Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To provide a flexible convenient way for a patient to receive a prescribed drug based on a prescription issued to the patient.SOLUTION: A predetermined prescribed drug M prescribed by a pharmacist (not shown) of a pharmacy YK based on a predetermined prescription issued to a patient U is deposited in a predetermined locker box R of locker equipment 3 installed near the pharmacy YK, out of multiple units of locker equipment 3. In a case where the patient U purchases other articles A1, such as supplements, in a sales place YH located in or adjacent to the pharmacy YK, the articles are deposited in the same locker box R with the prescribed drug M. If the patient U purchases other articles A2, such as health beverages, in an EC site EC, the articles are deposited in the same locker box R with the prescribed drug M.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a technique (hereinafter referred to as "prescription advance transmission technique") is known in which a prescription issued by a hospital (doctor) is transmitted in advance before a patient visits a pharmacy to accelerate the dispensing operation by a pharmacist (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in the conventional prescription advance technologies including Patent Document 1, a flexible mode that is convenient for the patient is required as a method for receiving prescription drugs based on the prescription issued to the patient, but the situation is that the requirement is not sufficiently met.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide a flexible mode that is convenient for a patient as a method for receiving prescription drugs based on a prescription issued to the patient.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] To achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: prescription drug storage information acquisition means for acquiring, as prescription drug storage information, information indicating that a predetermined prescription drug based on a predetermined prescription issued to a predetermined patient is to be stored in a predetermined closed space among a plurality of closed spaces; Other item storage information acquisition means for acquiring, as other item storage information, information indicating that an item other than the prescribed medicine instructed by the specified patient is to be stored in the same specified closed space as the prescribed medicine; Prescription storage control means for notifying the first person who stores the prescribed medicine in the specified closed space of the prescription medicine storage information and the information for storing an item in the specified closed space, and receiving from the first person a notification of the completion of the storage of the prescribed medicine in the specified closed space; Prescription storage control means for notifying the second person who stores the other item in the specified closed space of the other item storage information and the information for storing an item in the specified closed space, and receiving from the first person a notification of the completion of the storage of the other item in the specified closed space; Article removal notification means for notifying the specified patient to that effect and information for removing an article from the specified closed space when receiving the notification of the completion of the storage of the prescribed medicine and the notification of the completion of the storage of the other item; It is provided with.

[0007] Each of the information processing method and the program according to one aspect of the present invention is a method and a program corresponding to the information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention, respectively.

Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it becomes possible to provide a flexible mode that is convenient for the patient as a method of receiving a prescribed medicine based on a prescription issued to the patient.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0011] First, with reference to FIG. 1, an overview of a service (hereinafter referred to as "this service") that can be realized by an information processing system (see FIG. 2 described later) to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of this service that can be realized by an information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied.

[0012] This service is a service that can provide a flexible mode that is convenient for patient K as a method of receiving a prescription based on a prescription issued to patient K.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, information indicating that a predetermined prescription drug M prescribed by a pharmacist (not shown) of pharmacy YK based on a predetermined prescription issued to patient U is to be deposited in a predetermined locker box R of the locker facility 3, for example, installed near pharmacy YK among a plurality of locker facilities 3 (hereinafter referred to as "prescription drug deposit information") is acquired by a server (not shown) (for example, server 1 in FIG. 2 described later).

[0014] A server (not shown) (for example, server 1 described later) notifies the pharmacist or the like of pharmacy YK of the prescription drug deposit information. Upon receiving this notification, the pharmacist or the like deposits the prescription drug M in the predetermined locker box R of the locker facility 3 installed near pharmacy YK. Then, the pharmacist or the like notifies a server (not shown) (for example, server 1 described later) of the completion of the deposit of the prescription drug M in the locker box R.

[0015] Furthermore, when patient U purchases other items A1 such as supplements at the sales area YH that is co-located with or adjacent to pharmacy YK, for example, the patient can give an instruction to store them in the same locker box R as the prescription drug M to a server (for example, server 1 described later) not shown in the figure. The method of giving this instruction is not particularly limited. For example, when a touch panel or the like (not shown) is arranged in the locker facility 3 where the locker box R, which is the storage destination of the prescription M, exists, a method of giving an instruction by operating the touch panel or the like can also be adopted. However, in this example, after patient K obtains a prescription from a doctor (not shown), in order to obtain the prescription drug M based on the prescription, the patient uses the dedicated application software installed on the terminal (for example, patient terminal 4 described later) that the patient owns to pre-transmit an image of the prescription or the like to pharmacy YK. Hereinafter, the dedicated application software applied in this service is referred to as the "pharmacy app". Patient U shall use this pharmacy app to give an instruction to store in the same locker box R as the prescription drug M.

[0016] In this case, information indicating that other items A1 other than the prescription drug M instructed by patient U are to be stored in the same locker box R as the prescription drug M (hereinafter referred to as "other item storage information") is acquired by a server (for example, server 1 described later) not shown in the figure.

[0017] A server (for example, server 1 described later) not shown in the figure notifies the sales area YH staff of the other item storage information, for example. The staff of the sales area YH who receives this notification stores the other item A1 in a predetermined locker box R of the locker facility 3 installed near the pharmacy YK. Then, the staff notifies the server (for example, server 1 described later) not shown in the figure of the completion of the storage of the other item A1 in the locker box R.

[0018] When a server (e.g., server 1 described below) not shown in the figure receives a notice of the completion of the deposit of prescription drug M and a notice of the completion of the deposit of other item A1, it notifies the patient U (in this example, the pharmacy app) to that effect and of information for retrieving an item from the locker box R (e.g., an electronic key for unlocking the locker box R described below).

[0019] In this way, it is convenient for the patient U to be able to retrieve the prescription drug M and the other item A1 from the same locker box R.

[0020] Note that other items that can be deposited in the same locker box R as the prescription drug M are not particularly limited to the other item A1 sold in the sales area YH attached to or adjacent to the pharmacy YK. For example, they may be other items A2 such as health drinks on a predetermined EC site EC that can be purchased using the pharmacy app. Also in this case, the processing on the side of the server (e.g., server 1 described below) not shown in the figure is the same.

[0021] That is, when the patient U purchases other items A2 such as health drinks on the EC site EC using the pharmacy app, the patient U can give an instruction to deposit them in the same locker box R as the prescription drug M to a server (e.g., server 1 described below) not shown in the figure. In this case, other item deposit information indicating that other items A2 other than the prescription drug M instructed by the patient U are to be deposited in the same locker box R as the prescription drug M is acquired by a server (e.g., server 1 described below) not shown in the figure.

[0022] A server (e.g., server 1 described below) not shown in the figure notifies the other item deposit information to a delivery person not shown in the figure who delivers the other item A2 on the EC site EC, for example. The delivery person who has received this notice deposits the other item A2 in a predetermined locker box R of the locker facility 3 installed near the pharmacy YK. Then, the delivery person notifies a server (e.g., server 1 described below) not shown in the figure of the completion of the deposit of the other item A2 in the locker box R.

[0023] A server not shown (for example, server 1 described later) notifies the patient U (in this example, the pharmacy app) to that effect and information for taking out an item from the locker box R (for example, an electronic key for unlocking the locker box R described later) when it receives notice of the completion of the deposit of prescription drug M and the completion of the deposit of other item A2. In this way, it is convenient for the patient U to be able to take out the prescription drug M and the other item A2 from the same locker box R.

[0024] Here, the function that enables other items (other item Å1 and other item Å2 in the example of FIG. 1) to be deposited in the same locker box R together with the prescription M (hereinafter referred to as the "multiple item deposit function") is installed in the pharmacy app provided by the provider of this service in this embodiment, but is not particularly limited thereto, and can be installed by API linkage in an app or the like provided by another service other than this service. That is, the multiple item deposit function of this service can be installed in application software having at least one of the functions of transmitting a copy (image, etc.) of the prescription to the pharmacy YK that prescribes the prescription drug M, the function of a pharmacist who has received the prescription to provide online medication guidance to the patient U, and the function of executing processing related to the settlement and receipt of the price for the prescription drug M dispensed by the pharmacist.

[0025] Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the configuration of the information processing system that realizes the provision of the above-described service, that is, the information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied, will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing system to which a server according to an embodiment of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is applied.

[0026] The information processing system shown in FIG. 2 is configured to include a server 1, a locker management system 2, a locker device 3, a patient terminal 4, a pharmacy terminal 5, an EC site management server 6, and another service server 7. Server 1, locker management system 2, patient terminal 4, pharmacy terminal 5, EC site management server 6, and other service server 7 are interconnected via a network such as the Internet.

[0027] Server 1 is an information processing device managed by the provider of this service (Figure 1). Server 1 executes various processes for realizing this service while appropriately communicating with locker management system 2, patient terminal 4, pharmacy terminal 5, EC site management server 6, and other service server 7.

[0028] Locker management system 2 includes a management server (not shown) that communicates with server 1 to manage locker device 3. Locker device 3 includes a locker device main body having a plurality of locker boxes R, a temperature control unit that controls the temperature state of each of the plurality of locker boxes R, and a locking / unlocking control unit that controls the locking and unlocking of the entrances and exits of each of the plurality of locker boxes R. The plurality of locker boxes R have closed spaces for storing articles (prescription drugs M, other articles A1, A2, etc. in this service). Here, for the sake of convenience of explanation, an example of the case when connected to a network is shown, but it is not limited to this. That is, it may be configured to control locker device 3 without connecting to a network. In this case, for example, various situations are conceivable, such as a terminal (not shown) of a person depositing prescription drugs M, other articles A1, A2, etc. detecting the locking of locker box R, or a terminal (not shown) of a person depositing prescription drugs M, other articles A1, A2, etc. switching the temperature state of locker box R.

[0029] Patient terminal 4 is an information processing device operated by patient U and is composed of a smartphone, tablet, personal computer, etc. Pharmacy terminal 5 is an information processing device operated by a person (such as a pharmacist) belonging to pharmacy YK and is composed of a smartphone, tablet, personal computer, etc. The EC site management server 6 is an information processing device that manages the EC site EC that sells other items A2 and the like. The other service server 7 is an information processing device capable of providing the patient terminal 4 with application software of other services having at least one of the functions of transmitting a copy (image or the like) of a prescription to the pharmacy YK that prescribes the prescription drug M, a function of a pharmacist who has received the prescription to provide online medication guidance to the patient U, and a function of executing processing related to the settlement and receipt of the consideration for the prescription drug M dispensed by the pharmacist. As described above, this application software of other services can be equipped with the multiple-item deposit function of the present service shown in FIG. 1.

[0030] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server in the information processing system shown in FIG. 2.

[0031] The server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an input unit 16, an output unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

[0032] The CPU 11 executes various processes according to the program recorded in the ROM 12 or the program loaded from the storage unit 18 into the RAM 13. In the RAM 13, data and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes are also appropriately stored.

[0033] The CPU 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13 are interconnected via the bus 14. The input / output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14. The input unit 16, output unit 17, storage unit 18, communication unit 19, and drive 20 are connected to the input / output interface 15.

[0034] The input unit 16 is composed of, for example, a keyboard or the like and inputs various information. The output unit 17 is composed of a display such as a liquid crystal display, a speaker, etc., and outputs various information as images and sounds. The storage unit 18 is composed of a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), etc., and stores various data. The communication unit 19 communicates with other devices (for example, the patient terminal 4, the pharmacy terminal 5, the locker management system 2, the EC site management server 6, and the other service server 7 in FIG. 2) via a network N including the Internet.

[0035] A removable medium 30 made of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, etc. is appropriately mounted on the drive 20. The program read from the removable medium 30 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage unit 18 as necessary. Also, the removable medium 30 can store various data stored in the storage unit 18 in the same manner as the storage unit 18.

[0036] Although not shown in the figure, the management server (not shown) of the locker management system 2, the patient terminal 4, the pharmacy terminal 5, the EC site management server 6, and the other service server 7 in FIG. 2 can also have a configuration basically the same as the hardware configuration shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, the description of the hardware configuration of the management server (not shown) of the locker management system 2, the patient terminal 4, the pharmacy terminal 5, the EC site management server 6, and the other service server 7 is omitted.

[0037] By the cooperation of various hardware and various software that make up the information processing system in FIG. 2 including the server 1 in FIG. 3, various processes for providing the present service in FIG. 1 can be executed.

[0038] FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server in FIG. 3 in the information processing system in FIG. 2.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 4, in the CPU 11 of the server 1, a prescription drug storage information acquisition unit 51, other item storage information acquisition unit 52, prescription slip storage control unit 53, other item storage control unit 54, item retrieval notification unit 55, and function providing unit 56 function. In one area of the storage unit 18, a prescription slip storage information DB 71, other item storage information DB 72, and locker information DB 73 are provided.

[0040] The prescription drug storage information acquisition unit 51 acquires, as prescription drug storage information, information indicating that a predetermined prescription drug (for example, prescription drug M in FIG. 1) based on a predetermined prescription slip issued to a predetermined patient (for example, patient U in FIG. 1) is to be stored in a predetermined closed space (for example, a predetermined locker box R among the locker facilities 3 near the pharmacy YH in FIG. 1) among a plurality of closed spaces, and stores it in the prescription slip storage information DB 71.

[0041] The prescription slip storage control unit 53 notifies the first person (for example, a terminal not shown such as a pharmacist at the pharmacy YH in FIG. 1) who stores the prescription drug in the predetermined closed space of the prescription drug storage information stored in the prescription slip storage information DB 71, and receives a notification of the completion of the storage of the prescription drug in the predetermined closed space from the first person.

[0042] The other item storage information acquisition unit 52 acquires, as other item storage information, information indicating that other items (for example, other item A1 and other item A2 in FIG. 1) other than the prescription drug instructed by the predetermined patient are to be stored in the same predetermined closed space as the prescription drug, and stores it in the other item storage information DB 72.

[0043] The other item storage control unit 54 notifies the second person (for example, the person in charge at the sales area YH in FIG. 1 in the case of other item A1, and the delivery person requested from the EC site EC in FIG. 1 in the case of other item A2) who stores the other item in the predetermined closed space of the other item storage information stored in the other item storage information DB 72, and receives a notification of the completion of the storage of the other item in the predetermined closed space from the second person.

[0044] When the article withdrawal notification unit 55 receives the notification of the completion of the deposit of the prescription drug and the notification of the completion of the deposit of the other article, it notifies the prescribed patient to that effect and of the information for withdrawing the article from the prescribed closed space (for example, notifies the patient terminal 4).

[0045] Here, for example, as described above, the other article is an article (for example, other article A1 such as a supplement in FIG. 1) sold at a sales floor (for example, sales floor YH in FIG. 1) managed by a pharmacy (for example, pharmacy YK in FIG. 1) that prescribes the prescription drug, and the first person and the second person can be the pharmacy or a person requested by the pharmacy.

[0046] Also, for example, as described above, the other article is an article (for example, other article A2 such as a health drink in FIG. 1) sold on an EC site (for example, EC site EC in FIG. 1), and the second person can be the EC site or a person requested by the EC site (for example, a delivery person not shown).

[0047] The function providing unit 56 provides a function for causing the server 1 to execute a series of processes by the prescription drug deposit information acquisition unit 51, the other article deposit information acquisition unit 52, the prescription form deposit control unit 53, the other article deposit control unit 54, and the article withdrawal notification unit 55, for application software of other services having at least one of the functions of transmitting a copy of the prescription form to the pharmacy that prescribes the prescription drug by appropriately communicating with another service server 7, a function for the pharmacist who has received the prescription form to provide online medication guidance to the prescribed patient, and a function for executing processing related to the settlement and receipt of the consideration for the prescription drug dispensed by the pharmacist.

[0048] Note that the CPU 11 may function as a unit (hereinafter referred to as the "electronic key control unit") that executes control for locking and unlocking a locker box R in the locker device 3 that is the target of depositing or retrieving an article (for example, the prescription drug M in FIG. 1, other articles A1, other articles A2, etc.). Information related to this function is stored and managed in the locker information DB 73. When the electronic key control unit recognizes that an article (for example, the prescription drug M in FIG. 1, other articles A1, other articles A2, etc.) has been stored and locked in a predetermined locker box R, it provides an electronic key to the terminal of the person who will retrieve the article (for example, the patient terminal 4 in FIG. 2, the terminal managed by the pharmacy YK or the sales floor YH in FIG. 1, the terminal (not shown) of the delivery person requested from the EC site EC). The electronic key control unit includes an electronic key generation unit, an electronic key management unit, and an electronic key provision unit. In this case, an electronic key DB for storing electronic keys is provided in an area of the storage unit 18.

[0049] The electronic key generation unit generates an electronic key (for example, a URL key) for unlocking a predetermined locker box R in the locked state. The electronic key management unit associates the generated electronic key with other information and stores it in the electronic key DB. Specifically, the electronic key management unit stores and manages the URL key generated by the electronic key generation unit in association with an ID that can identify the user (hereinafter referred to as the "user ID") in the electronic key DB. That is, information related to the electronic key, such as a URL key, is stored in the electronic key DB. Specifically, in the electronic key DB, for each URL key, information such as the locker device ID, the locker number (box number), and the user ID is associated and stored. The electronic key provision unit provides an electronic key to the terminal of the person who will retrieve the article (for example, the patient terminal 4 in FIG. 2) via the network when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

[0050] As described above, an embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are considered to be included in the present invention.

[0051] For example, in the above-described service, the predetermined space for storing prescription drugs was a predetermined locker box R among the plurality of locker boxes R of the locker device 3 installed near pharmacy YH. However, this is merely an example and is optional. For example, the locker device 3 may be arranged within the premises of a public facility such as a station located at a predetermined distance from pharmacy YK.

[0052] Also, the system configuration shown in FIG. 2 and the hardware configuration of the server 1 shown in FIG. 3 are merely examples for achieving the object of the present invention and are not particularly limited.

[0053] Also, the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 4 is merely an example and is not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient that the information processing system of FIG. 2 is provided with a function capable of executing the various processes described above as a whole, and the functional blocks and databases used for realizing this function are not particularly limited to the example of FIG. 5.

[0054] Also, the location of the functional blocks and databases is not limited to FIG. 4 and may be arbitrary. For example, at least a part of the functional blocks and databases arranged on the server 1 side may be configured to be provided on the locker management system 2 side, the patient terminal 4 side, the pharmacy terminal 5 side, or other information processing devices not shown in the figure.

[0055] Also, the above-described series of processes can be executed by hardware or by software. Also, one functional block may be configured by hardware alone, by software alone, or by a combination thereof.

[0056] When the series of processes are executed by software, the program constituting the software is installed in a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. In addition, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, such as a general-purpose smartphone or personal computer in addition to a server.

[0057] A recording medium containing such a program is not only constituted by a removable medium (not shown) distributed separately from the apparatus main body in order to provide the program to the user, but also constituted by a recording medium or the like provided to the user in a state pre-installed in the apparatus main body.

[0058] In addition, in this specification, the step of describing the program recorded on the recording medium includes not only the processing performed in time series according to the order, but also the processing executed in parallel or individually even if it is not necessarily processed in time series.

[0059] To summarize the above, the information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied only needs to have the following configuration, and can take various embodiments. That is, the information processing apparatus (for example, the server 1 in FIGS. 2 to 4) to which the present invention is applied Prescription drug storage information acquisition means (for example, the prescription drug storage information acquisition unit 51 in FIG. 4) that acquires information indicating that a prescribed prescription drug (for example, the prescription drug M in FIG. 1) based on a prescribed prescription issued to a prescribed patient (for example, the patient U in FIG. 1) is to be stored in a prescribed closed space (for example, a prescribed locker box R among the locker facilities 3 near the pharmacy YH in FIG. 1) among a plurality of closed spaces, Prescription note storage control means (for example, the prescription note storage control unit 53 in FIG. 4) that notifies the first person (for example, a terminal (not shown) such as a pharmacist in the pharmacy YH in FIG. 1) who stores the prescription drug in the prescribed closed space of the prescription drug storage information, and receives a notification of the completion of the storage of the prescription drug in the prescribed closed space from the first person, Other item storage information acquisition means (for example, the other item storage information acquisition unit 52 in FIG. 4) that acquires information indicating that other items (for example, other items A1 and A2 in FIG. 1) other than the prescription drug instructed by the prescribed patient are to be stored in the same prescribed closed space as the prescription drug, Notify the second person (for example, the person in charge of the sales area YH in FIG. 1 in the case of other item A1, and the delivery person requested by the EC site EC in FIG. 1 in the case of other item A2) who stores the other item in the predetermined closed space of the other item pre-storage information, and receive from the second person a notice of completion of storage of the other item in the predetermined closed space. Other item pre-storage control means (for example, the other item pre-storage control unit 54 in FIG. 4), When receiving the notice of completion of storage of the prescription drug and the notice of completion of storage of the other item, notify the predetermined patient to that effect and of information for taking out an item from the predetermined closed space (for example, notify the patient terminal 4 in FIG. 4). Item take-out notice means (for example, the item take-out notice unit 55 in FIG. 4), It suffices to be provided with.

[0060] In this way, it becomes possible to provide a flexible mode that is convenient for the patient as a method of receiving a prescription drug based on a prescription issued to the patient.

[0061] Here, for example, the other item is an item (for example, other item A1 such as a supplement in FIG. 1) sold in a sales area (for example, the sales area YH in FIG. 1) managed by a pharmacy (for example, the pharmacy YK in FIG. 1) that prescribes the prescription drug, and the first person and the second person are the pharmacy or a person requested by the pharmacy. It can be made like this.

[0062] Also, for example, the other item is an item (for example, other item A2 such as a health drink in FIG. 1) sold on an EC site (for example, the EC site EC in FIG. 1), and the second person is the EC site or a person requested by the EC site (for example, a delivery person (not shown) requested by the EC site EC in FIG. 1). It can be made like this.

[0063] A function of transmitting a copy of the prescription to the pharmacy that prescribes the prescription drug, A function for a pharmacist who has received the prescription to provide online medication guidance to the predetermined patient, A function for executing processes related to the settlement and receipt of the consideration for the prescription drug dispensed by the pharmacist For application software having at least one of (for example, the application software provided by the other service server 7 in FIGS. 2 and 4), A function for causing the information processing apparatus to execute a series of processes by the prescription drug deposit information acquisition means, the other article deposit information acquisition means, the prescription slip deposit control means, the prescription slip deposit control means, and the article withdrawal notification means (for example, the multiple article deposit function described above), that is, a counter-application function providing means (for example, the function providing unit 56 in FIG. 4) Can be further provided with

Explanation of Signs

[0064] 1... Server, 2... Locker management system, 3... Locker device, 4... Patient terminal, 5... Pharmacy terminal 5, 6... EC site management server, 7... Other service server, 11... CPU, 12... ROM, 13... RAM, 14... Bus, 15... Input / output interface, 16... Input unit, 17... Output unit, 18... Storage unit, 19... Communication unit, 20... Drive, 30... Removable media, 51... Prescription drug deposit information acquisition unit, 52... Other article deposit information acquisition unit, 53... Prescription slip deposit control unit, 54... Other article deposit control unit, 55... Article withdrawal notification unit, 56... Function providing unit, 71... Prescription drug deposit information DB, 72... Other article deposit information DB, 73... Locker information DB73

Claims

1. Prescription drug storage information acquisition means for acquiring, as prescription drug storage information, information indicating that a prescribed prescription drug issued for a prescribed patient is to be stored in a prescribed closed space among a plurality of closed spaces; Prescription storage control means for notifying the first person who stores the prescription drug in the prescribed closed space of the prescription drug storage information, and receiving from the first person a notification of completion of storage of the prescription drug in the prescribed closed space; Other item storage information acquisition means for acquiring, as other item storage information, information indicating that other items other than the prescription drug instructed by the prescribed patient are to be stored in the same prescribed closed space as the prescription drug; Other item storage control means for notifying the second person who stores the other items in the prescribed closed space of the other item storage information, and receiving from the second person a notification of completion of storage of the other items in the prescribed closed space; When receiving the notification of completion of storage of the prescription drug and the notification of completion of storage of the other items, article removal notification means for notifying the prescribed patient to that effect and information for removing articles from the prescribed closed space; An information processing apparatus comprising the above.

2. The other items are items sold at a sales area managed by a pharmacy that prescribes the prescription drug, and the first person and the second person are the pharmacy or a person requested by the pharmacy; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

3. The other items are items sold on an EC site, and the second person is the EC site or a person requested by the EC site; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

4. A function of transmitting a copy of the prescription to the pharmacy that prescribes the prescription drug; A function for a pharmacist who has received the prescription to provide online medication guidance to the prescribed patient; A function of executing processing related to settlement and receipt of the price for the prescription drug dispensed by the pharmacist; For at least one of the application software having the above functions, Counter-application function providing means for providing a function for causing the information processing apparatus to execute a series of processes by the prescription drug storage information acquisition means, the other item storage information acquisition means, the prescription storage control means, the prescription storage control means, and the article removal notification means; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising the above.

5. In an information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus, A prescription drug information acquisition step of acquiring, as prescription drug storage information, information indicating that a prescribed prescription drug issued to a prescribed patient is to be stored in a prescribed closed space among a plurality of closed spaces; A prescription storage control step of notifying a first person who stores the prescription drug in the prescribed closed space of the prescription drug storage information and information for storing an article in the prescribed closed space, and receiving from the first person a notification of completion of storage of the prescription drug in the prescribed closed space; Another article storage information acquisition step of acquiring, as another article storage information, information indicating that another article other than the prescription drug instructed by the prescribed patient is to be stored in the same prescribed closed space as the prescription drug; Another article storage control step of notifying a second person who stores the other article in the prescribed closed space of the other article storage information and information for storing an article in the prescribed closed space, and receiving from the second person a notification of completion of storage of the other article in the prescribed closed space; An article removal notification step of notifying the prescribed patient to that effect and information for removing an article from the prescribed closed space when the notifications of completion of storage of the prescription drug and the other article are received; An information processing method including the above.

6. On a computer, A prescription drug information acquisition step of acquiring, as prescription drug storage information, information indicating that a prescribed prescription drug issued to a prescribed patient is to be stored in a prescribed closed space among a plurality of closed spaces; A prescription storage control step of notifying a first person who stores the prescription drug in the prescribed closed space of the prescription drug storage information and information for storing an article in the prescribed closed space, and receiving from the first person a notification of completion of storage of the prescription drug in the prescribed closed space; Another article storage information acquisition step of acquiring, as another article storage information, information indicating that another article other than the prescription drug instructed by the prescribed patient is to be stored in the same prescribed closed space as the prescription drug; Another article storage control step of notifying a second person who stores the other article in the prescribed closed space of the other article storage information and information for storing an article in the prescribed closed space, and receiving from the second person a notification of completion of storage of the other article in the prescribed closed space; An article removal notification step of notifying the prescribed patient to that effect and information for removing an article from the prescribed closed space when the notifications of completion of storage of the prescription drug and the other article are received; A program that causes control processing including

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