medicine set tool 1 has a storage part identification mark 30 corresponding to each medicine storage part, a medicine package band is configured so that a medicine package identification mark 15 is attached to a medicine package 7, and an information display 12 is attached to a portion where no medicine is stored, and on the basis of the information display, information related to a combination of the storage part identification mark and the medicine package identification mark can be directly or indirectly acquired. The information display is cut from the medicine package band, and then is attached to a prescribed position on the medicine set tool, an individual medicine package is cut and is stored in a prescribed medicine storage part on the medicine set tool, then the medicine set tool after storing the medicine package is imaged by imaging means, and determination means compares a combination of the individual storage part identification mark and individual medicine package identification mark imaged, with a combination of the storage part identification mark and the medicine package identification mark obtained on the basis of the information display.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a medicine placement confirmation system that confirms whether medicine packages are correctly stored in medicine setting tools such as medicine calendars and medication calendars. The present invention also relates to a medicine placement confirmation device, a medicine placement confirmation method, and a medicine placement confirmation program. The present invention also relates to a medicine packaging band, a medicine packaging device, a printing device, and a packaging paper roll used in the medicine placement confirmation system. [Background technology]

[0002] Elderly patients (those taking the drug) and those whose symptoms have passed the acute phase often recuperate at home. Patients who do not require emergency care, such as those with hypertension or hyperlipidemia, also often recuperate at home. Patients recuperating at home must take their medication based on self-management. For example, if a doctor's prescription calls for taking medication A and B in the morning, medication B at noon, and twice the amount of medication A and C after dinner, the patient needs to take the designated type and amount of medication from a medicine box or similar at the designated time and take them themselves. However, in reality, people sometimes take the wrong type or amount of medicine, forget to take it, or end up taking the wrong medicine twice. In particular, for elderly patients or patients with reduced energy, it is difficult to take out the prescribed amount of a prescribed type of medicine from a medicine box, etc., and they may not take the medicine correctly.

[0003] As a means for solving this problem, a device called a medication calendar or a medicine calendar has been proposed in Patent Documents 1 and 2. The invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 provides a medicine containing section for containing medicine in a calendar. In the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, four medicine containers are arranged below the date. Each of the four medicine containers corresponds to a different timing (method of administration), and according to the description in Patent Document 1, they are labeled "morning," "afternoon," "evening," and "before the shower." The medicine that corresponds to the time to take the medicine is stored in the medicine storage section of the medication calendar. When it is time to take the medicine, the medicine is taken out of the corresponding medicine storage section and taken.

[0004] The above-mentioned medication calendars tend to be used not only in private homes, but also in nursing homes for the elderly and hospitals with inpatient facilities. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2001-258999 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2013-248873 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The medication calendar disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a medication setting device for setting medications, and is installed in the patient's home, a care facility, or the like. A pharmacist from a visiting pharmacy may visit a patient's home or a nursing facility to replenish medications in the medication storage section of the medication calendar. There are also cases where a pharmacist places medication in the medication storage section of a medication calendar at their own pharmacy (dispensing room) and then takes the medication calendar with the medication still stored in it to the patient's home or care facility. As for the format of medication calendars, there are no specific legal requirements, and each facility uses a variety of calendars. In either form, the medication calendar has multiple medication containers that are distributed in a plane and are located at specific locations that are determined based on the recipient and the timing of administration. There are three types of typical medication calendars (shown in the figure as "medication calendar") shown in Figures 19, 20, and 21.

[0007] The first type is a personal medication calendar 100 as shown in FIG. 19, which has a matrix shape (row and column shape) composed of an axis of days of the week and an axis of timing of medication. Specifically, it is in the form of a matrix with the seven days of the week - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - on the vertical axis, and morning, noon, evening, and before bed on the horizontal axis. The personal medication calendar 100 is for exclusive use by one user, and contains, for example, the medications that user Muramatsu takes in a week, sorted by day of the week and the timing of taking the medication. For example, after lunch on Wednesday, the recipient, Muramatsu, takes the medicine stored in the lunch position in the Wednesday row. Many personal medication calendars 100 use one week as a unit, but the number of days that constitute one unit is arbitrary, and may be in units of 10 days, two weeks, 28 days, or the like.

[0008] The second type is a daily medication calendar (labeled "medicine calendar") 101 for multiple users as shown in Figure 20. The daily medication calendar 101 has the days of the week when medication should be taken written in large letters, like a daily calendar. The daily medication calendar 101 also has the medicine containers arranged in a matrix based on the names of users and the timing of medication. Specifically, the seven names - Muramatsu, Hayata, Arashi, Fuji, Ide, Kirishima, and Morohoshi - are on the vertical axis, and morning, noon, night, and before bed are on the horizontal axis. The daily medication calendar 101 is for joint use by multiple recipients, and contains, for example, medications to be taken by seven recipients in a day, sorted by recipient name and medication timing. For example, on the morning of the day, seven people, Muramatsu, Hayata, Arashi, Fuji, Ide, Kirishima, and Morohoshi, will take the medicine stored in their "morning" medicine storage compartments. After lunch, the seven people will take the medicine stored in their "afternoon" medicine storage compartments. The daily medication calendar 101 for multiple recipients is used in nursing homes and hospitals. The number of recipients in one unit of the daily medication calendar 101 is arbitrary, and may be 5 or 10.

[0009] The third type is a medication calendar by time of administration (shown as a "medication calendar") 102 as shown in FIG. 21, which is intended for multiple recipients. Specifically, the timing of taking the medicine is written in large letters at the top, such as "Morning," and the names of 28 people, including Hongo, Ichimonji, Tojo, and Sano, are listed. The medication calendar by time of administration 102 is used by multiple users in nursing homes and hospitals. For example, the medications to be taken by each of 28 users at a specific time of the day are stored by user name. For example, on the morning of that day, 28 people whose names appear on the calendar will take the medicine contained in the medicine container labeled with their name. When everyone has finished taking their medication, the medication calendar by time of administration 102 is removed and a daytime medication calendar by time of administration 102 is prepared. In the time-point medication calendar 102, the number of recipients that is counted as one unit is arbitrary, and may be 10 or 30.

[0010] As mentioned above, medication calendars 100, 101, 102 come in a number of formats. For example, the medication calendar disclosed in Patent Document 1 is installed in the patient's home or a care facility, and a pharmacist from a visiting pharmacy makes regular visits to the patient's home or care facility to replenish medication in the medication storage unit. In addition, if a pharmacist places medication in the medication storage section of medication calendar 100, 101, 102 at his / her own pharmacy (dispensing room) and then takes medication calendar 100, 101, 102 with the medication stored therein to the patient's home or nursing facility, the pharmacist will place the specified medication into each medication storage section according to the format of medication calendar 100, 101, 102. However, as described above, there are a number of different types of medication calendars 100, 101, and 102, which can be confusing and lead to mistakes.

[0011] Therefore, the present invention focuses on the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and aims to develop a drug placement confirmation system, drug placement confirmation device, drug placement confirmation method, and drug placement confirmation program for confirming whether drug packaging is accurately contained in a drug setting device such as a medication calendar. Another object of the present invention is to develop a medicine packaging strip, a medicine packaging device, a printing device, and a packaging paper roll for use in medicine placement confirmation systems, etc. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] In an embodiment for solving the above-mentioned problems, the system includes a medicine packaging band in which a plurality of medicine packages are connected in a band shape, a medicine setting device, a photographing means, and a judgment means, the medicine setting device has a plurality of medicine storage sections that are distributed in a plane and hold medicine packages for users and dosing timings corresponding to the medicine storage sections, the individual medicine packages are separated from the medicine packaging band and stored in a predetermined medicine storage section of the medicine setting device by an operator, the medicine setting device after storing the medicine packages is photographed by the photographing means, and the judgment means judges whether each medicine package is stored correctly or not. In this medicine placement confirmation system, the medicine setting device is provided with a storage section identification mark corresponding to each medicine storage section, and the medicine packaging band has a medicine package identification mark on the medicine packages. a drug placement confirmation system in which a drug package is labeled and an information label is attached to a portion where no drug is contained, and information related to the combination of a storage section identification label and a medicine package identification label can be obtained directly or indirectly from the information label; the information label is separated from the drug packaging band and attached to a predetermined position of the drug set device; individual drug packages are separated and contained in predetermined drug storage sections of the drug set device; the drug packages and the drug set device after containment are photographed with the photographing means; and the determination means compares the photographed combinations of each storage section identification label and each medicine package identification label with the combination of the storage section identification label and the medicine package identification label obtained based on the information label to determine whether the drug packages are correctly contained in the drug set device.

[0013] The medicine setting tool used in the medicine placement confirmation system of this embodiment is provided with a container identification mark corresponding to each medicine container. The container identification mark may be a simple graphic mark that has a function of being distinguishable from others. The container identification mark may also be a mark that can read simple numerical information such as 1235 or simple text information such as abcd. The container identification mark may also be a mark that can specifically identify the position of the medicine container. In the medicine packaging strip used in the medicine placement confirmation system of this embodiment, a medicine package identification mark is affixed to the medicine packaging by printing, etc. In addition, in the medicine packaging strip used in the medicine placement confirmation system of this embodiment, there is a portion in addition to the medicine packaging where information indication is affixed by printing, etc. The medicine package identification mark may also be a simple graphic mark that has a function of distinguishing the medicine package from others. The medicine package identification mark may be, for example, a mark that can read simple numerical information such as 1235 or simple text information such as abcd. The medicine package identification mark may also include information that identifies the patient who will take the medicine, the position of the medicine container in which the medicine should be stored, and / or the time when the medicine should be taken. Information relating to the combination of the container identification mark and the medicine package identification mark can be obtained directly or indirectly from the information marking on the medicine packaging strip. In the medicine placement confirmation system of this embodiment, the information display is separated from the medicine packaging band and attached to a predetermined position of the medicine setting device, and each medicine package is separated and placed in a predetermined medicine storage section of the medicine setting device. Then, the medicine setting device after the medicine packages are stored is photographed by the photographing means. The judgment means compares the photographed combination of each storage section identification mark and each medicine package identification mark with the combination of the storage section identification mark and the medicine package identification mark obtained based on the information display, and judges whether the combination is correct or not. The judgment by the judgment means may be a judgment as to whether the combination of the figures is correct or not. For example, if the container identification mark in a specific area is the figure of figure number 3 and the medicine package identification mark is the figure of figure number 5, it is correct, and if it is any other combination, it is not correct. In other words, the figures may be compared directly. Also, it is possible to determine that a combination is positive when the information specified from the container identification label is, for example, 1235 (ID number, etc.) and the information specified from the medicine package identification label is, for example, abcd (ID symbol, etc.), and that other combinations are negative. That is, information may be obtained from the container identification label and the medicine package identification label, or may be compared after some conversion. Furthermore, the correctness of the combination may be determined based on more specific information. In this aspect, the determining means determines whether or not each medicine package held in the medicine setting device that has been photographed is properly contained in the medicine setting device. In the medicine placement confirmation system of this embodiment, the medicine packaging band has a medicine package identification label and information display, and one medicine setting device uses the medicine package identification label and information display attached to the same medicine packaging band. In the medicine placement confirmation system of this embodiment, the medicine set device is distinguished from other medicine set devices by attaching an information display detached from the medicine packaging band to the medicine set device. That is, the medicine set device is photographed by the photographing means. Since there is only one medicine set with an information display detached from the medicine packaging band, the photographed medicine set device can be distinguished from other medicine set devices. In the medicine placement confirmation system of this embodiment, the medicine setting tool is distinguished from other medicine setting tools only when the information label separated from the medicine packaging band is attached to the medicine setting tool, so the medicine setting tool before the information label is attached is arbitrary in the first place. In other words, the medicine setting tool used in this embodiment does not need to be made for an individual or printed for an individual, and a general-purpose product can be used. Therefore, it is unlikely that the medicine set will be mistaken for someone else's.

[0014] In the above-mentioned aspect, it is preferable that the medicine setting device has a container identification mark printed near each medicine container without specifying a user.

[0015] In the above-described aspect, it is desirable that the information display is a two-dimensional code, and that the container identification mark and the medicine bag identification mark are symbolized, readable patterns and have a smaller amount of recordable information than the two-dimensional code.

[0016] In the above-mentioned aspect, it is preferable that the container identification mark and the medicine package identification mark are aruco markers.

[0017] Another aspect for solving the same problem is a medicine placement confirmation device for determining whether medicine packages are accurately contained in a medicine setting device having a plurality of medicine containers, the medicine setting device having a plurality of medicine containers, the plurality of medicine containers being distributed in a plane and holding medicine packages for users and dosing timings corresponding to the medicine containers, each medicine container being provided with a container section identification label corresponding to the medicine container section and further having an information display, the medicine packages contained in the medicine containers being provided with a medicine package identification label, the medicine placement confirmation device having an image capture means, an information acquisition means, a label recognition means and a determination means, the information acquisition means being configured to recognize the medicine package from the information display, This drug placement confirmation device directly or indirectly obtains information related to the combination of a storage section identification label and a medicine package identification label, photographs the drug setting device using the photographing means, acquires information related to the combination of a storage section identification label and a medicine package identification label from the photographed information display using the information acquisition means, recognizes each storage section identification label and medicine package identification label using the label recognition means, and compares the photographed combinations of each storage section identification label and each medicine package identification label with the combination of a storage section identification label and a medicine package identification label obtained based on the information display using the determination means to determine whether the drug packaging is correctly contained in the drug setting device.

[0018] The drug placement confirmation device of this embodiment has a determination means and has the function of comparing the photographed combination of each storage section identification mark and each medicine package identification mark with the combination of the storage section identification mark and the medicine package identification mark obtained based on the information display, and determines whether each drug package held in the photographed drug setting device is correctly contained in the drug setting device.

[0019] Another aspect for solving the above-mentioned problem is a drug placement confirmation method comprising the steps of: producing a drug packaging band in which a plurality of drug packages are connected in a band-like shape, the drug packages having drug package identification labels printed thereon, and information labels printed on portions where no drugs are contained; preparing a drug setting device having a plurality of drug containers, the plurality of drug containers being distributed in a plane and holding drug packages for users and dosing timings corresponding to the drug containers; preparing a drug setting device having a container identification label corresponding to each drug container; storing a drug package separated from the drug packaging band in each drug container; attaching the information label separated from the drug packaging band to a predetermined position of the drug setting device; photographing the drug setting device, obtaining information related to a combination of the container identification label and the drug package identification label from the photographed information label, and comparing the photographed combinations of each container identification label and each drug package identification label with the combination of the container identification label and the drug package identification label obtained based on the information label to determine whether the drug packages are correctly contained in the drug setting device.

[0020] In this embodiment of the drug placement confirmation method, information related to the combination of the storage section identification label and the medicine package identification label is obtained from the photographed information display, and the photographed combination of each storage section identification label and each medicine package identification label is compared with the combination of the storage section identification label and the medicine package identification label obtained based on the information display to determine whether each drug package held in the photographed drug setting device is correctly contained in the drug setting device. In the medicine placement confirmation method of this embodiment, the medicine setting tool is distinguished from other medicine setting tools only when the information label separated from the medicine packaging band is attached to the medicine setting tool, so the medicine setting tool before the information label is attached is arbitrary in the first place. In other words, the medicine setting tool used in this embodiment does not need to be made for an individual or printed for an individual, and a general-purpose product can be used.

[0021] Another aspect for solving the above-mentioned problem is a computer program at least a part of which is stored in a terminal having an imaging means and a computer, the medicine arrangement confirmation program for confirming the arrangement of medicine packages in a medicine setting device by the terminal alone or in conjunction with another computer, the medicine setting device has a plurality of medicine storage sections, the plurality of medicine storage sections are distributed in a plane and medicine packages for users and dosage timings corresponding to the medicine storage sections are held, a storage section identification mark corresponding to each medicine storage section is attached, and information is further displayed, the medicine packages stored in the medicine storage sections are attached with medicine package identification marks, the medicine arrangement confirmation program includes an information acquisition means, a mark recognition means, and a judgment means. The drug placement confirmation program realizes a drug placement confirmation step, in which the information acquisition means directly or indirectly acquires information related to the combination of the storage section identification label and the medicine package identification label from the information display, an image of the drug setting device is captured by an image capturing means, the information acquisition means acquires information related to the combination of the storage section identification label and the medicine package identification label from the captured information display, the label recognition means recognizes each storage section identification label and medicine package identification label, and the determination means compares the captured combination of each storage section identification label and each medicine package identification label with the combination of the storage section identification label and the medicine package identification label obtained based on the information display to determine whether the drug packaging is correctly contained in the drug setting device.

[0022] An embodiment of the drug packaging strip used in the above-mentioned system etc. is a drug packaging strip in which a plurality of drug packages are connected in a strip-like shape, and each drug package is separated and stored in a drug storage section of a drug setting device, the drug setting device has the plurality of drug storage sections distributed in a plane, and drug packages for users and dosage timings corresponding to the drug storage sections are held in the drug setting device, the drug setting device has a storage section identification marker corresponding to each drug storage section, and the storage section identification marker is a symbolic, readable pattern, the drug packages of the drug packaging strip have a medicine packet identification marker printed on them, and the medicine packet identification marker is a symbolic, readable pattern, and an information label is printed on a portion of the drug packaging strip where no drug is stored, and information related to the combination of the storage section identification marker and the medicine packet identification marker can be obtained directly or indirectly from the information label.

[0023] It is desirable that the medicine packaging band be a roll of packing paper in which packing paper is wound into a roll, which is then loaded into a medicine packaging device, the packing paper is pulled out, and predetermined locations are glued together to form a bag, into which medicine is placed, and which is then printed with a medicine package identification mark and information display.

[0024] The embodiment of the medicine packaging device is capable of discharging the medicine packaging strip described above.

[0025] Another aspect for solving the above-mentioned problem is a printing device that applies information to a medicine packaging strip, the medicine packaging having an area where a plurality of medicine packages are connected in a strip-like shape and an area where no medicine is contained, and the individual medicine packages are separated and contained in a medicine storage section of a medicine setting device, the medicine setting device having the plurality of medicine storage sections distributed in a plane and holding medicine packages for users and taking times corresponding to the medicine storage sections, the medicine setting device having a storage section identification marker corresponding to each medicine storage section, the storage section identification marker being a symbolized and readable pattern, the printing device applying a medicine package identification marker to the medicine packages of the medicine packaging strip and applying an information display to the area of ​​the medicine packaging strip where no medicine is contained, the medicine package identification marker being a symbolized and readable pattern, and the information display being a display that makes it possible to directly or indirectly obtain information related to the combination of the storage section identification marker and the medicine package identification marker. Effect of the Invention

[0026] According to the medicine placement confirmation system, medicine placement confirmation device, medicine placement confirmation method, and medicine placement confirmation program of the present invention, it is possible to confirm whether or not medicine packages are accurately accommodated in the medicine setting device. Furthermore, when the drug packaging strip of the present invention is used, there is a reduced chance of drug packaging being placed incorrectly. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0027] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a medicine placement confirmation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] (a) is a front view of a personal medication calendar used in an embodiment of the present invention, showing the state in which no medication packaging is held, (b) is a front view of the medication packaging, and (c) is a front view of the calendar bag. [Diagram 3] 1 is a perspective view of a medicine packaging strip dispensed from a medicine packaging device. FIG. [Figure 4](a) is a two-dimensional code as an example of information display, (b) is an aruco marker as an example of a medicine package identification mark, and (c) is an aruco marker as an example of a container identification mark. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal. [Figure 6] 1(a) is an explanatory diagram showing the situation when determining whether the drug packaging is correctly contained in a genuine drug set device, using the personal medication calendar in FIG. 2 as the target, and includes a front view of the personal medication calendar with the drug packaging held therein, (b) is an enlarged view of the drug storage section, and (c) is an enlarged view of the calendar package storage section. [Figure 7] (a) is a front view of a multi-person medication calendar used in another embodiment of the present invention, showing the state in which no medication packaging is held, (b) is a front view of the medication packaging, and (c) is a front view of the calendar bag. [Figure 8] 8(a) is a front view of the multi-person medication calendar of FIG. 7 showing a state in which medicine packages are held, (b) is an enlarged view of the medicine storage section, and (c) is an enlarged view of the calendar package storage section. [Figure 9] (a) is a front view of a multi-person medication calendar used in yet another embodiment of the present invention, showing the state in which no medication packaging is held, (b) is a front view of the medication packaging, and (c) is a front view of the calendar bag. [Figure 10] 10(a) is a front view of the multi-person medication calendar of FIG. 9 showing a state in which drug packages are held, (b) is an enlarged view of the drug storage section, and (c) is an enlarged view of the calendar package storage section 17. FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a number of aruco markers, numbered for convenience. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing information that can be read directly or indirectly from an information display. [Figure 13] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a determination method of a determination means. [Figure 14] 13 is a front view showing a modified example of a medicine packaging strip dispensed from the medicine packaging device. FIG. [Figure 15]1A, 1B, and 1C are front views of a medication calendar that can be used with a mobile terminal. [Figure 16] 13 is one of the display screens of the mobile terminal, showing a selection screen for selecting the type of medication calendar. [Figure 17] FIG. 1A is an explanatory diagram conceptually explaining a method for photographing an information display, and FIG. 1B is an explanatory diagram showing information read out from the information display. [Figure 18] These are one of the display screens of the mobile device, where (a) is the confirmation screen immediately after photographing the medication calendar, and (b) is the screen after the judgment. [Figure 19] FIG. 1 is a front view of a prior art personalized medication calendar. [Figure 20] FIG. 1 is a front view of a prior art daily medication calendar. [Figure 21] FIG. 1 is a front view of a conventional medication calendar by time of administration. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0028] The embodiments of the present invention will be described further below. The medicine arrangement confirmation system 16 of the first embodiment is for confirming whether or not the medicine package 7 is correctly accommodated in the medicine setting device such as the medication calendar 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the medicine arrangement confirmation system 16 is composed of a medicine administration calendar 1, a mobile terminal 20, and a medicine packaging band 8 discharged from a medicine packaging device 6. The medication calendar 1 is, for example, a "medication calendar" as shown in Figure 2. Hereinafter, it will be referred to as a "medication calendar" regardless of the display of the drawing. The medication calendar (medication set tool) 1 is a first type of personal medication calendar, and has a number of medication containers 3 provided on a flat base material 2.

[0029] The medication calendar 1 used in this embodiment is mass-produced according to a set format and is not made for a specific user. The medication calendar 1 used in this embodiment is a general-purpose product and can be used by anyone, regardless of the target person. The medicine containing sections 3 are distributed in a planar matrix, each at a specific position determined based on the timing of administration, and hold medicine packaging 7 for the administration timing corresponding to the medicine containing section 3.

[0030] In this embodiment, the medicine containers 3 are arranged in a matrix shape (rows and columns) configured with an axis representing days of the week and an axis representing timing of administration. Specifically, it is in the form of a matrix with the seven days of the week - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - on the vertical axis, and morning, noon, evening, and before bed on the horizontal axis. The medication calendar (medication setting device) 1 is of the first type and is intended for use by a single patient. For example, the medications to be taken by a single patient in a week are stored in the medication storage section 3 by day of the week and the timing of taking the medication. In other words, the medicine containing unit 3 is located at a specific position determined based on the user and the timing of taking the medicine, which is determined based on an indication such as "Monday morning, Monday afternoon, etc.", and the medicine containing unit 3 is located at a specific position determined based on the user and the timing of taking the medicine.

[0031] The medicine containing section 3 is formed by attaching a small transparent sheet 5 to a sheet-like base material 2 to form a pocket-like bag. Specifically, medicine container 3 has a structure in which the left and right sides and the bottom side of transparent sheet 5 are bonded to substrate 2, and an object can be placed inside from the top side. Since the medicine container 3 is a kind of pocket made of a transparent sheet 5, the inside can be seen through.

[0032] In the medication calendar (medicine setting device) 1 used in this embodiment, a storage section identification marker 30 is attached near all of the medicine storage sections 3. As described above, the medication calendar 1 is mass-produced according to a fixed format, and the storage section identification marker 30 is printed near all of the medicine storage sections 3. In this embodiment, the storage unit identification marker 30 is provided on the left side of the medicine storage unit 3, but the position of the storage unit identification marker 30 is sufficient as long as it is a position corresponding to the medicine storage unit 3, and may be above, below, or to the right of the medicine storage unit 3. The storage unit identification marker 30 may also be attached to the transparent sheet 5 of the medicine storage unit 3. However, it is necessary that the position does not overlap with the medicine package identification marker 15 of the medicine package 7 when the medicine package 7 is placed in the medicine storage unit 3. As described later, since the medicine package identification marker 15 is printed on the medicine package 7, when the storage unit identification marker 30 is attached to the transparent sheet 5 of the medicine storage unit 3, it is necessary to print the medicine package identification marker 15 at a position away from the storage unit identification marker 30.

[0033] The storage section identification mark 30 is a symbolized and readable pattern such as an aruco marker, and can store less information than a two-dimensional code. The type of the storage section identification mark 30 is not limited, but it is preferable that the mark be a marker whose "position" and "attitude (direction)" are known. For example, an AR marker can be used as the storage section identification mark 30, and in this embodiment, an aruco marker, which is an AR marker, is adopted. The aruco markers are simple shapes as shown in Figures 4(b) and 4(c) and Figure 11, and are easy to identify even when photographed in still or video format. Approximately 1,000 different patterns can be identified. Aruco markers are open source and free to use. You can use the functions to print and identify markers included in OpenCV, which are included in the AruCo library.

[0034] The storage unit identification mark 30 may be a simple identifiable figure without meaning or information. It is preferable that the storage unit identification mark 30 is one from which information on the position and attitude (orientation) can be obtained by combining with an image. The storage unit identification mark 30 may also include some readable information. The information that can be read from the storage unit identification mark 30 may be simple, for example, a simple number string such as 1235 or a simple character string such as abcd. An image of the storage unit identification mark 30 may be transmitted to another computer, and information may be read from the other computer, that is, information may be obtained indirectly using a photographed image of the storage unit identification mark 30. Alternatively, the marker may not have any specific information that can be read out, and may simply be distinguished from other aruco markers. In this embodiment, an aruco marker is used for the storage unit identification marker 30. In this embodiment, the ID can be read from the aruco marker of the storage unit identification marker 30.

[0035] As a modified example, the container identification marker 30 may be one from which more information can be read out. For example, the container identification marker 30 may be an identification marker including information for identifying the position of the corresponding medicine container 3. For example, it may include information for identifying the position of the medicine container 3, such as "2nd row of 3 columns." Or it may include information for identifying the time of taking the medicine contained in the medicine container 3, such as "Monday afternoon." Of course, it may include both information for identifying the position of the medicine container 3 and information for identifying the time of taking the medicine.

[0036] A calendar package container 17 is provided at a visible position in the upper left corner of the sheet-like base material 2. The structure of the calendar package container 17 is the same as that of the medicine container 3, and is a pocket-like bag formed by attaching a small transparent sheet 5 to the sheet-like base material 2. The calendar envelope receiving portion 17 is also a kind of pocket made of the transparent sheet 5, so that the inside can be seen through.

[0037] The medicine container 3 of the medication calendar 1 holds a medicine package 7 that contains medicine for a specific patient and that has a corresponding dosing timing. Each medicine package 7 contains a medicine to be taken by a specific recipient. The medicine enclosed in one medicine package 7 may be one type of solid medicine or may be multiple types of solid medicine. In addition, a solid medicine and a powder medicine may be contained in the same package. In principle, each drug package 7 contains all the drugs that a particular recipient will take at one time, but in some cases the drugs may be mixed in color or may not all fit into one package, and the drugs may be divided into multiple packages.

[0038] The medicine package 7 of this embodiment is a package of medicines in individual doses by the medicine packaging device 6. The medicine packaging device 6 can dispense and package powdered medicine or solid medicine from a powdered medicine supply unit or a solid medicine supply unit based on inputted prescription data. Furthermore, the medicine packaging device 6 has a built-in printer 50 as shown in FIG. 1, and prints necessary information on the medicine packaging strip 8. A roll of packaging paper with packaging paper wound up in a roll is attached to the drug packaging device 6, and the paper is pulled out and inserted into the drug packaging device 6, and the paper is glued at specified points to form a bag. Drugs are then placed into the bag, and a drug package identification mark and information display are printed on it to complete the drug packaging band 8.

[0039] The medicine packing device 6 of the present embodiment desirably has information on the medication calendar 1 stored or input therein, but does not necessarily need to have the information on the medication calendar 1. That is, the medication calendar 1 is mass-produced according to a fixed format, and for example, if there is only one type of medication calendar 1, the medicine packaging device 6 does not need to have information on the medication calendar 1. Conversely, if there are multiple types of medication calendars 1, it is desirable to have information to distinguish between them.

[0040] The medicine package 7 is a bag-shaped package made by folding a wrapping paper and gluing it at a predetermined place, and the bag contains one dose of medicine. The medicine package 7 is printed with a predetermined pattern. The medicine packages 7 are discharged from the medicine packaging device 6 as a long, continuous band-like medicine package strip 8 as shown in FIG. The drug packaging band 8 has at its front a calendar packet 13 printed with information display 12 and the like, followed by a number of drug packages 7. The position of the calendar packet 13 is not limited to the front, but may be at the end. The drug packaging band 8 has an area where a number of drug packages 7 are connected in a strip shape, and an area where no drug is contained, and the calendar packet 13 may be located anywhere in the area where no drug is contained.

[0041] Each drug package 7 is provided with drug package identification information that identifies the drug package 7. That is, on each drug package 7, a recipient identification indicator 23 that identifies the recipient, a dosing date indicator 45 that displays the dosing date, and a dosing timing indicator 25 that identifies the dosing timing are written in text at positions that can be visually recognized as drug package identification information. Specifically, the name of the recipient, "Muramatsu," is printed as recipient identification mark 23. Date of administration, such as 7 / 4, is displayed as date of administration 45. Furthermore, letters such as "morning" or "afternoon" are displayed as timing of administration identification mark 25. Each drug package 7 is distinguished from the others by these letters and the like.

[0042] Furthermore, in this embodiment, each medicine package 7 is marked with a medicine package identification mark 15. The medicine package identification mark 15 is a symbolized and readable pattern such as an aruco marker, and has a smaller amount of recordable information than a two-dimensional code. In this embodiment, an aruco marker is used as the medicine package identification mark 15. The function of the medicine package identification mark 15 is similar to that of the container identification mark 30 described above, and may be a simply identifiable figure that does not have any meaning or information. The medicine package identification mark 15 may also include some readable information. The information that can be read from the medicine package identification mark 15 may be simple, for example, a simple number string such as 1235 or a simple character string such as abcd. Also, the medicine package identification mark 15 may not have any specific information that can be read, and may simply be distinguished from other aruco markers.

[0043] In this embodiment, an aruco marker is used for the medicine package identification label 15. In this embodiment, the ID can be read from the aruco marker of the medicine package identification label 15.

[0044] As a modified example, the medicine package identification mark 15 may be one that can read out a lot of information. For example, the medicine package identification mark 15 may be an identification mark including information that specifies the position of the medicine storage unit 3 in which the medicine package 7 is to be stored. For example, it may include information that specifies the position of the medicine storage unit 3, such as the second row of the third column. Or it may include information that specifies the time of taking the medicine stored in the medicine storage unit 3 in which the medicine package 7 is to be stored, such as Monday afternoon. Of course, it may include both information that specifies the position of the medicine storage unit 3 and information that specifies the time of taking the medicine.

[0045] The calendar packet 13 is made by folding wrapping paper and gluing it into a bag shape, but does not contain any medicine. On the calendar packet 13, a recipient identification mark 42, a period mark 43 indicating the period during which the medicine should be taken, and an information mark 12 are printed. Specifically, the name of the user, "Muramatsu", is printed as user identification mark 42. As period mark 43, 7 / 4 to 7 / 10 is displayed. Information label 12 is printed on calendar pack 13. Information label 12 is discharged together with medicine package 7, and it is sufficient that information label 12 is printed on a portion of the pack that does not contain medicine, and it is not essential that information label 12 is printed on the bag. A prescription identification code is recorded on the information display 12. The information display 12 is a display from which information relating to the combination of the storage section identification mark 30 attached to the medication calendar (medicine setting device) 1 and the medicine pouch identification mark 15 attached to the medicine packaging 7 can be obtained directly or indirectly. That is, by photographing the information display 12 with the mobile terminal 20 described below and analyzing the image, information relating to the combination of the storage section identification mark 30 and the medicine pouch identification mark 15 attached to the medicine packaging 7 can be obtained directly or indirectly. This information may be read directly from a captured image of the information display 12. Alternatively, information related to the combination may be stored in another storage means, and the information read from the image of the information display 12 may be used as a key to search and obtain the information related to the combination stored in the other storage means.

[0046] Here, the information related to the combination of the storage section identification mark 30 affixed to the medication calendar (medicine setting device) 1 and the medicine pouch identification mark 15 affixed to the medicine packaging 7 is information related to the combination of each storage section identification mark 30 and the medicine pouch identification mark 15 affixed to each medicine packaging 7. The information display 12 of the calendar pack 13 is information showing the combination of all the medicine packs contained in the calendar 1 or each of the medicine packs for each row or column and each position. That is, the medicine storage unit 3 is identified by the storage unit identification mark 30 printed on the medication calendar 1, and the medicine package 7 to be stored is identified by the medicine package identification mark 15. The information display 12 stores a combination of each storage unit identification mark 30 and the medicine package identification mark 15 attached to each medicine package 7.

[0047] The information related to the combination with the medicine package identification mark 15 attached to the medicine package 7 is, for example, information that the combination of the medicine package identification mark 15 with the graphic number 20 in Fig. 11 and the graphic number 18 is correct, and the combination of the medicine package identification mark 15 with the graphic number 20 and other graphic numbers is incorrect. In Fig. 11, the aruco markers are numbered for convenience, but the graphics of the aruco markers themselves may be compared. The above-mentioned information may also include information for determining whether the combination of the identification number (ID number) or identification symbol (ID symbol) read from the image of the storage section identification mark 30 and the identification number (ID number) or identification symbol (ID symbol) read from the image of the medicine package identification mark 15 is correct or not. The information may not have the concept of an identification number or an identification symbol, but may simply be information for determining whether the combination of figures is correct or not. That is, the information may be information on the combination of the figure of the aruco marker as the container identification mark 30 and the figure of the aruco marker as the medicine package identification mark 15. The above-mentioned information may be information that determines whether the information is correct or not by comparing the position and time of administration of the medicine storage section 3 read from the storage section identification mark 30 with the position and time of administration of the medicine storage section 3 in which the medicine package 7 should be stored, as identified from the medicine package identification mark 15.

[0048] In this embodiment, the information related to the combination with the medicine package identification label 15 attached to the medicine package 7 is simply the relationship between the ID number (medication package ID in the figure) read from the medicine package identification label 15 attached to the medicine package 7 and the ID number (position ID in the figure) read from the storage section identification label 30 printed on the medication calendar 1, as shown in Fig. 12. In this embodiment, the information shown in Fig. 12 can be read from the image of the information display 12. In addition, since there is a large amount of information to be written on the information display 12, in this embodiment, a two-dimensional code as shown in FIG.

[0049] The medicine packing device 6 of this embodiment has information regarding what the container identification mark 30 of the medication calendar 1 to which the medicine package 7 is attached corresponds to. Furthermore, the medicine packaging device 6 stores a large number of graphic patterns such as aruco markers, and has a function of printing graphics such as aruco markers on packaging paper. In the medicine packaging device 6 of this embodiment, a medicine package identification mark 15 made of an aruco marker or the like is printed on each medicine package 7. The medicine packaging device 6 also prints a two-dimensional code including information (information shown in FIG. 12) indicating the relationship between the medicine package identification mark 15 printed on each medicine package 7 and the storage section identification mark 30 of the medication calendar 1 as information display 12 on the calendar package 13.

[0050] The mobile terminal 20 is an electronic terminal that can be carried by a user, such as a portable computer such as a notebook computer, a smartphone, a mobile phone, etc. In addition, these may have external accessories. For example, a notebook computer, a smartphone, a mobile phone, etc. with an external barcode reader may be used as the mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal 20 has a built-in or external camera (photographing means) 18 and has a photographing function. The mobile terminal 20 also has a built-in computer. The computer built into the mobile terminal 20 has a built-in CPU and a built-in storage means.

[0051] The storage means of the mobile terminal 20 stores computer programs that function as an image processing means 31, a sign recognition means 32, a determination means 33, and a code analysis means (information acquisition means) 35. The mobile terminal 20 also includes a communication means 36 that communicates with the outside via the Internet or the like.

[0052] In this embodiment, the image processing means 31, the sign recognition means 32, and the code analysis means (information acquisition means) 35 acquire necessary information from the image captured by the camera (imaging means) 18. That is, these means are used to obtain information relating to the combination of the container identification label 30 and the medicine package identification label 15 from the photographed image of the information display 12. These means are also used to obtain an ID number (position ID in Figs. 12 and 13) from the photographed image of the container identification label 30, and an ID number (medicine package ID in Figs. 12 and 13) from the photographed image of the medicine package identification label 15.

[0053] The image processing means 31 processes images of the two-dimensional code of the information display 12, the aruco marker of the container identification label 30, and the aruco marker of the medicine package identification label 15 captured by the camera (capturing means) 18. That is, the image processing means 31 removes unnecessary background and unnecessary reflected light to clarify the necessary image. That is, the image processing means 31 removes noise. The label recognition means 32 recognizes and identifies the aruco marker of the container identification label 30 and the aruco marker of the medicine package identification label 15 that have been image-processed by the image processing means 31. In this embodiment, the label recognition means 32 reads the ID number (position ID in Figs. 12 and 13) from the photographed image of the aruco marker of the container identification label 30. Also in this embodiment, the label recognition means 32 reads the ID number (medicine package ID in Figs. 12 and 13) from the aruco marker in the photographed image of the medicine package identification label 15.

[0054] The code analysis means (information acquisition means) 35 reads out information from the image of the two-dimensional code of the photographed information display 12. That is, the code analysis means 35 directly or indirectly obtains information relating to the combination of the container identification mark 30 and the medicine package identification mark 15 from the information display 12.

[0055] The determination means 33 has the function of comparing the combination of each storage section identification mark 30 and each medicine package identification mark 15 photographed and recognized by the mark recognition means 32 with the combination of the storage section identification mark 30 and the medicine package identification mark 15 obtained based on the information display 12, and determines whether each medicine package 7 held in the photographed medication calendar (medicine setting device) 1 is correctly stored in the medication calendar 1. In this embodiment, the combination of the position ID and the medicine package ID read from the information display 12 is compared with the combination of the actual position ID and the medicine package ID obtained by photographing the medication calendar 1 with the medicine package 7 attached, to determine whether each medicine package 7 is correctly contained in the medication calendar 1.

[0056] Next, a procedure for attaching the medicine packaging 7 and the like to the medication calendar 1 will be described. In addition, the preceding steps include a step of producing a medicine packaging band 8 and a step of preparing a medicine calendar (medicine set tool) 1.

[0057] The drug packages 7 and calendar packets 13 are cut from the drug package band 8 by an operator, and are placed in predetermined positions on the medication calendar 1 by a pharmacist or the like. Specifically, the calendar packets 13 are cut out from the drug packaging band 8 and stored in the calendar packet storage section 17 of the medication calendar 1. The drug packages 7 are cut out one by one from the drug packaging band 8 and stored in the corresponding drug storage sections 3. As described above, the calendar packet storage section 17 is transparent, so when the calendar packet 13 is placed in the calendar packet storage section 17 of the medication calendar 1, the information display (two-dimensional code) 12 printed on the calendar packet 13 can be confirmed from the outside as shown in Figure 6. The medicine package identification mark (aruco marker) 15 is printed on the top of the medicine packaging 7 and is exposed from the medicine storage section 3, so that the medicine package identification mark (aruco marker) 15 can be seen from the outside, as shown in Figure 6 (b). Since the medicine container 3 is transparent, the medicine package identification marker (aruco marker) 15 can be seen from the outside when the medicine package 7 is placed in the medicine container 3, regardless of the position of the medicine package identification marker 15. In addition, the container identification mark (aruco marker) 30 is printed directly on the medication calendar 1, and therefore can be confirmed from the outside.

[0058] Next, a procedure for checking whether the medicine package 7 is properly accommodated in the medication calendar 1 will be described. A user (pharmacist) attaches drug packaging 7 to medication calendar 1 in his / her own pharmacy, and carries medication calendar 1 with drug packaging 7 housed therein to a patient's home, a hospital, a facility, or the like. Alternatively, the necessary medicines are brought from the pharmacy to the patient's home or the like, and the medicine packaging 7 is attached to the medication calendar 1 already installed in the patient's home or the like. In addition, the medication calendar 1 with the medicine packaging 7 attached at the dispensing factory may be sent by mail to the patient's home or the outsourced dispensing pharmacy. A user (pharmacist) carries the mobile terminal 20 and heads to a patient's home or the like. Then, the user first photographs the information display (two-dimensional code) 12 contained in the calendar package container 17 of the medication calendar 1.

[0059] The computer of the mobile terminal 20 recognizes the image of the two-dimensional code of the photographed information display 12 using the sign recognition means 32, analyzes the two-dimensional code of the information display 12 using the code analysis means (information acquisition means) 35, and reads out the information contained in the two-dimensional code. Specifically, information related to the combination of the container identification marker 30 attached to the medication calendar (medicine setting device) 1 and the medicine package identification marker 15 attached to the medicine package 7 is read from the information display 12. In this embodiment, the combination of the position ID written in each container identification marker 30 and the medicine package ID written in the medicine package identification marker 15 attached to each medicine package 7 is read out. The information may be read by identifying the prescription information or the like using an identifier or identification information read from the two-dimensional code, transmitting the prescription information or the like to another computer via the communication means 36 of the mobile terminal 20, and reading the information from the other computer. That is, the information may be obtained indirectly using the photographed information display 12.

[0060] Next, as shown in FIG. 6(a), the photographing means 18 of the mobile terminal 20 is used to photograph the entire medication calendar 1 with the medicine package 7 contained therein. In principle, the entire medication calendar 1 should be photographed from the front as one screen. Then, the image processing means 31 of the mobile terminal 20 processes images of the aruco marker of the storage section identification label 30 attached to the side of each medicine storage section 3 and the aruco marker of the medicine package identification label 15 of the medicine packaging 7 contained in each medicine storage section 3, and these are recognized by the label recognition means 32. In addition, at the image processing stage, the sets of the medicine container 3 and the container identification marker 30 are cut out individually, and separated into 28 sets of the container identification marker 30 and the medicine package identification marker 15. Then, the position ID is read from the image of the aruco marker of each set of container identification mark 30, and the medicine package ID is read from the image of the aruco marker of each set of package identification mark 15.

[0061] Next, the determination means 33 of the mobile terminal 20 individually compares information relating to the combination of the container identification label 30 obtained from the two-dimensional code of the photographed information display 12 and the medicine package identification label 15 attached to the medicine package 7 with the actual combination of the container identification label 30 and the medicine package identification label 15 obtained by photographing, as shown in Fig. 13. Specifically, the combination of the medicine package ID and the position ID is individually compared. To explain this embodiment, the combination of the medicine package ID and location ID on Monday morning obtained from the two-dimensional code of the information display 12 is [medicine package ID=100:location ID=1], as shown in Figure 12.

[0062] Assume that the container identification label 30 attached to the position corresponding to the medicine container 3 actually photographed on Monday morning is the aruco marker with graphic number 100 in Fig. 11, and that the container identification label 30 attached to the medicine packet identification label 15 of the medicine package 7 contained in the medicine container 3 is the aruco marker with graphic number 1 in Fig. 11. The ID number of the aruco marker with graphic number 100 is 100, and the ID number of the aruco marker with graphic number 1 is 1. That is, the combination of the medicine package ID and the location ID actually photographed on Monday morning was [medicine package ID=100:location ID=1], as shown in FIG. In this case, the combination of the medicine package ID and location ID actually photographed on Monday morning is the same as the combination of the medicine package ID and location ID on Monday morning as the information obtained from the two-dimensional code on the information display 12, so it is judged as correct. If it is any other combination, it is judged as incorrect.

[0063] The mobile terminal 20 judges whether all the medicine containers 3 are correct or not. If all the actual combinations match the information obtained from the two-dimensional code on the information display 12, the test is judged as successful. For example, the mobile terminal 20 displays a message to that effect. Conversely, if any of the actual combinations differ from the information obtained from the two-dimensional code on the information display 12, the application is judged as unsuccessful. For example, this is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 20. The different parts are then specifically displayed.

[0064] Next, an example of the functions and usage of the mobile terminal 20 will be described. The mobile terminal 20 described below can accommodate three types of medication calendars 60, 61, and 62, as shown in Fig. 15. All three types of medication calendars 60, 61, and 62 are personal medication calendars, but each has a different number of doses per day. Medication calendar 60 indicates that medication should be taken four times a day, in the morning, midday, at night, and before bed. Medication calendar 61 indicates that medication should be taken three times a day, in the morning, midday, and at night. Medication calendar 62 indicates that medication should be taken two times a day, in the morning and at night.

[0065] The mobile terminal 20 stores an application (medication placement confirmation program) for confirming whether the medicine package 7 is correctly placed in the medication calendars 60, 61, and 62. When the application is started, a screen such as that shown in FIG. 16 is displayed first. The display screen shown in FIG. 16 is a selection screen for selecting the type of medication calendar 60, 61, 62, and displays the characters "7x4", "7x3", and "7x2". The first number 7 represents the number of days of the week, and the second numbers 4, 3, and 2 represent the number of times the medication is taken per day. That is, "7x4" indicates medication calendar 60, "7x3" indicates medication calendar 61, and "7x2" indicates medication calendar 62. The user selects either "7x4", "7x3" or "7x2" depending on the medication calendar 60, 61, 62 of interest. As an example, let's say you are using Medication Calendar 60 and select "7x4."

[0066] Next, as shown in FIG. 17(a), the focus is set on the information display (two-dimensional code) 12 of the calendar packet 13 contained in the calendar packet container 17, and the information display 12 is photographed. 17(b), information is obtained regarding the combination of the medicine packages to be taken in a week and the positions of the medicine containers 3 that should contain them. That is, information is obtained regarding the combination of the medicine package IDs of the medicine packages to be taken in a week and the position IDs of the medicine containers 3 that should contain them.

[0067] 18(a), the operator photographs the entire medication calendar 60. Specifically, the operator places the entire medication calendar 60 on the screen, performs a predetermined operation, photographs the entire medication calendar 60, and records it.

[0068] Thereafter, processing by the application is carried out in the mobile terminal 20, either automatically or via some operation. First, it is determined whether the photographed and recorded medication calendar 60 is the medication calendar 60 of the format selected on the screen of Fig. 16. If the photographed medication calendar is of a format different from that selected on the screen of Fig. 16, an error is displayed.

[0069] In the example, the image in Figure 18(a) is a medication calendar 60 with four doses per day, and the "7x4" format selected on the screen of Figure 16 is selected. Since the recorded medication calendar 60 is the medication calendar 60 of the format selected on the screen of Figure 16, the process proceeds to the next step.

[0070] In the next step, the combinations of the medicine package ID and the position ID are compared individually. That is, the combination of the medicine package ID and the position ID obtained from the information display (two-dimensional code) 12 is compared with the combination of the medicine package ID obtained from the container identification mark 30 of the actually photographed medication calendar 60 and the position ID obtained from the medicine package identification mark 15 of the actually photographed medication calendar 60. The comparison results are then displayed as shown in Figure 18(b). Specifically, a circle is added to a portion where the combination of the drug package ID and the location ID is correct, and a cross is displayed to a portion where the combination is incorrect. In addition, by performing a predetermined operation, the judgment result is recorded in the mobile terminal 20. It is also recommended to transmit the judgment result to an external computer or the like by the communication means 36 and record it. If an error is found, the medicine package 7 is replaced and the above steps are repeated. The above embodiment merely describes a recommended configuration, and the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the circle and cross markings in FIG. 18(b) do not have to be used.

[0071] The first embodiment described above uses a first type of personal medication calendar as a medicine setting device, but the second and third types of medicine setting devices described above can also be used. 7 and 8 show a medicine setting device (medication calendar 40) that utilizes a second type of daily medication calendar. The medication calendar 40 is a daily medication calendar for multiple users, with the days of the week when medication should be taken written in large letters. In the medication calendar 40, the medication containers 3 are arranged in a matrix formed by the calendar bag containers 17 and the medication timing axis, and the medication containers 3 are located in specific positions determined based on the users and the timing of medication. In the medication calendar 40, a calendar packet receiving section 17 is provided next to each recipient's name. Also in the medication calendar 40, a container identification mark 30 is provided near each of the medicine containers 3.

[0072] When using the medication calendar 40, for example, a medication packaging band 51 as shown in Fig. 14 is used. The medication packaging band 51 is made by connecting medication packages for multiple patients one by one and continuously discharging them from a dispensing device such as a packaging machine. The medicine packaging band 51 has a calendar packet 13 for each patient section. In the medicine packaging strip 51 shown in Figure 14, the first patient, Muramatsu's, July 4th calendar pack 13 is at the front, followed by medicine packages 7 for one day's worth of medication that Muramatsu will take. In other words, the medicine packages 7 for Muramatsu to take in the morning, midday, evening, and before bed on July 4th are connected to the back of Muramatsu's July 4th calendar pack 13. Next to this is calendar packet 13 for July 4th for the second patient, Hayata, followed by medication package 7 for one day that Hayata will take on the same day, July 4th. In other words, the medication packages 7 for morning, midday, evening, and before bed that Hayata will take on July 4th are connected to the back of calendar packet 13 for July 4th for Hayata. After that, the third patient, Arashi, will be followed by calendar pack 13 on July 4th, followed by the fourth patient, Fuji, and the fifth patient, Ide, will be followed by calendar pack 13 on July 4th, etc.

[0073] In this manner, a series of drug packaging strips 51 are dispensed for each patient based on the prescription, and a calendar packet 13 is inserted for each group of patients. In this case, information regarding the location ID and drug packet ID for the patient's day of medication (Monday) is recorded in the two-dimensional code of the information display 12 of the calendar packet 13. After receiving prescriptions for multiple users, the packing machine system extracts the prescriptions for Monday only for the relevant users and outputs the packing operation, thereby making it possible to pack the calendar packets 13 for each patient in a series of drug packaging strips 51.

[0074] When using the medication calendar 40, the above-mentioned drug packaging band 51 is used, and the calendar packets 13 of the drug packaging band 8 for each patient are placed in the calendar packet receiving portion 17 as shown in FIG. When using the medication calendar 40, for each patient, first the information display 12 (two-dimensional code) of the leftmost calendar packet 13 is photographed to obtain information related to the combination of the storage section identification mark 30 on that patient's medication calendar (medication setting device) 40 and the medicine packet identification mark 15 on the medicine packaging 7, and then the container identification mark 30 in that patient's row and the medicine packet identification mark 15 of the medicine packaging 7 contained in each medicine storage section 3 are photographed, and the combination of the medicine packet ID and position ID is compared. The photographing of the medication calendar 40 may be performed in such a manner that the columns or rows for each recipient can be photographed at once.

[0075] The drug packaging band 51 shown in Figure 14 can be said to be a band that connects together packages of drugs to be taken by each patient on that day (July 4th in this example) with a fixed date (July 4th in this example), and at the front of each patient's drug packaging 7 is a calendar packet 13 for each patient. Another embodiment of the medicine packaging band may be one in which the patient is fixed and the medicine packages 7 are joined together. For example, at the beginning is patient Muramatsu's July 4 calendar packet 13, followed by a day's worth of medication packages 7 for Muramatsu to take. In other words, the medication packages 7 for Muramatsu to take in the morning, afternoon, evening, and before bed on July 4 are connected to Muramatsu's July 4 calendar packet 13. Next to that is calendar packet 13 for the following July 5th for the same patient Muramatsu, followed by medication package 7 for one day to be taken by Muramatsu on the same July 5th. In other words, medication packages 7 for the morning, midday, evening, and before bedtime that Muramatsu will take on the following July 5th are connected to calendar packet 13 for Muramatsu on the following July 5th. This is followed by calendar parcel No. 13 on July 6th, the day after the same Muramatsu, and then calendar parcel No. 13 on the fourth day, July 7th. For example, after one week's worth of drug packages 7 have been discharged, the calendar package 13 for July 4th for Hayada, the second patient, and so on, are discharged.

[0076] 9 and 10 show a third type of medicine setting device (medication calendar 41) that utilizes a medicine calendar for different times of administration. In medication calendar 41 as well, a plurality of medicine containing sections 3 are arranged in a matrix. In the medication calendar 41, the calendar bag container 17 is located in a visible position in the upper left corner. Also in the medication calendar 41, a container identification mark 30 is provided in the vicinity of each medicine container 3. When using the medication calendar 41, a label or packet paper is separately prepared with a two-dimensional code printed thereon containing information on the storage section for 28 recipients who will be taking the medication at the same time on the same day. In addition, after receiving prescriptions for 28 people, the system will recommend collecting only the prescriptions for patients who will take the medication on the morning of July 4, 2022, for example, and using the individual drug packaging strips. It is desirable that the pharmaceutical packaging strip have, for example, a calendar packet at the beginning, followed by pharmaceutical packages containing pharmaceuticals to be taken by 28 people at the same time. The information display on the calendar package is a display that allows direct or indirect obtaining of information related to the combination of the storage section identification mark 30 attached to the medication calendar (drug setting device) 41 and the drug package identification mark 15 attached to the drug packaging 7. Also, an information display may be created separately and placed in the calendar bag housing portion 17.

[0077] In the drug placement confirmation system 16 of this embodiment, a drug packaging band 8 is used in which a calendar packet 13 on which information display 12 is printed and a drug package 7 are connected in a series, and the calendar packet 13 is cut out from the drug packaging band 8 and attached to the medication calendar 1, 40, and the drug package 7 is cut out from the same drug packaging band 8 and attached to the same medication calendar 1, 40. In the medicine arrangement confirmation system 16 of this embodiment, the medication calendars 1, 40 are general-purpose products, and become personal only when the calendar packet 13 is placed in the calendar packet storage unit 17. Therefore, mistakes such as mixing up the medication calendars 1, 40 are unlikely to occur.

[0078] It is desirable that the container identification mark 30 attached to the medication calendars 1, 40, 41 is different for each medicine container 3. For example, in the medication calendar 1 shown in Fig. 2, since there are 28 medicine containers 3, it is desirable that there are 28 different container identification marks 30. The same is true for the medicine package identification marks 15, and it is desirable that there are 28 different medicine package identification marks 15. However, the medication taken each day in the morning is often the same, and the medications taken each day in the afternoon, evening, and before bed are often the same. Therefore, the container identification marks 30 of the medicine containers 3 having the same dosing timing may have the same figure. Similarly, the medicine package identification marks 15 attached to the medicine packages 7 having the same dosing timing may have the same figure. You can also rotate the same shape by 90 degrees and print it.

[0079] In the embodiment described above, both the medicine containing section 3 and the calendar packet containing section 17 are pockets, but the medicine package 7 and the calendar packet 13 may be held by other means. For example, the medicine package 7 and the calendar packet 13 may be held by adhesive, tape, clips, etc. In this embodiment, aruco markers are used as the medicine package identification marker 15 and the container identification marker 30. Aruco markers have few reading errors, and even if a large number of aruco markers are photographed at one time (on one screen), each aruco marker can be identified. In addition, the time required for identification is short. Therefore, it is recommended to use aruco markers as the medicine package identification marker 15 and the container identification marker 30, but other identification markers such as bar codes may also be used.

[0080] In the embodiment described above, the printing device 50 is built into the medicine packaging device 6 and the necessary information is printed on the medicine packaging strip 8, but the printing device 50 may also be a separate, independent device. For example, a blank drug packaging strip may be discharged from the drug packaging device and predetermined information may be printed on the drug packaging strip during the audit, or a label with the necessary information printed on it may be created and automatically affixed to the drug packaging strip after the audit. The present invention can be applied even in such a case. [Industrial Applicability]

[0081] The present invention is a system or device that can be used in home care, elderly care facilities, hospitalization facilities, pharmaceutical plants, etc., and can achieve the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which is to "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages." [Explanation of symbols]

[0082] 1: medication calendar (medication setting tool), 2: base material, 3: medicine storage section, 6: medicine packaging device 7: Drug packaging, 8: Drug packaging strip, 12: Information display, 13: Calendar pack, 15: Drug package identification label, 16: Drug placement confirmation system, 17: Calendar package storage section 18: imaging means, 20: mobile terminal, 23: recipient identification display, 25: dosage timing specific indication, 30: storage section identification mark, 31: image processing means, 32: sign recognition means, 33: determination means, 35: Code analysis means (information acquisition means), 36: Communication means, 40: Medication calendar (medication set) 41: Medication calendar (medication set) 50: Printing device

Claims

1. A drug arrangement confirmation system having a drug packaging belt in which a plurality of drug packages are connected in a band, a drug set tool, photographing means, and determination means, wherein the drug set tool has a plurality of drug storage parts, and the plurality of drug storage parts are distributed in a plane and the drug packages corresponding to the users and the dosing times for the drug storage parts are held, in which individual drug packages are separated from the drug packaging belt and stored in a predetermined drug storage part of the drug set tool by an operator, the drug set tool after storing the drug packages is photographed by the photographing means, and the determination means determines whether each drug package is correctly stored, wherein the drug set tool is provided with a storage part identification label corresponding to each drug storage part, the drug packaging belt has a drug package identification label attached to the drug package, and an information display is attached to a part where the drug is not stored, it is possible to directly or indirectly obtain information related to the combination of the storage part identification label and the drug package identification label from the information display, individual drug packages are separated from the drug packaging belt and stored in a predetermined drug storage part of the drug set tool, a drug arrangement confirmation system in which the determination means compares the combination of the photographed individual storage part identification labels and individual drug package identification labels with the combination of the storage part identification label and the drug package identification label obtained based on the information display to determine whether the drug package is correctly stored in the drug set tool.

2. The drug arrangement confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the drug set tool has a storage part identification label printed in the vicinity of each drug storage part without identifying the user.

3. The drug arrangement confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the information display is a two-dimensional code, and the storage part identification label and the drug package identification label are symbolized and readable patterns with a smaller amount of information that can be recorded than the two-dimensional code.

4. The drug arrangement confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein the storage part identification label and the drug package identification label are aruco markers.

5. In a drug arrangement confirmation device for determining whether a drug package is accurately stored in a drug set tool having a plurality of drug storage parts, the drug set tool has a plurality of drug storage parts, the plurality of drug storage parts are distributed in a plane and the drug packages corresponding to the users and the dosing times for the drug storage parts are held, a storage part identification label corresponding to each drug storage part is provided, and there is further an information display. The drug package stored in the drug storage section is provided with a drug package identification label. The drug placement confirmation device includes a photographing means, an information acquisition means, a label recognition means, and a determination means. The information acquisition means directly or indirectly obtains information related to the combination of the storage section identification label and the drug package identification label from the information display. The photographing means photographs the drug set tool, and the information acquisition means obtains information related to the combination of the storage section identification label and the drug package identification label from the photographed information display. The label recognition means recognizes individual storage section identification labels and drug package identification labels. A drug placement confirmation device that compares, by the determination means, the combination of the photographed individual storage section identification labels and individual drug package identification labels with the combination of the storage section identification label and the drug package identification label obtained based on the information display, and determines whether the drug package is correctly stored in the drug set tool.

6. A step of manufacturing a drug package belt in which a plurality of drug packages are connected in a band shape, wherein the drug package is printed with a drug package identification label, and an information display is printed on a portion where no drug is stored. A drug set tool having a plurality of drug storage sections, wherein the plurality of drug storage sections are distributed in a plane and hold drug packages for the user and the dosing timing corresponding to the drug storage sections, and a drug set tool having a storage section identification label attached to each drug storage section is prepared, and each drug storage section is filled with a drug package separated from the drug package belt. A step of attaching an information display separated from the drug package belt to a predetermined position of the drug set tool. A drug placement confirmation method that photographs the drug set tool, obtains information related to the combination of the storage section identification label and the drug package identification label from the photographed information display, and compares the combination of the photographed individual storage section identification labels and individual drug package identification labels with the combination of the storage section identification label and the drug package identification label obtained based on the information display to determine whether the drug package is correctly stored in the drug set tool.

7. A computer program at least partially stored in a terminal equipped with a photographing means and a computer, which is a drug placement confirmation program for confirming the placement of a drug package with respect to a drug set tool in conjunction with the terminal alone or another computer. The drug set tool has a plurality of drug storage parts, and the plurality of drug storage parts are distributed in a plane and hold drug packages for the user and the dosing timing corresponding to the drug storage parts. Each drug storage part is provided with a storage part identification label, and there is further an information display. The drug package stored in the drug storage part is provided with a drug package identification label. The drug placement confirmation program realizes an information acquisition means, a label recognition means, and a determination means. The information acquisition means directly or indirectly obtains information related to the combination of the storage part identification label and the drug package identification label from the information display. The drug set tool is photographed by a photographing means, and the information acquisition means obtains information related to the combination of the storage part identification label and the drug package identification label from the photographed information display. The individual storage part identification labels and drug package identification labels are recognized by the label recognition means. A drug placement confirmation program in which the determination means compares the combination of the photographed individual storage part identification labels and individual drug package identification labels with the combination of the storage part identification label and the drug package identification label obtained based on the information display to determine whether the drug package is correctly stored in the drug set tool.

8. A drug package belt in which a plurality of drug packages are connected in a strip shape, and each drug package is separated and stored in the drug storage part of the drug set tool. In the drug package belt, the drug set tool has the plurality of drug storage parts distributed in a plane and holds drug packages for the user and the dosing timing corresponding to the drug storage parts. The drug set tool is provided with a storage part identification label corresponding to each drug storage part, and the storage part identification label is a symbolized and readable pattern. On the drug package of the drug package belt, a drug package identification label is printed, and the drug package identification label is a symbolized and readable pattern. An information display is printed on a part of the drug package belt where the drug is not stored, and it is possible to directly or indirectly obtain information related to the combination of the storage part identification label and the drug package identification label from the information display.

9. A sub-packaging paper roll in which the sub-packaging paper is wound in a roll shape, is attached to a drug sub-packaging device, the sub-packaging paper is pulled out, a predetermined portion is adhered to form a bag, and the drug is stored therein. Further, a drug package identification label and an information display are printed, and the sub-packaging paper roll can constitute the drug package according to claim 8.

10. A drug packaging device capable of discharging the drug packaging tape according to claim 8.

11. In a printing device for attaching information to a drug packaging tape, the drug packaging tape has an area where a plurality of drug packages are connected in a band shape and an area where no drug is contained, and is a drug packaging tape in which individual drug packages are separated and housed in a drug housing portion of a drug set tool, the drug set tool is one in which the plurality of drug housing portions are distributed in a plane and the drug packages for the user and the dosing timing corresponding to the drug housing portions are held, and the drug set tool is provided with a housing portion identification label corresponding to each drug housing portion, and the housing portion identification label is a symbolized and readable pattern, the printing device attaches a drug package identification label to the drug package of the drug packaging tape and attaches an information display to an area where no drug is contained in the drug packaging tape, the drug package identification label is a symbolized and readable pattern, the information display is a printing device that is a display capable of directly or indirectly obtaining information related to the combination of the housing portion identification label and the drug package identification label.

12. A drug set tool used in the drug arrangement confirmation system according to claim 1, wherein a housing portion identification label corresponding to the drug housing portion is attached in the vicinity of each drug housing portion, and the housing portion identification label includes readable information.

13. In a drug set tool having a plurality of drug housing portions, the plurality of drug housing portions are distributed in a plane and the drug packages for the user and the dosing timing corresponding to the drug housing portions are held, a housing portion identification label corresponding to the drug housing portion is attached in the vicinity of each drug housing portion, and the housing portion identification label includes information that can be read by photographing, further has a pocket made of a transparent sheet separately from the drug housing portion, a drug package identification label is attached to the drug package held in the drug housing portion, a drug set tool in which an information display capable of directly or indirectly obtaining information related to the combination of the housing portion identification label and the drug package identification label is held in the pocket.

14. A computer program at least partially stored in a terminal equipped with a computer, in a drug arrangement confirmation program for confirming the arrangement of drug packages with respect to a drug set tool in conjunction with the terminal alone or another computer, The medicine set tool has a plurality of medicine storage parts, and the plurality of medicine storage parts are distributed in a plane and hold the medicine packaging for the user and the taking timing corresponding to the medicine storage part. Each medicine storage part is provided with a storage part identification label, and there is also an information display. The medicine packaging stored in the medicine storage part is provided with a medicine package identification label. The medicine arrangement confirmation program realizes an information acquisition means, a label recognition means, and a determination means. The information acquisition means directly or indirectly obtains information related to the combination of the storage part identification label and the medicine package identification label from the information display. Obtain information related to the combination of the storage part identification label and the medicine package identification label by the information acquisition means. Recognize individual storage part identification labels and medicine package identification labels by the label recognition means. A medicine arrangement confirmation program that compares the combination of each individual storage part identification label and each individual medicine package identification label with the combination of the storage part identification label and the medicine package identification label obtained based on the information display by the determination means to determine whether the medicine packaging is correctly stored in the medicine set tool.

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