Medicine supply system

Abstract

To support registration work for registering medicine storage parts for medicines.SOLUTION: A medicine supply system including a medicine packaging device includes cassettes for storing medicines, and a display part 293 for displaying information of the medicines and the cassettes. When medicines accommodated in a cassette are switched, the display unit 293 displays a list of medicines, the candidates for switching. The list includes a quantity dispensed from the medicine packaging device during a target period, for every medicine.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to drug delivery systems. [Background technology]

[0002] In the medicine supply device described in JP 2004-203433 A (Patent Document 1), a specific type of medicine is stored in a tablet case. The medicine specified based on prescription data is discharged from the tablet case. Medicines not stored in the tablet case are supplied from a medicine feeder having multiple storage compartments. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-203433 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The medicine container that holds the medicine is configured to hold different types of medicine with a certain shape and dimensions. When a medicine is no longer used or its dimensions change, the medicine container that held that medicine can be used for a different medicine, allowing for effective use of the medicine container. In this case, the registration of the medicine container for the medicine must be changed.

[0005] The present disclosure proposes a medicine supply system that can assist in the registration process of registering medicine containers with medicines. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to the present disclosure, a medicine supply system including a medicine packaging device is proposed. The medicine supply system includes a medicine container that contains medicines and a display that displays information about the medicines and the medicine container. When switching the medicines contained in the medicine container, the display displays a list of medicines that are candidates for switching. The list includes, for each medicine, the quantity dispensed from the medicine packaging device during a target period. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the medicine supply system of the present disclosure, the registration process of the medicine container that contains medicines can be easily performed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the medicine packaging device. [Figure 2] FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical connection system of the drug delivery system. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a medicine master. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of correspondence data. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of a processing operation for switching the registration of a cassette for a drug. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a drug selection screen. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a switching registration screen. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a switching registration screen in a state where a cassette to be switched is selected. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a new registration screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts and components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed descriptions thereof will not be repeated. In the drawings, configurations may be omitted or simplified for the sake of convenience. It is also intended from the beginning that any configurations may be extracted from the embodiments and arbitrarily combined.

[0010] <Medicine packaging device 200> Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a drug packaging device 200. As shown in Fig. 1, drug packaging device 200 according to the embodiment includes a housing 210, a main drug supply unit 220, an auxiliary drug supply unit 270, and a packaging unit 280. Each of main drug supply unit 220, auxiliary drug supply unit 270, and packaging unit 280 is housed in housing 210.

[0011] The medicine packaging device 200 packages medicines based on a prescription. A doctor issues a prescription to a patient. The prescription contains prescription information. The prescription information includes medicine information. The medicine information includes the name of the medicine, the amount, the usage and the dosage. The medicine supply device supplies medicines in dosage units. The packaging unit 280 packages the medicines supplied from the medicine supply device in dosage units.

[0012] The drug supply device includes housing 210, main drug supply unit 220, and auxiliary drug supply unit 270. Main drug supply unit 220 and auxiliary drug supply unit 270 each supply solid drugs, such as tablets, pills, and capsules.

[0013] The medicine supply device may further include a powder medicine supply unit that supplies a powder medicine, such as a powder medicine or a granule medicine.

[0014] A plurality of cassettes 100 are attached to the main medicine supply unit 220. Each of the plurality of cassettes 100 contains a predetermined type of medicine. The cassette 100 corresponds to an example of a medicine container that contains medicines. Each of the plurality of cassettes 100 can supply one medicine contained therein.

[0015] The cassettes 100 are arranged in a line in the vertical and horizontal directions. In the example shown in Fig. 1, 15 cassettes 100 are arranged in three vertical rows and five horizontal rows in the main medicine supply unit 220. The number of cassettes 100 arranged in the main medicine supply unit 220 may be more than 15.

[0016] Each of the cassettes 100 contains a different drug within a certain size range at different times. That is, the drug contained in each of the cassettes 100 can be changed as needed from among the various drugs within the same size range. By preparing approximately ten types of cassettes 100 according to the size and shape of the drug, it is possible to supply almost any type of drug. In this way, each of the cassettes 100 can supply a drug within a certain size range.

[0017] In this embodiment, each of the cassettes 100 is provided with an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag 10 as a non-volatile recording medium. The RFID tag 10 stores container identification information for identifying the cassette 100. The RFID tag 10 is attached, for example, to the front of the cassette 100. Because the type of drug contained in the cassette 100 is not fixed, the name of the drug contained therein is not written on the cassette 100.

[0018] The main medicine supply unit 220 is provided with a plurality of cassette bases 250. Each of the plurality of cassette bases 250 detachably supports a cassette 100. The cassette base 250 corresponds to an example of a support unit that supports the cassette 100. The number of cassette bases 250 does not have to match the number of cassettes 100. For example, the number of cassettes 100 may be greater than the number of cassette bases 250. In this case, the plurality of cassettes 100 are used by being appropriately replaced with one another in the cassette bases 250.

[0019] The auxiliary medicine supply unit 270 supplies medicines for which there is no corresponding cassette 100. The auxiliary medicine supply unit 270 has a plurality of storage units that can store medicines in dosage units. The auxiliary medicine supply unit 270 sequentially supplies medicines from the plurality of storage units.

[0020] The plurality of storage units are arranged in a matrix. A drug is directly or indirectly poured into each of the plurality of storage units by an operator manually spreading the drug therein. Each of the plurality of storage units has an openable bottom. When the bottom of the storage unit is opened, the drug is supplied from the storage unit. Note that the above structure of the auxiliary drug supply unit 270 is merely an example, and the auxiliary drug supply unit 270 may have a structure different from the above structure as long as it has a similar function.

[0021] The packaging unit 280 is provided below the medicine supply device. The packaging unit 280 places medicines supplied in dosage units from the medicine supply device into long packaging materials, heat-seals them, and sequentially transports the materials to form a series of packaging bags. Each of the series of packaging bags contains a dosage unit of medicine.

[0022] The control device 290 is electrically connected to the medicine packaging device 200. Details of the control device 290 will be described later.

[0023] <Cassette 100> Fig. 2 is a perspective view of cassette 100. Fig. 2 shows a perspective view in which a part of medicine-containing chamber 110 in cassette 100 is cut away and the lid portion is removed. Cassette 100 includes medicine-containing chamber 110 and rotor 120.

[0024] Medicine storage chamber 110 has a peripheral wall 111 and a discharge port, and stores a medicine inside peripheral wall 111 and discharges the medicine from the discharge port. The inner surface of peripheral wall 111 is cylindrical. The discharge port is formed on the bottom surface of cassette 100 and is adjacent to the inner surface of peripheral wall 111 on the radially inner side of peripheral wall 111.

[0025] A circular opening is provided on the bottom surface of medicine containing chamber 110 at a position on the central axis of peripheral wall 111. A drive shaft (not shown) connected to rotor 120 is inserted through the opening. The drive shaft is rotatably fixed to the inside of peripheral wall 111 while being positioned coaxially with rotor 120. In other words, the drive shaft is rotatably fixed to medicine containing chamber 110. The drive shaft is detachably attached to rotor 120 in the axial direction. The drive shaft drives rotor 120 to rotate.

[0026] Rotor 120 is provided inside medicine containing chamber 110 and rotates to transport the medicine contained in medicine containing chamber 110 to the discharge port. Rotor 120 is disposed on the bottom surface of medicine containing chamber 110 inside peripheral wall 111. Rotor 120 is configured to be capable of both forward rotation, which rotates toward one side in the circumferential direction of rotor 120, and reverse rotation, which rotates toward the other side in the circumferential direction of rotor 120. Note that rotor 120 does not necessarily need to be capable of both forward and reverse rotation, as long as it is capable of rotating in at least one direction in the circumferential direction of rotor 120.

[0027] Rotor 120 has top surface 126 that is inclined convexly upward and peripheral surface 121 adjacent to top surface 126. Top surface 126 is provided with a plurality of radial grooves 127. A cylindrical central protrusion 128 protrudes from the center of top surface 126. Cap portion 160 is attached to the upper end of central protrusion 128. When rotor 120 is attached to the drive shaft, cap portion 160 and the lid portion when drug storage chamber 110 is closed face each other with a gap therebetween.

[0028] A plurality of first protrusions 122 and a plurality of second protrusions 123 are provided on the lower part of the peripheral surface 121, and are positioned with gaps 125 between them in the circumferential direction of the rotor 120. Each of the plurality of first protrusions 122 and the plurality of second protrusions 123 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the radial direction of the rotor 120. The tip ends of each of the plurality of first protrusions 122 and the plurality of second protrusions 123 in the radial direction of the rotor 120 face the inner surface of the peripheral wall 111 with a small gap between them.

[0029] Each of the plurality of first protrusions 122 and the plurality of second protrusions 123 is formed so as to be able to press the medicine contained in gap 125 and transport it to the discharge port when rotor 120 rotates. Specifically, as rotor 120 rotates, the medicine contained in gap 125 is pressed by first protrusion 122 or second protrusion 123 and transported in the circumferential direction of rotor 120, and falls into the discharge port.

[0030] At least two third protrusions 124 are further provided on the peripheral surface 121. In this embodiment, one third protrusion 124 is disposed above each of the plurality of second protrusions 123. The tip of each of the at least two third protrusions 124 in the radial direction of the rotor 120 faces the inner surface of the peripheral wall 111 with a small gap therebetween.

[0031] Base material 141 is attached to a hole in peripheral wall 111. A plurality of flexible members are joined to arc-shaped base material 141 at intervals along the arc to form partition 140. Partition 140 extends from the inner surface of peripheral wall 111 toward a position above first protrusions 122 and second protrusions 123 on peripheral surface 121. Gap 125 communicating with the discharge port is covered by partition 140, preventing the entry of medicine from above. This prevents multiple medicines from being undesirably discharged in succession from the discharge port, and allows medicines to be supplied one by one from the discharge port.

[0032] A passage through which the partition 140 passes when the rotor 120 rotates is provided between the second protrusion 123 and the third protrusion 124, which are positioned next to each other in the vertical direction. The third protrusion 124 is formed so as to be movable from above the partition 140 by pressing the medicine positioned on the partition 140 when the rotor 120 rotates.

[0033] <Medicine delivery system> Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical connection system of the medicine supply system. The medicine packaging device 200 is electrically connected to a control device 290 via a network. As shown in Fig. 3, a plurality of medicine packaging devices 200 may be connected to the control device 290. The medicine supply system may include a first medicine packaging device 200 (No. 1 201), a second medicine packaging device 200 (No. 2 202), and a third medicine packaging device 200 (No. 3 203).

[0034] The control device 290 includes a control unit 291 , an operation unit 292 , a display unit 293 , and a storage unit 294 .

[0035] The operation unit 292 is operated by an operator who operates the medicine packaging device 200. The operation unit 292 is composed of input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel. When the operator operates the operation unit, information necessary for packaging medicines using the medicine packaging device 200 is input to the control device 290.

[0036] Prescription data and various setting information based on a prescription are examples of information required to package medicines using the medicine packaging device 200. This information may be input to the control device 290 from a prescription input device 1, which is an external computer.

[0037] The display unit 293 is configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal monitor. The display unit 293 displays various information. The information displayed on the display unit 293 is, for example, information about the medicine and the cassette 100.

[0038] The storage unit 294 stores programs for executing various operations of the medicine packaging device 200, and also stores information necessary for packaging medicines using the medicine packaging device 200. The storage unit 294 is a hard disk drive or SSD (Solid State Drive) that stores various types of data.

[0039] The control unit 291 controls the operation of the medicine packaging device 200 based on a program stored in the memory unit 294. The control unit 291 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), etc. The control unit 291 may be an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor).

[0040] 3, each of the multiple cassette bases 250 in the main drug supply unit 220 includes a drive unit 251 and a reader 252. The drive unit 251 drives the cassette 100. The drive unit 251 includes an electric motor. When the cassette 100 is attached to the cassette base 250, the drive unit 251 is connected to the rotor 120 of the cassette 100. The drive unit 251 rotates the rotor 120 of the cassette 100.

[0041] The reading unit 252 has an antenna, etc. The reading unit 252 reads information stored in the RFID tag 10 of the cassette 100. The reading unit 252 reads container identification information from the RFID tag 10. The reading unit 252 reads information for identifying the cassette 100.

[0042] The medicine packaging device 200 includes a control unit 240. Information read by the reading unit 252 is input from the reading unit 252 to the control unit 240. The control unit 240 is configured to be able to communicate with a control unit 291 of the control device 290.

[0043] <Drug Master 300> 4 is a diagram showing an example of the medicine master 300. The medicine master 300 is stored, for example, in the memory unit 294 (FIG. 3) of the control device 290. A user of the medicine supply system operates the operation unit 292 of the control device 290 to input information, whereby the medicine master 300 is created and updated.

[0044] Information about each drug is registered in the drug master 300. The drug master 300 includes a drug identification information field 310, a drug name field 320, an adoption / discontinuation field 330, a first cassette identification information field 340, a first device field 350, a second cassette identification information field 360, and a second device field 370.

[0045] The drug identification information field 310 contains a code unique to the drug. The code may be, for example, a YJ code. The drug name field 320 contains the name of the drug. The adopted / cancelled field 330 contains information on whether the drug can be adopted as a target for dispensing from the drug packaging device 200. An adopted flag is associated with the drug. When the drug is added to the drug master 300, the adopted flag is turned on, and the drug is marked as adopted in the adopted / cancelled field 330 of the drug master 300. By turning off the adopted flag of the drug, the drug is marked as canceled in the adopted / cancelled field 330 of the drug master 300. A drug that is canceled in the adopted / cancelled field 330 will no longer be dispensed from the drug packaging device 200.

[0046] The first cassette identification information field 340 and the second cassette identification information field 360 contain identification information for the cassette 100 registered with the drug. The identification information for the cassette 100 is an individual identification number that is unique to each cassette 100. The first three digits of the identification information, consisting of an uppercase letter and two numbers, are an identification number that indicates the type of cassette 100. The last four digits of the identification number, consisting of a # symbol and three numbers, are the serial number of the cassette 100. Cassettes 100 of the same type will have the same cassette 100 identification number but different serial numbers. There will be only one cassette 100 with a seven-digit identification number such as that shown in FIG. 4.

[0047] The first machine number field 350 contains information on the drug packaging devices 200 (machine No. 1 201, machine No. 2 202, and machine No. 3 203 shown in FIG. 3) that can be fitted with the cassette 100 shown in the first cassette identification information field 340. The second machine number field 370 contains information on the drug packaging devices 200 (machine No. 1 201, machine No. 2 202, and machine No. 3 203 shown in FIG. 3) that can be fitted with the cassette 100 shown in the second cassette identification information field 360.

[0048] FIG. 4 shows six pieces of drug information, drug information 301 to 306, but the number of pieces of drug information included in drug master 300 is arbitrary, and drug master 300 may of course include seven or more pieces of drug information.

[0049] Drug information 301 to 306 includes information on tablets A to F, respectively. A cassette 100 with identification number A23#001 is registered for tablet A. Tablet A is stored in cassette 100 with identification number A23#001. When tablet A is packaged using drug packaging device 200, it is shown that tablet A is discharged from cassette 100 with identification number A23#001 attached to main drug supply unit 220 and supplied to packaging unit 280.

[0050] A cassette 100 with identification number B51#001 is registered for tablets B. Multiple cassettes 100 are registered for tablets C, including a cassette 100 with identification number A23#002 and a cassette 100 with identification number A23#003. Cassette 100 A23#002 is registered as containing tablets C. Cassette 100 A23#003 is also registered as containing tablets C. It is possible to register multiple cassettes 100 for one type of medicine.

[0051] No cassette 100 is registered for tablets D, E, and F. Not all types of medicines are registered with cassettes 100 that contain the medicine. For example, for medicines that are used infrequently, the cassette 100 that contains the medicine may not be registered.

[0052] Tablet D is marked as canceled in the accepted / cancelled field 330, and therefore will not be dispensed from the medicine packaging device 200. Tablets E and F are marked as accepted in the accepted / cancelled field 330, and therefore may be dispensed from the medicine packaging device 200. Since there is no cassette 100 to store tablet E, when tablet E is packaged using the medicine packaging device 200, tablet E can be supplied to the packaging unit 280 using the auxiliary medicine supply unit 270. Tablet F can also be supplied using the auxiliary medicine supply unit 270 in the same way.

[0053] <Supported data 400> Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of correspondence data 400. Correspondence data 400 is stored, for example, in memory unit 294 (Fig. 3) of control device 290. Master data showing the correspondence between drugs and cassettes 100 is created in advance, and data obtained by importing this master data into control device 290 in CSV format is correspondence data 400 shown in Fig. 5.

[0054] The correspondence data 400 includes a medicine name column 410 , a pharmaceutical company name column 420 , a medicine identification information column 430 , and a cassette type column 440 .

[0055] The drug name field 410 contains the name of the drug. The pharmaceutical company name field 420 contains the name of the pharmaceutical company that manufactured the drug. The drug identification information field 430 contains a code unique to the drug. The code may be, for example, a YJ code. The cassette type field 440 contains an identification number consisting of an uppercase letter and two numbers that indicates the type of cassette 100 that is specified as corresponding to the drug. The correspondence data 400 may further include information such as the shape, diameter, and thickness of the drug.

[0056] Figure 5 shows six pieces of drug information, drug information 401 to 406, but the number of pieces of drug information included in the correspondence data 400 is arbitrary, and of course the correspondence data 400 may include seven or more pieces of drug information.

[0057] Drug information 401 to 406 includes information on tablets A to F, respectively. The type of cassette 100 corresponding to tablets A, C, and E is A23. The type of cassette 100 corresponding to tablets B and D is B51. The same type of cassette 100 can store multiple types of drugs. There is no specified cassette 100 corresponding to tablets F, and the cassette type column 440 of drug information 406 shows "Not Applicable." Not all types of drugs are specified to have a corresponding cassette 100. For drugs with special shapes and dimensions, a cassette 100 corresponding to that drug may not be specified.

[0058] <Cassette 100 registration switching> 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing operations for switching the registration of a drug in the cassette 100. The control unit 291 of the control device 290 displays information on the display unit 293. A user of the drug supply system views the information displayed on the display unit 293 and operates the operation unit 292 to switch the registration of a drug in the cassette 100. Switching registration means registering a drug to be stored in a specific cassette 100 to be changed from a drug currently stored in the cassette 100 to a different drug.

[0059] When switching the medicine contained in the cassette 100, first, in step S1, the control unit 291 causes the display unit 293 to display the medicine selection screen 500.

[0060] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a drug selection screen 500. The drug selection screen 500 is a screen for switching the registration of the cassette 100 for a drug when storing another drug in a cassette 100 that has already been registered for a certain drug. The drug to be switched from is the drug for which the cassette 100 is currently registered. The drug to be switched to is the drug for which the cassette 100 is to be newly registered. The drug selection screen 500 is a screen for selecting the drug to be switched from and the drug to be switched to.

[0061] As shown in FIG. 7, the drug selection screen 500 includes a switching source extraction section 510, a switching destination extraction section 520, a target period display 530, a switching source list 540, a switching destination list 550, and an operation column 590.

[0062] The switching source extraction unit 510 includes a cassette type input unit 511, a drug name input unit 512, and a pharmaceutical company name input unit 513. The user can input an identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 into the cassette type input unit 511. The user can input the name of the drug into the drug name input unit 512. The user can input the name of the pharmaceutical company that manufactured the drug into the pharmaceutical company name input unit 513.

[0063] A user inputs information into one or more of the cassette type input section 511, the drug name input section 512, and the pharmaceutical company name input section 513, thereby extracting drugs as candidates for the drug to be replaced. Input into the multiple input sections of the replacement extraction section 510 extracts drugs under an AND condition. For example, by inputting the name of a drug into the drug name input section 512, the drug with that name can be extracted as a drug to be replaced. Also, for example, by inputting an identification number into the cassette type input section 511, the drug corresponding to the type of cassette 100 indicated by that identification number can be extracted as a drug to be replaced.

[0064] The switching destination extraction unit 520 includes a cassette type input unit 521, a drug name input unit 522, and a pharmaceutical company name input unit 523. The user can input an identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 into the cassette type input unit 521. The user can input the name of the drug into the drug name input unit 522. The user can input the name of the pharmaceutical company that manufactured the drug into the pharmaceutical company name input unit 523.

[0065] A user inputs information into one or more of the cassette type input section 521, the drug name input section 522, and the pharmaceutical company name input section 523, thereby extracting drugs that are candidates for the destination of switching. Inputting information into the multiple input sections of the destination extraction section 520 extracts drugs under an AND condition. For example, by inputting the name of a drug into the drug name input section 522, the drug with that name can be extracted as a candidate for the destination of switching. Also, for example, by inputting an identification number into the cassette type input section 521, the drug corresponding to the type of cassette 100 indicated by that identification number can be extracted as a candidate for the destination of switching.

[0066] The target period display 530 displays the target period for which the quantity of each drug dispensed from the drug packaging device 200 is to be counted. The user can change the first day of the target period by inputting or selecting a date in the period start date designation section 531. The user can change the last day of the target period by inputting or selecting a date in the period end date designation section 532. The user can arbitrarily change the target period by specifying the first and last days of the target period. A calendar may be displayed by the user clicking the downward-pointing black triangle shown to the right of the period start date designation section 531 or period end date designation section 532.

[0067] The initial value of the target period may be one month prior to the current date. The initial value of the period end date designation section 532 may be the current date. The initial value of the period start date designation section 531 may be the date one month prior to the current date.

[0068] The switching source list 540 is a list of drugs that are candidates for the switching source. The display unit 293 displays the list of drugs that are candidates for the switching source. The switching source list 540 includes only drugs for which the cassette 100 is registered in the drug master 300. Drugs for which the cassette 100 is not registered in the drug master 300 are not included in the switching source list 540. If nothing is input into the input unit of the switching source extraction unit 510, the switching source list 540 displays all drugs for which the cassette 100 is registered in the drug master 300.

[0069] The switching source list 540 includes a selection field 541 , a medicine name display field 542 , a usage amount display field 543 , a cassette type display field 544 , and an adoption / cancellation display field 545 .

[0070] The drug name display field 542 displays the name of the drug that is a candidate for replacement. The usage amount display field 543 displays the quantity of drug dispensed from the drug packaging device 200 during the target period for each drug. The cassette type display field 544 displays an identification number consisting of an uppercase letter and two numbers that indicates the type of cassette 100 registered for the drug displayed in the drug name display field 542. The cassette type display field 544 displays the type of cassette 100 that can store the drug displayed in the drug name display field 542. The adopted / cancelled display field 545 displays information on whether the drug is adopted as a drug to be dispensed from the drug packaging device 200.

[0071] A check box is displayed for each drug in the selection field 541. The user operates the selection field 541 corresponding to one of the drugs displayed in the source list 540 to check the check box, thereby selecting that drug as the source drug. Only one drug can be selected as the source drug. Multiple drugs cannot be selected as source drugs. Only one check box can be checked among the multiple check boxes in the selection field 541, and two or more check boxes cannot be checked.

[0072] 7, candidate drugs to be switched to are extracted by drug name in the switching source list 540. Specifically, Tablet C is input into the drug name input section 512 of the switching source extraction section 510, and Tablet C is extracted as a candidate drug to be switched to, so Tablet C is displayed in the switching source list 540. Looking at the cassette type display field 544, it can be seen that the cassette 100 registered for Tablet C is a cassette of the type with identification number A23.

[0073] The source list 540 includes only drugs for which the cassette 100 is registered in the drug master 300 shown in Fig. 4. Drugs for which the cassette 100 is not registered in the drug master 300 are not included in the source list 540. In the example shown in Fig. 4, tablets A, B, and C are included in the source list 540, and tablets D, E, and F are not included in the source list 540.

[0074] In the medicine master 300, when a cassette 100 is registered for a medicine, it means that a cassette 100 that contains the medicine exists. For a medicine for which a cassette 100 is registered, the cassette 100 that contains the medicine exists regardless of whether it is attached to the medicine packaging device 200 or not.

[0075] For drugs for which the cassette 100 is not registered, there is no cassette 100 containing that drug, and therefore the drug is not displayed in the switching source list 540. For drugs for which the cassette 100 is not registered, it is impossible for the cassette 100 containing that drug to be attached to the drug packaging device 200.

[0076] The switching destination list 550 is a list of drugs that are candidate drugs for switching. The display unit 293 displays the list of drugs that are candidate drugs for switching. The switching destination list 550 includes both drugs for which the cassette 100 is registered in the drug master 300 and drugs for which the cassette 100 is not registered in the drug master 300. If nothing is input into the input unit of the switching destination extraction unit 520, the switching destination list 550 displays all drugs included in the drug master 300 (all drugs for which the cassette 100 is registered in the drug master 300 and all drugs for which the cassette 100 is not registered in the drug master 300).

[0077] The switching destination list 550 includes a selection field 551, a drug name display field 552, a usage amount display field 553, a cassette type display field 554, a registration display field 555, and an adoption / cancellation display field 556. The switching destination list 550 may further include information such as the shape, diameter, and thickness of the drug.

[0078] The names of drugs that are candidates for switching to are displayed in the drug name display field 552. The usage amount display field 553 displays, for each drug, the quantity of drug dispensed from the drug packaging device 200 during the target period.

[0079] The cassette type display field 554 displays an identification number consisting of an uppercase letter and two numbers that indicates the type of cassette 100 that corresponds to the drug displayed in the drug name display field 552. The cassette type display field 554 displays the type of cassette 100 that can store the drug displayed in the drug name display field 552.

[0080] If a cassette 100 is registered for a drug in the drug master 300, an identification number indicating the type of the registered cassette 100 is displayed in the cassette type display field 554. If a cassette 100 is not registered for a drug in the drug master 300, an identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 specified as corresponding to the drug in the correspondence data 400 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed in the cassette type display field 554. If the cassette 100 registered in the drug master 300 differs from the cassette 100 specified in the correspondence data 400, the cassette 100 registered in the drug master 300 is given priority and displayed in the cassette type display field 554.

[0081] The registration display field 555 displays whether or not a cassette 100 is registered for the drug in the drug master 300. For drugs for which a cassette 100 is registered in the drug master 300, "registered" is displayed in the registration display field 555. The switching destination list 550 includes drugs for which a cassette 100 is not registered in the drug master 300, and for drugs for which a cassette 100 is not registered in the drug master 300, "not registered" is displayed in the registration display field 555. The adoption / cancellation display field 556 displays information as to whether or not the drug is adopted as a target for dispensing from the drug packaging device 200.

[0082] A check box is displayed for each drug in the selection field 551. The user operates the selection field 551 corresponding to one of the drugs displayed in the switching destination list 550 and checks the check box to select that drug as the switching destination. One drug can be selected as the switching destination drug. Multiple drugs cannot be selected as switching destination drugs. Only one check box out of the multiple check boxes in the selection field 551 can be checked, and two or more check boxes cannot be checked.

[0083] 7, in the switching destination list 550, drugs that are candidates for switching destinations are extracted according to the type of cassette 100. Specifically, since A23 is input in the cassette type input section 521 of the switching destination extraction section 520, the switching destination list 550 displays drugs that can be stored in the cassette 100 with the identification number A23.

[0084] When a drug to be switched to is selected, candidate drugs to be switched to may be extracted based on the type of cassette 100 corresponding to the drug to be switched to. At this time, an identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 corresponding to the drug to be switched to may be automatically displayed in the cassette type input section 521 of the destination extraction section 520.

[0085] Conversely, when a drug to be switched to is selected, candidate drugs to be switched to may be extracted based on the type of cassette 100 corresponding to the drug to be switched to. At this time, an identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 corresponding to the drug to be switched to may be automatically displayed in the cassette type input section 511 of the source extraction section 510.

[0086] The information on the multiple drugs displayed in the switching source list 540 and the switching destination list 550 can be sorted in ascending or descending order by manipulating the headers. For example, by clicking inside the rectangular box surrounding the word "usage" in the headers of the usage amount display fields 543 and 553, the information is sorted in ascending order by the quantity of drugs dispensed from the drug packaging device 200 during the target period, and by clicking again, the information is sorted in descending order by the quantity of drugs. Also, for example, by clicking inside the rectangular box surrounding the word "registration" in the header of the registration display field 555, drugs for which the cassette 100 is registered are displayed at the top, and by clicking again, drugs for which the cassette 100 is not registered are displayed at the top.

[0087] The display unit 293 simultaneously displays both the switching source list 540 and the switching destination list 550. The display unit 293 simultaneously displays information about the switching source drug and information about the switching destination drug. The switching source list 540 and the switching destination list 550 are arranged vertically on the display unit 293.

[0088] The operation field 590 is displayed at the bottom of the drug selection screen 500. The operation field 590 can be operated by clicking the mouse or tapping the screen while the mouse pointer is positioned inside one of the multiple rectangular frames included in the operation field 590. The operation field 590 includes a CSV output operation section 591, a close operation section 592, a new registration operation section 593, and a switch operation section 594.

[0089] By operating the CSV output operation unit 591, the contents displayed in the switching source list 540 and the switching destination list 550 are output in CSV format. By operating the close operation unit 592, the drug selection screen 500 is closed, and the screen displayed on the display unit 293 is changed to another screen. By operating the new registration operation unit 593, the screen displayed on the display unit 293 is changed from the drug selection screen 500 to a new registration screen 700 (FIG. 10). By operating the switching operation unit 594, the screen displayed on the display unit 293 is changed from the drug selection screen 500 to a switching registration screen 600 (FIG. 8).

[0090] In the example shown in Figure 7, Tablet C is input into drug name input section 512 of source extraction section 510, and Tablet C is displayed in source list 540. Cassette type display field 544 displays identification number A23 indicating the type of cassette 100 registered for Tablet C. Identification number A23 is input into cassette type input section 521 of destination extraction section 520, and drugs that can be stored in cassette 100 with identification number A23 are displayed in destination list 550. In this case, the source cassette 100 and the destination cassette 100 are the same cassette type, so switching is possible.

[0091] On the other hand, if the cassette 100 registered for the drug to be switched from and the cassette 100 registered for the drug to be selected as the destination are different types of cassettes 100, the switch is not possible. In this case, an alert is issued when the switch operation unit 594 is operated. For example, a message indicating that the cassette types are different is displayed as a pop-up on the drug selection screen 500. In this case, even if the switch operation unit 594 is operated, the screen displayed on the display unit 293 cannot be switched to the switch registration screen 600.

[0092] Returning to FIG. 6, in step S2, the control unit 291 determines whether or not a decision operation has been performed. The decision operation here refers to operating the switching operation unit 594 in a state in which one drug is selected in the switching source list 540 and one drug is selected in the switching destination list 550 on the drug selection screen 500. If it is determined that the decision operation has not yet been performed (NO in step S2), the determination in step S2 is repeated. The process waits until a decision operation is performed.

[0093] If it is determined that a confirmation operation has been performed (YES in step S2), in step S3, the control unit 291 causes the display unit 293 to display a switching registration screen 600. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the switching registration screen 600. As shown in FIG. 8, the switching registration screen 600 includes a switching source display section 610, a switching destination display section 650, and an operation column 690. The display unit 293 simultaneously displays the switching source display section 610 relating to the switching source drug and the switching destination display section 650 relating to the switching destination drug. The switching source display section 610 and the switching destination display section 650 are arranged side by side on the left and right of the display unit 293.

[0094] The switching source display section 610 includes a drug name 620 and a cassette information list 630. The drug name 620 displays the name of the drug selected as the switching source. The cassette information list 630 displays information about the cassette 100 registered for the drug displayed in the drug name 620. The switching source display section 610 displays information about the switching source drug and information about the cassette 100 registered for that drug.

[0095] The cassette information list 630 includes a selection field 631 , a cassette identification information display field 632 , a No. 1 unit selection field 633 , a No. 2 unit selection field 634 , and a No. 3 unit selection field 635 .

[0096] The cassette identification information display field 632 displays the identification information of the cassette 100 registered for the drug displayed in the drug name 620. The cassette identification information display field 632 displays a seven-digit identification number including an identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 and the serial number of the cassette 100. If there are multiple cassettes 100 that store the drug to be switched from, the identification information of each of the multiple cassettes 100 is displayed in the cassette identification information display field 632.

[0097] In the No. 1 machine selection field 633, the No. 2 machine selection field 634 and the No. 3 machine selection field 635, a check mark is displayed for the medicine packaging device 200 that is specified as being capable of mounting the cassette 100 shown in the cassette identification information display field 632.

[0098] 4, in the drug master 300, a cassette 100 with an identification number A23#002 and a cassette 100 with an identification number A23#003 are registered for C tablets, and either cassette 100 is specified as being mountable in the No. 1 cassette 201 (FIG. 3). Therefore, in the switching source display unit 610 shown in FIG. 8, on the first line of the cassette information list 630, the identification number A23#002 is displayed in the cassette identification information display field 632, and a check mark is added in the No. 1 cassette selection field 633. Also, on the switching source display unit 610, on the second line of the cassette information list 630, the identification number A23#003 is displayed in the cassette identification information display field 632, and a check mark is added in the No. 1 cassette selection field 633.

[0099] The selection field 631 displays a check box for each cassette 100. The user operates the selection field 631 corresponding to at least one of the cassettes 100 displayed in the cassette information list 630 and places a check mark in the check box, thereby selecting that cassette 100 as the cassette to be switched from. When information on multiple cassettes 100 is displayed in the cassette information list 630, it is possible to select one or more cassettes 100 as the cassettes 100 to be switched from.

[0100] The switching destination display section 650 includes a drug name 660 and a cassette information list 670. The drug name 660 displays the name of the drug selected as the switching destination. The cassette information list 670 displays information about the cassette 100 registered for the drug displayed in the drug name 660. The switching destination display section 650 displays information about the switching destination drug and information about the cassette 100 registered for that drug.

[0101] The cassette information list 670 includes a cassette identification information display field 672 , a No. 1 machine selection field 673 , a No. 2 machine selection field 674 , and a No. 3 machine selection field 675 .

[0102] The cassette identification information display field 672 displays the identification information of the cassette 100 registered for the drug displayed in the drug name 660. The cassette identification information display field 662 displays a seven-digit identification number including an identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 and the serial number of the cassette 100.

[0103] In the No. 1 machine selection field 673, the No. 2 machine selection field 674 and the No. 3 machine selection field 675, a check mark is displayed for the medicine packaging device 200 that is specified as being capable of mounting the cassette 100 shown in the cassette identification information display field 672.

[0104] 4, in the drug master 300, cassette 100 is not registered for E tablets. Therefore, no information about cassette 100 is displayed in the switching destination display section 650 shown in Fig. 8. If the drug selected as the switching destination is a drug for which cassette 100 is registered in the drug master 300, the cassette information list 670 will display information about the cassette 100 registered for that drug.

[0105] The operation column 690 is displayed at the bottom of the switching registration screen 600. The operation column 690 can be operated by clicking the mouse or tapping the screen while the mouse pointer is positioned inside one of the multiple rectangular frames included in the operation column 690. The operation column 690 includes a close operation section 692 and an execution operation section 694.

[0106] By operating the closing operation unit 692, the switching registration screen 600 is closed, and the screen displayed on the display unit 293 is changed to another screen. By operating the execution operation unit 694, the registration of the cassette 100 is switched from the source drug to the destination drug. The cassette 100 that was registered as the source drug until the execution operation unit 694 was operated is switched to the cassette 100 registered as the destination drug by operating the execution operation unit 694.

[0107] Returning to Fig. 6, in step S4, the control unit 291 determines whether or not an execution operation has been performed. The execution operation here refers to operating the execution operation unit 694 while one or more cassettes 100 are selected in the cassette information list 630 of the switching source display unit 610 on the switching registration screen 600. If it is determined that an execution operation has not yet been performed (NO in step S4), the determination in step S4 is repeated. The process waits until an execution operation is performed.

[0108] 9 is a diagram showing the switching registration screen 600 in a state in which the cassette 100 to be switched has been selected. When the source cassette 100 is selected by operating the selection field 631 of the cassette information list 630, information about the selected cassette 100 is additionally displayed in the bottom row of the cassette information list 670 in the destination display section 650. In the example shown in FIG. 9, of the two cassettes 100 displayed in the source display section 610, the cassette 100 with the identification number A23#003 has been selected, and information about the cassette 100 with the identification number A23#003 is additionally displayed in the destination display section 650.

[0109] The display may be changed so that the cassette 100 selected in the switching source display section 610 and the cassette 100 added in the switching destination display section 650 can be easily distinguished from other cassettes 100. For example, the column displaying the information of the target cassette 100 may be color-coded or highlighted to make it easier to distinguish.

[0110] When the execution operation unit 694 is operated, the registration of the selected cassette 100 for the drug from which the switch is made is cancelled, and the selected cassette 100 is registered for the drug to which the switch is made.

[0111] 6, if it is determined in step S4 that an execution operation has been performed (YES in step S4), in step S5, the control unit 291 causes the display unit 293 to display a work guidance screen. The work guidance screen guides the user through the work to switch the cassette 100.

[0112] The work for switching cassettes 100 includes, for example, cleaning the target cassette 100, replacing the label attached to the target cassette 100, filling the target cassette 100 with the new drug, and testing the operation of the target cassette 100 after filling with the drug. The work guidance screen may include a message urging the user to perform the work for switching cassettes 100, or may include a message indicating the procedure for the work for switching cassettes 100.

[0113] In step S6, the control unit 291 determines whether a completion operation has been performed. The work guidance screen includes a change completion operation section. The completion operation here refers to operating the change completion operation section after all the work for switching the cassette 100 has been completed. When all the work for switching the cassette 100 has been completed, the user operates the change completion operation section to confirm the switching of the cassette 100.

[0114] If it is determined that the completion operation has not yet been performed (NO in step S6), the determination in step S6 is repeated. The process waits until the completion operation is performed. If it is determined that the completion operation has been performed (YES in step S6), the control unit 291 closes the switching registration screen 600 and causes the display unit 293 to display another screen. In this way, the series of processes for switching the registration of the cassette 100 for the medicine is completed ("End" in FIG. 6).

[0115] <New registration of Cassette 100> FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a new registration screen 700. When a new registration operation unit 593 is operated with one drug selected from the drugs displayed in the switching destination list 550 on the drug selection screen 500 shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 291 causes the display unit 293 to display the new registration screen 700. The new registration screen 700 is a screen for newly registering a cassette 100 for the selected drug. As shown in FIG. 10, the new registration screen 700 includes a drug name 720, a cassette information list 730, and an operation field 790.

[0116] The drug name 720 displays the name of the drug selected on the drug selection screen 500. The cassette information list 730 displays information about the cassette 100 registered for the drug displayed in the drug name 720. The cassette information list 730 includes a cassette type display field 731, a serial ID display field 732, a No. 1 device selection field 733, a No. 2 device selection field 734, and a No. 3 device selection field 735.

[0117] The cassette type display field 731 displays an identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 corresponding to the drug displayed in the drug name 720. If a cassette 100 is registered for the drug in the drug master 300, the identification number indicating the type of the registered cassette 100 is displayed in the cassette type display field 731. If a cassette 100 is not registered for the drug in the drug master 300, the identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 specified as corresponding to the drug in the correspondence data 400 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed in the cassette type display field 731. If the cassette 100 registered in the drug master 300 differs from the cassette 100 specified in the correspondence data 400, the cassette 100 registered in the drug master 300 is given priority and displayed in the cassette type display field 731.

[0118] The serial ID display field 732 displays the serial number of the cassette 100. Check boxes are displayed in the No. 1 machine selection field 733, the No. 2 machine selection field 734, and the No. 3 machine selection field 735. For the drug packaging device 200 that is specified as being capable of mounting the cassette 100 shown in the serial ID display field 732, a check mark is displayed in at least one check box in the No. 1 machine selection field 733, the No. 2 machine selection field 734, and the No. 3 machine selection field 735.

[0119] The operation field 790 is displayed at the bottom of the new registration screen 700. The operation field 790 can be operated by clicking the mouse or tapping the screen while the mouse pointer is positioned inside one of the multiple rectangular frames included in the operation field 790. The operation field 790 includes a close operation section 792 and a registration operation section 794.

[0120] By operating the close operation section 792, the new registration screen 700 is closed and the screen displayed on the display section 293 is changed to another screen. By operating the registration operation section 794, the cassette 100 entered in the cassette information list 730 is registered as the drug indicated in the drug name 720.

[0121] 10 shows an example of a case where J tablets are selected as the drug for which a newly introduced cassette 100 is to be registered, and the newly introduced cassette 100 is to be registered for J tablets. The drug name 720 displays J tablets, which is the name of the selected drug.

[0122] The cassette information list 730 displays information about cassettes 100 that have already been registered in the J lock. In this example, the identification number indicating the type of cassette 100 registered in the J lock is B52. In the cassette information list 730, the identification number B52 is displayed in the cassette type display column 731 of each row.

[0123] In this example, two cassettes 100 with identification numbers B52#001 and B52#002 have already been registered in the J lock. On the first line of the cassette information list 730, serial number #001 is displayed in the serial ID display field 732, and a check mark is placed in the No. 1 unit selection field 733. On the second line of the cassette information list 730, serial number #002 is displayed in the serial ID display field 732, and a check mark is placed in the No. 1 unit selection field 733.

[0124] In the cassette information list 730, a row for the newly registered cassette 100 is added below the row displaying information about the already registered cassette 100. In the example shown in Fig. 10, a third row has been added to the cassette information list 730. The cassette 100 displayed in this third row of the cassette information list 730 is the cassette 100 to be newly registered.

[0125] In FIG. 10, in the third line of the cassette information list 730, the serial ID display field 732 is blank, and no check marks are placed in the check boxes of the No. 1 unit selection field 733, the No. 2 unit selection field 734, and the No. 3 unit selection field 735. The user enters a serial number in the serial ID display field 732 and places a check mark in at least one check box in the No. 1 unit selection field 733, the No. 2 unit selection field 734, and the No. 3 unit selection field 735. When the user has completed entering the information for the newly registered cassette 100, he or she operates the registration operation unit 794. This confirms the new registration of the third cassette 100 for the J lock.

[0126] <Action and effect> Although some of the description overlaps with the above, the characteristic configuration of this embodiment, as well as its actions and effects, can be listed as follows.

[0127] 7, when switching the medicines stored in the cassette 100, the display unit 293 displays a list of medicines that are candidates for switching. The list includes the usage amount, which is the quantity dispensed from the medicine packaging device 200 during the target period, for each medicine.

[0128] Because the list of candidate drugs to be switched from includes the amount of drug used during the target period, it becomes easy to select a drug with a low usage amount as the drug to be switched from. Because the list of candidate drugs to be switched to includes the amount of drug used during the target period, it becomes easy to select a drug with a high usage amount as the drug to be switched to. By selecting a drug with a low usage amount as the drug to be switched from and a drug with a high usage amount as the drug to be switched to, it becomes possible to efficiently supply drugs. In this way, the registration process of registering the cassette 100 containing the drug with the drug can be easily performed, thereby facilitating the registration process of the cassette 100.

[0129] As shown in Fig. 7, the target period for counting the drugs dispensed from the drug packaging device 200 may be changeable. The user can change the target period as desired by specifying the first and last days of the target period. Based on the amount used during the desired period, the source drug and the destination drug can be selected, and the registration of the cassette 100 for the drug can be switched to allow for efficient drug supply.

[0130] As shown in Figure 7, the list of candidate drugs for switching may include information on multiple drugs and may be sorted in ascending or descending order of usage. By sorting the candidate drugs for switching in ascending order of usage, a drug with a low usage amount can be easily selected as the source drug. By sorting the candidate drugs for switching in descending order of usage amount, a drug with a high usage amount can be easily selected as the destination drug.

[0131] 7, the list of drugs that are candidates for switching may include the name of the drug and the type of cassette 100 that can store the drug. It is easy to check whether the cassette 100 registered as the drug to be switched from and the cassette 100 registered as the drug to be selected as the destination are the same cassette type and can be switched.

[0132] As shown in FIG. 7, in a list of candidate drugs for switching, candidate drugs for switching may be extracted by drug name or type of cassette 100. Drugs that have been discontinued or that are known to be used in small amounts can be easily selected as the drug to switch from by extracting the drug name. Candidate drugs for switching to can be extracted by the type of cassette 100 registered as the drug to switch to. This allows the source cassette 100 and the destination cassette 100 to be the same cassette type, ensuring reliable switching.

[0133] As shown in FIG. 3, the drug supply system may include a memory unit 294. The memory unit 294 may store a drug master 300, as shown in FIG. 4, in which information about a drug is registered for each drug. As shown in FIG. 7, the list of candidate drugs to be switched from may include only drugs for which cassettes 100 are registered in the drug master 300, and may not include drugs for which cassettes 100 are not registered in the drug master 300. Since there are no cassettes 100 containing drugs for which cassettes 100 are not registered, such drugs are not displayed in the switch-from list 540, thereby making it possible to reliably select candidate drugs to be switched from and cassettes 100 registered for those drugs.

[0134] 7, the list of candidate drugs to switch to may include both drugs for which the cassette 100 is registered in the drug master 300 and drugs for which the cassette 100 is not registered in the drug master 300. Candidate drugs can be displayed in the list of candidate drugs to switch to, without being limited to drugs for which cassettes are registered in the drug master 300. This allows for a wider selection of candidate drugs to switch to, and allows for a more appropriate drug to be selected.

[0135] 8, the display unit 293 may simultaneously display information about the drug to be switched and information about the drug to be switched to. A user who wishes to switch the registration of a cassette 100 for a drug can simultaneously view information about the drug to be switched to and information about the drug to be switched to by looking at the display unit 293. The user can select a cassette 100 to be newly registered for the drug to be switched to from the cassettes 100 registered for the drug to be switched to, and switch the registration.

[0136] 8 and 9, when there are multiple cassettes 100 containing the drug to be switched to, the user may be able to select the cassette 100 to be switched to. Based on the status of the cassettes 100 already registered for the drug to be switched to, the user can appropriately determine the number of cassettes 100 to be switched from among the cassettes 100 registered for the drug to be switched to.

[0137] <Additional Notes> The above description includes the following additional features.

[0138] (Appendix 1) A drug delivery system including a drug packaging device, a medicine storage section that stores a medicine; a display unit that displays information about the medicine and the medicine container unit, When switching the medicine stored in the medicine storage unit, the display unit displays a list of medicines that are candidates for switching, A drug supply system, wherein the list includes, for each drug, the quantity dispensed from the drug packaging device during a target period.

[0139] (Appendix 2) 2. A drug delivery system as described in claim 1, wherein the target period is variable.

[0140] (Appendix 3) 3. The drug supply system of claim 1, wherein the list includes information on a plurality of drugs and can be sorted in ascending or descending order of the quantity.

[0141] (Appendix 4) 4. The medicine supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the list includes names of medicines and types of medicine containers that can contain the medicines.

[0142] (Appendix 5) The medicine supply system according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 4, wherein medicines that are candidates for switching can be extracted from the list based on the name of the medicine or the type of medicine container.

[0143] (Appendix 6) The system further includes a storage unit that stores a medicine master in which information about medicines is registered for each medicine, A drug supply system described in any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 5, wherein the list of candidate drugs to be switched from includes only drugs whose drug storage units are registered in the drug master, and does not include drugs whose drug storage units are not registered in the drug master.

[0144] (Appendix 7) A drug supply system as described in Appendix 6, wherein the list of candidate drugs to be switched to includes both drugs whose drug storage units are registered in the drug master and drugs whose drug storage units are not registered in the drug master.

[0145] (Appendix 8) 8. The medicine supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the display unit simultaneously displays information about the medicine to be switched from and information about the medicine to be switched to.

[0146] (Appendix 9) The medicine supply system according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 8, wherein when there are a plurality of medicine storage units that store the medicine to be switched, the medicine storage unit to be switched can be selected.

[0147] The embodiments disclosed herein are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the claims, not by the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0148] 1 prescription input device, 100 cassette, 200, 201, 202, 203 drug packaging device, 290 control device, 291 control unit, 292 operation unit, 293 display unit, 294 memory unit, 300 drug master, 301 to 306, 401 to 406 drug information, 310, 430 drug identification information column, 320, 410 drug name column, 330 adoption / discontinuation column, 340 first cassette identification information column, 350 first machine column, 360 second cassette identification information column, 370 second machine column, 400 correspondence data, 420 pharmaceutical company name column, 440 cassette type column, 500 drug selection screen, 510 switching source extraction section, 511, 521 cassette type input section, 512, 522 drug name input section, 513, 523 Pharmaceutical company name input section, 520 Switching destination extraction section, 530 Target period display, 531 Period start date specification section, 532 Period end date specification section, 540 Switching source list, 541, 551, 631 Selection field, 542, 552 Drug name display field, 543, 553 Usage amount display field, 544, 554, 731 Cassette type display field, 545, 556 Adoption / cancellation display field, 550 Switching destination list, 555 Registration display field, 590, 690, 790 Operation field, 591 CSV output operation section, 592, 692, 792 Close operation section, 593 New registration operation section, 594 Switching operation section, 600 Switching registration screen, 610 Switching source display section, 620, 660, 720 Drug name, 630, 670, 730 Cassette information list, 632, 662, 672 cassette identification information display field, 650 switching destination display section, 694 execution operation section, 700 new registration screen, 732 serial ID display field, 794 registration operation section.

Claims

1. A drug delivery system including a drug packaging device, a medicine storage section that stores a medicine; a display unit that displays information about the medicine and the medicine container unit, When switching the medicine stored in the medicine storage unit, the display unit displays a list of medicines that are candidates for switching, A drug supply system, wherein the list includes, for each drug, the quantity dispensed from the drug packaging device during a target period.

2. The drug delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the target period is variable.

3. The drug supply system of claim 1 , wherein the list includes information on a plurality of drugs and can be sorted in ascending or descending order of the quantity.

4. The medicine supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the list includes names of medicines and types of medicine containers that can contain the medicines.

5. The medicine supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the list can extract medicines to be changed based on the name of the medicine or the type of the medicine container.

6. The system further includes a storage unit that stores a medicine master in which information about medicines is registered for each medicine, The drug supply system of claim 1, wherein the list of candidate drugs to be switched from includes only drugs whose drug storage units are registered in the drug master, and does not include drugs whose drug storage units are not registered in the drug master.

7. The drug supply system of claim 6, wherein the list of candidate drugs to be switched to includes both drugs whose drug storage units are registered in the drug master and drugs whose drug storage units are not registered in the drug master.

8. The medicine supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit simultaneously displays information about the medicine to be switched from and information about the medicine to be switched to.

9. The medicine supply system according to claim 1, wherein when there are a plurality of medicine containers that contain the medicine to be switched, the medicine container to be switched can be selected.

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