Packaged drug inspection support system

Abstract

To provide a packaged drug inspection support system capable of accurately and quickly inspecting a packaged drug in drug inspection work at pharmacies.SOLUTION: A packaged drug inspection support system comprises: a first information terminal 1 comprising a first input unit 11 into which the type, usage, and dosage of a drug are input based on information about a drug prescription; a server 4 comprising a drug packaging information generation unit 45 that generates information about drug packaging to be contained in a bag member for each predetermined dosing timing based on the type, usage, and dosage of a drug; and a third information terminal 3 comprising a third display unit 33 that displays information about drug packaging for each dosing timing. The drug packaging information generation unit 45 generates information about drug packaging so that information about drug packaging for each dosing timing is displayed in multiple horizontal rows, and information about drug packaging for the same dosing timing is displayed in the same row by drug type.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a packaged drug inspection support system that supports the inspection of packaged drugs, in which one or more types of drugs are contained in a packaging bag at a specified dosing timing, mainly in pharmacies. [Background technology]

[0002] Generally, when a pharmacy dispenses medicines such as tablets, capsules, and powders based on a prescription, the process follows the steps (1) to (4) below.

[0003] (1) Based on the prescription brought by the patient or the prescription given at the patient's home or nursing facility, the pharmacist or pharmacist assistant enters information about the medication (type, usage, and dosage) into a system mainly called a prescription computer.

[0004] (2) The pharmacist or pharmacist assistant then picks the required dose of medication based on the information about medication picking displayed on the system's information terminal.

[0005] (3) The pharmacist or pharmacist assistant then audits the medication by comparing the type and dosage of the medication picked with the prescription.

[0006] (4) The pharmacist or pharmacist assistant then hands the properly inspected medication to the patient.

[0007] Recently, as patients age, the types, usage, and dosage of medicines have become more complex, and in order for patients to take them correctly, after the medicine picking operation described above in (2), a packaging operation is sometimes performed in which medicines for each dosing timing are packaged in a packaging bag P. As shown in Fig. 14, this packaging bag P is made up of, for example, a series of sachets p1 arranged in a row, and each sachet p1 contains medicines for each dosing timing to package them.

[0008] However, in the auditing work described above in (3), auditing the type and dosage of drugs packaged in individual doses based on prescriptions was extremely cumbersome and troublesome.

[0009] Therefore, a system has been proposed that displays information about a drug packaged in a single dose on a screen (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

[0010] Patent document 1 discloses that actual image data of a tablet tray in which tablets have been distributed to each tablet square is compared with virtual image data in which tablets have been properly distributed to multiple tablet squares to determine whether the tablets packaged in each tablet square are appropriate (see Figure 5 of Patent document 1).

[0011] Furthermore, Patent Document 2 discloses that individual tablet images are compared with tablet sample images, and the individual tablet images are classified and displayed according to the degree of similarity to the tablet sample images in the prescription information (see

[0084] and Figure 17 of Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0012] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-194938 [Patent Document 2] WO2012 / 005004 publication Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0013] However, all conventional systems simply displayed images of the tablets, separated into morning, noon, and evening, with the same type and dosage of medication per packet for each dosing timing. Therefore, while the type and dosage of medication often vary depending on the dosing timing, and there are many other dosing timings besides morning, noon, and evening (such as upon waking up or before bedtime), conventional systems did not take these into consideration at all, making them impractical. In particular, as the screens of PCs, tablets, and smartphones have become increasingly smaller in recent years, how information about medication per packet is displayed on the screen is extremely important for drug audits in pharmacies, and there has been a demand for systems that can accommodate increasingly complex dispensing operations.

[0014] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a packaged drug inspection support system that can accurately and quickly inspect packaged drugs during drug inspection work at pharmacies, thereby enabling pharmacies to carry out dispensing work efficiently. [Means for solving the problem]

[0015] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a packaged drug inspection support system for supporting the inspection of packaged drugs in which one or more types of drugs are contained in a packaging bag for each specified dosing timing, and includes an input unit into which at least the type, usage, and dosage of the drug are input based on information about the drug prescription, a packaged drug information generation unit that generates information about the packaged drugs to be contained in a bag member for each specified dosing timing based on the type, usage, and dosage of the drug input by the input unit, and a display unit that displays the information about the packaged drugs for each dosing timing generated by the packaged drug information generation unit, wherein the packaged drug information generation unit generates the information about the packaged drugs so that the information about the packaged drugs for each dosing timing is displayed in multiple rows horizontally or vertically, and information about the packaged drugs for the same dosing timing is displayed in the same row by drug type.

[0016] This allows pharmacists and others to check at a glance information about the dosage times of medication in individual packets, such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, allowing them to accurately and quickly audit the individual packet medications that have actually been picked and packaged.

[0017] In addition, the drug packaging information generation unit may set the time periods of breakfast, lunch, and dinner as first dosing timings, and if there are multiple first dosing timings, generate information regarding drug packaging so that information regarding drug packaging for the first dosing timings is displayed in multiple rows horizontally or vertically in the order of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

[0018] The drug package information generation unit may also set the time periods of waking up and going to bed as the second dosing timing, and generate information about drug packages so that information about drug packages for the second dosing timing is displayed in the same column as information about drug packages for the dosing timing with the fewest number of items displayed.

[0019] In addition, the drug packaging information generation unit may set a predetermined time other than breakfast, lunch, dinner, waking up, and bedtime as a third dosing timing, and generate information regarding drug packaging so that information regarding drug packaging for the third dosing timing is displayed in a different column from information regarding drug packaging for each dosing timing.

[0020] The drug packaging information generation unit may also set a drug for which no dosing timing has been determined to a fourth dosing timing, and generate information regarding drug packaging so that information regarding drug packaging for the fourth dosing timing is displayed in the same column as information regarding drug packaging for the dosing timing with the fewest displayed items.

[0021] In addition, when the number of columns of information regarding the packaging of drugs for the first dosing timing is less than a predetermined number, the drug packaging information generation unit may generate information regarding the packaging of drugs for the second dosing timing, the third dosing timing, or the fourth dosing timing so that the information regarding the packaging of drugs for the first dosing timing is displayed in a column different from that for the first dosing timing.

[0022] In addition, the drug packaging information generation unit may generate information regarding drug packaging so that, when the priority of drug administration timings is set in advance and there are multiple drug administration timings in the column with the fewest displayed items, information regarding drug packaging for the second drug administration timing is displayed next to information regarding drug packaging for the drug administration timing with the highest priority in the same column.

[0023] In addition, when the first dosing timing is subdivided into dosing timings before meals, just before meals, just after meals, after meals, and between meals, the drug package information generation unit may generate information regarding drug packages so that information regarding the first dosing timing is displayed in the same column in the order of before meals, just before meals, just after meals, after meals, and between meals.

[0024] In addition, the drug package information generation unit may generate information regarding drug packages so that at least the image, name, and quantity of each drug are displayed in the same column for each type of drug as information regarding drug packages at the time of administration.

[0025] The device may also include a drug information database in which information regarding drug names and images is pre-registered, and the drug packaging information generation unit may generate information regarding drug packaging for each dosing timing based on the type, usage, and dosage of the drug input by the input unit and information regarding the drug name and image stored in the drug information database. [Effects of the Invention]

[0026] According to the present invention, pharmacists and others can check at a glance information regarding the dosage times of medication in individual packets, such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and can therefore accurately and quickly audit the individual packet medications that they have actually picked and placed in packaging bags, thereby enabling more efficient dispensing operations at pharmacies. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0027] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a packaged medicine inspection support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functions of a first information terminal. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functions of a second information terminal. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the functions of a third information terminal. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functions of a server computer. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of information related to a drug prescription. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of information related to a medication form. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of information regarding picking of medicines. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a first display example of information relating to single-dose medicines. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a second example of display of information regarding single-dose medicines. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a third example of display of information regarding single-dose medicines. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a fourth display example of information regarding single-dose medicines. [Figure 13] 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the packaged medicine inspection support system of FIG. 1. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a packaging bag containing a single drug package. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0028] Next, an embodiment of a packaged medicine inspection support system according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the present system) will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0029] As shown in Figure 1, this system comprises a first information terminal 1, a second information terminal 2, and a third information terminal 3 placed in a pharmacy, and a server computer (hereinafter referred to as server 4) connected to each of the information terminals 1 to 3 via a network.

[0030] The first information terminal 1 is a personal computer (PC) for printing slips that is located in a pharmacy, and as shown in Fig. 2, includes a first control unit 10 that controls each unit, a first input unit 11 into which drug-related information is input based on drug prescription information, a first transmission unit 12 that transmits the drug prescription information input by the input unit to the server 4 via the network, a first reception unit 13 that receives drug slip-related information transmitted from the server 4 via the network, a first display unit 14 that displays the drug slip-related information received by the first reception unit 13, and a first printing unit 15 that prints the drug slip-related information displayed on the first display unit 14. As shown in Fig. 6, the drug prescription-related information is based on the type, use, and dosage of the drug written on the prescription, and is input by a pharmacist or pharmacist's assistant operating the first input unit 11 via a keyboard or mouse.

[0031] The second information terminal 2 is a tablet terminal or dedicated mobile terminal for picking placed in the pharmacy, and is equipped with a second control unit 20 that controls each part, a second input unit 21 where various operations are performed, a second receiving unit 22 that receives information regarding drug picking transmitted from the server 4 via the network, and a second display unit 23 that displays information regarding drug picking received by the second receiving unit 22.

[0032] The third information terminal 3 is a tablet terminal or PC for inspection placed at the pharmacy, and is equipped with a third control unit 30 that controls each unit, a third input unit 31 into which various information etc. is input, a third receiving unit 32 that receives information regarding the single-packaging of drugs transmitted from the server 4 via the network, and a third display unit 33 that displays information regarding the single-packaging of drugs etc. received by the third receiving unit 32.

[0033] The server 4 includes a control unit 40 that controls each unit, a drug information database (hereinafter referred to as drug information DB41) that stores information regarding the type, description, and image of the drug, a receiving unit 42 that receives information regarding the drug prescription transmitted from the first information terminal 1 via the network, a form information generating unit 43 that generates information regarding the drug form based on the information regarding the drug prescription, a picking information generating unit 44 that generates information regarding drug picking based on the information regarding the drug prescription, a drug packaging information generating unit 45 that generates information regarding drug packaging based on the information regarding the drug prescription, and a transmitting unit 46 that transmits various information to each information terminal 1 to 3 via the network.

[0034] The drug information DB 41 is a database connected to a so-called prescription computer, and stores in advance information on various types of drugs (names, colors, amounts), as well as explanations corresponding to the types of drugs and images of the drugs.

[0035] The receiving unit 42 receives information about drug prescriptions sent from the first information terminal 1 via the network, and stores the information in a memory unit (not shown) corresponding to the patient as appropriate.

[0036] The form information generation unit 43 generates information related to the drug form based on the information about the drug prescription received by the receiving unit 42. This information related to the drug form, for example as shown in Fig. 7, displays the name, color, shape, and symbol of the drug, a photo of the drug, when to take it (waking up, morning, midday, evening, before bed), effects and efficacy, precautions, etc., and is transmitted to the first information terminal 1 via the network by the transmitting unit 46, and then displayed and printed on the first information terminal 1. The pharmacist or pharmacist assistant then hands the printed form to the patient.

[0037] The picking information generation unit 44 generates information about drug picking based on information about the drug prescription received by the receiving unit 42. This drug picking information is, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, information about the name, location, and quantity of the drug, and is transmitted by the transmission unit 46 to the second information terminal 2 via the network and then displayed on the second display unit 23 of the second information terminal 2. The pharmacist or pharmacist's assistant then picks the necessary amount of drug from a predetermined location by viewing the picking information displayed on the second display unit 23 of the second information terminal 2, and then performs packaging work to package the drug for each dosing timing into each sachet p1 of the packaging bag P. Note that, as shown in FIG. 14, this packaging bag P may have, for example, sachets p1 arranged in a row, and each sachet p1 contains a drug for each dosing timing, thereby packaging the drug.

[0038] The drug package information generation unit 45 generates information about drug packages based on information about the drug prescription received by the receiving unit 42. This drug package information is information about the image, name, color, dosing period, and number of drugs packaged at each dosing timing, as shown in, for example, Figures 9 to 12, and is transmitted to the third information terminal 3 via the network by the transmitting unit 46, and then displayed on the third display unit 33 of the third information terminal 3. Then, a pharmacist or pharmacist assistant can inspect the information about drug packages displayed on the third display unit 33 of the third information terminal 3 to compare it with the drugs that have actually been packaged.

[0039] The drug package information generating unit 45 generates information regarding drug packaging for each dosing timing, for example, using the algorithms shown in the following display examples 1 to 4. In this embodiment, the drug package information generating unit 45 sets the time periods of breakfast, lunch, and dinner as the first dosing timing, the time periods of waking up and going to bed as the second dosing timing, a predetermined time other than breakfast, lunch, dinner, waking up, and going to bed as the third dosing timing, and a dosing timing that has not been determined as the fourth dosing timing.

[0040] (Display example 1: Display example when only the first dosing timing is present) The drug package information generation unit 45 sets the time periods of breakfast, lunch, and dinner as the first dosing timings, and if there are multiple first dosing timings, generates information regarding drug packages so that information regarding drug packages for the first dosing timings is displayed in multiple rows horizontally in the order of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

[0041] 9, information about single-packaged medicines for the first dosing timing (after breakfast) is displayed in the first column from the left, information about single-packaged medicines for the first dosing timing (after lunch) is displayed in the second column from the left, and information about single-packaged medicines for the first dosing timing (after dinner) is displayed in the third column from the left, and information about single-packaged medicines for the same dosing timing is displayed in the same column by type of medicine. Note that in this embodiment, the number of displayed medicines matches the number of types of medicine, and for example, the number of displayed medicines for the first dosing timing (after breakfast) is counted as 5, the number of displayed medicines for the first dosing timing (after lunch) is counted as 1, and the number of displayed medicines for the first dosing timing (after dinner) is counted as 4.

[0042] This allows pharmacists and others to check at a glance information regarding the single-dose medications for each of the first dosing times in the morning, afternoon, and evening, allowing them to accurately and quickly audit the single-dose medications that have actually been picked and packaged.

[0043] (Display example 2: Display example when there are 1st to 4th dosing timings) The drug package information generating unit 45 sets the time periods of waking up and going to bed as the second dosing timing, and generates information on drug packages for each second dosing timing so that information on drug packages for the second dosing timing is displayed in the same column as information on drug packages for the first dosing timing, which has the fewest number of items displayed.

[0044] For example, as shown in Figure 10, assume that information regarding the single-dose drug package for the first dosing timing (after breakfast) is displayed in the first column from the left (6 items displayed), information regarding the single-dose drug package for the first dosing timing (after lunch) is displayed in the second column from the left (1 item displayed), and information regarding the single-dose drug package for the first dosing timing (after dinner) is displayed in the third column from the left (7 items displayed). If a second dosing timing (upon waking up) and a second dosing timing (at bedtime) exist, the column for the first dosing timing (after lunch) has the fewest displayed items, so information regarding the single-dose drug package for the second dosing timing (upon waking up) and the second dosing timing (at bedtime) is displayed in the same column as the information regarding the single-dose drug package for the first dosing timing (after lunch).

[0045] In addition, the drug packaging information generation unit 45 sets a predetermined time other than breakfast, lunch, dinner, waking up, and bedtime as the third dosing timing, and generates information regarding drug packaging so that information regarding drug packaging for the third dosing timing is displayed in a different column from information regarding drug packaging for each of the first dosing timings.

[0046] For example, as shown in Figure 10, if there are third dosing times (10:00) and third dosing times (15:00), information regarding the single-dose medication for the third dosing time (10:00) and third dosing time (15:00) is displayed in the fourth column from the left, which is a different column from the information regarding the single-dose medication for each first dosing time (after breakfast / after lunch / after dinner).

[0047] In addition, the drug package information generation unit 45 sets the drug package for which the timing of administration is not determined to the fourth timing of administration, and generates information regarding the drug package so that information regarding the drug package for the fourth timing of administration is displayed in the same column as information regarding the drug package for the timing of administration with the fewest number of items displayed.

[0048] For example, as shown in Figure 10, information regarding the single-package drug for the fourth dosing timing (other) is displayed in the same column (second column from the left) as information regarding the single-package drug for the first dosing timing (after lunch), the second dosing timing (upon waking up), and the second dosing timing (at bedtime), which have the fewest number of items displayed (six in total).

[0049] (Display example 3: Display example when the number of columns for the first dosing timing is less than the specified number) When the number of columns of information regarding the packaging of drugs for the first dosing timing is less than a predetermined number (for example, the predetermined number is three columns), the drug packaging information generation unit 45 generates information regarding the packaging of drugs for the second dosing timing, the third dosing timing, or the fourth dosing timing so that the information regarding the packaging of drugs for the first dosing timing is displayed in a column different from that for the first dosing timing.

[0050] For example, as shown in Figure 11, if there are only two columns for the first dosing timing (breakfast) and the first dosing timing (dinner), the number of columns for the first dosing timing is less than the specified number (three columns), so information about the single-dose medication for the second dosing timing (bedtime) is displayed in a column (third column from the left) different from the first dosing timing (breakfast) and the first dosing timing (dinner).

[0051] In addition, when the first dosing timing is subdivided into dosing timings before meals, just before meals, just after meals, after meals, and between meals, the drug package information generation unit 45 generates information regarding drug packages for the first dosing timing so that information regarding drug packages for the first dosing timing is displayed in the same column in the order of before meals, just before meals, just after meals, after meals, and between meals.

[0052] For example, as shown in Figure 11, if the first dosing timing (breakfast) includes dosing before breakfast and after breakfast, information about the drug package for the first dosing timing is displayed in the order of before breakfast and after breakfast in the same column (first column from the left). Also, if the first dosing timing (dinner) includes dosing before dinner and after dinner, information about the drug package for the first dosing timing is displayed in the order of before dinner and after dinner in the same column (second column from the left).

[0053] (Display example 4: Display example when there are multiple first dose timings in the column with the fewest displayed items) The drug package information generation unit 45 has pre-set dosing times with high priority (for example, dinner, lunch, and breakfast), and when there are multiple first dosing times in the column with the fewest displayed items, generates information about drug packages so that information about drug packages with the second, third, or fourth dosing times is displayed next to information about drug packages with dosing times with high priority in the same column.

[0054] For example, as shown in Figure 12, assume that information regarding single-dose medication packages for the first dosing timing (before breakfast) is displayed in the first column from the left (5 items displayed), information regarding single-dose medication packages for the first dosing timing (before lunch) is displayed in the second column from the left (3 items displayed), and information regarding single-dose medication packages for the first dosing timing (before dinner) is displayed in the first column from the left (3 items displayed). In this case, if a second dosing timing (at bedtime) exists, the first dosing timing (before lunchtime) and the first dosing timing (before dinner) have the fewest number of displayed items, so information regarding single-dose medication packages for the second dosing timing (at bedtime) is displayed in the same column as information regarding single-dose medication packages for the first dosing timing (before dinner), which has the highest priority.

[0055] Also, as shown in Figure 12, if there is a fourth dosing timing (other), it will be displayed in the same column as information about the single-dose medication for the first dosing timing (before lunch), which has the fewest overall display counts.

[0056] Next, the operation of this system will be explained using the flowchart shown in Figure 13. In the following explanation, "step" will be abbreviated as "S".

[0057] First, at the first information terminal 1, a pharmacist or pharmacist assistant operates the input section of the keyboard or mouse to input information about a drug prescription (S1), and then the transmitting section 46 transmits the information about the drug prescription to the server 4 via the network (S2).

[0058] Next, in the server 4, the receiving unit 42 receives information about the drug prescription transmitted from the server 4 via the network (S3), and then the form information generating unit 43 generates information about the drug form based on the information about the drug prescription received by the receiving unit 42 (S4), and the transmitting unit 46 transmits the information about the drug form to the first information terminal 1 (S5).

[0059] Then, in first information terminal 1, first receiving unit 13 receives information about the drug form transmitted from server 4 via the network (S6), and then first display unit 14 displays the information about the drug form, and first printing unit 15 prints the information about the drug form (S7). Thereafter, the pharmacist or pharmacist assistant hands the printed form to the patient.

[0060] Also, in the server 4, after the picking information generation unit 44 generates information regarding drug picking based on information regarding the drug prescription received by the receiving unit 42 (S8), the transmitting unit 46 transmits the information regarding drug picking to the second information terminal 2 (S9).

[0061] Then, in the second information terminal 2, the second receiving unit 22 receives information about drug picking transmitted from the server 4 via the network (S10), and then the second display unit 23 displays the information about drug picking, etc. (S11). Thereafter, the pharmacist or pharmacist assistant picks the necessary amount of drugs from a predetermined location by viewing the picking information displayed on the second display unit 23 of the second information terminal 2, and then performs packaging work in which the drugs for each dosing timing are packaged in each sachet bag p1 of the package P.

[0062] Also, in the server 4, the drug package information generation unit 45 generates information regarding the drug package based on information regarding the drug prescription received by the receiving unit 42 (S12), and then the transmitting unit 46 transmits the information regarding the drug package to the third information terminal 3 (S13).

[0063] Then, in the third information terminal 3, the third receiving unit 32 receives the information about the drug packaging transmitted from the server 4 via the network (S14), and then the third display unit 33 displays the information about the drug packaging (S15). Thereafter, the pharmacist or pharmacist assistant inspects the drug packaging information displayed on the third display unit 33 of the third information terminal 3 to compare it with the actual packaged drug.

[0064] In this embodiment, the first information terminal 1, the second information terminal 2, and the third information terminal 3 are configured separately, but these functions may be configured by one or two information terminals.

[0065] Furthermore, the functions of the server 4 may be configured by an information terminal such as the first information terminal 1, the second information terminal 2, and the third information terminal 3, or may be distributed among a plurality of servers.

[0066] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments. Various modifications and variations can be made to the illustrated embodiments within the same scope as the present invention or within an equivalent scope. [Explanation of symbols]

[0067] 1...First information terminal 2...Second information terminal 3...Third information terminal 4...Server P…Packaging bag

Claims

1. A packaged medicine inspection support system for supporting the inspection of packaged medicines in which one or more types of medicines are contained in a packaging bag at predetermined dosing timings, comprising: an input unit into which at least the type, use, and dosage of a drug are input based on information about a drug prescription; a drug package information generating unit that generates information about a package of drugs to be accommodated in a bag member at each predetermined dosing timing based on the type, dosage, and administration of the drug input by the input unit; a display unit that displays information about the drug package for each administration timing generated by the drug package information generation unit, The drug package information generation unit generates information about drug packages so that information about drug packages for each dosing timing is displayed in multiple rows horizontally or vertically, and information about drug packages for the same dosing timing is displayed in the same row by drug type. This is a drug package inspection support system characterized by the above.

2. 2. The packaged drug inspection support system of claim 1, wherein the packaged drug information generation unit sets the time periods of breakfast, lunch, and dinner as first dosing times, and if there are multiple first dosing times, generates information regarding the packaged drug so that information regarding the packaged drug for the first dosing times is displayed in multiple rows horizontally or vertically in the order of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

3. The drug package information generation unit generates information about drug packages so that information about drug packages for the second dosing timing is displayed in the same column as information about drug packages for the dosing timing with the fewest number of items displayed.

4. 4. The drug package inspection support system of claim 3, wherein the drug package information generation unit sets a predetermined time other than breakfast, lunch, dinner, waking up, and bedtime as the third dosing timing, and generates information about the drug package so that information about the drug package for the third dosing timing is displayed in a different column from information about the drug packages for each dosing timing.

5. The drug package information generation unit generates information about drug packages so that information about drug packages with no set dosing timing is set to a fourth dosing timing, and information about drug packages with the fourth dosing timing is displayed in the same column as information about drug packages with the dosing timing with the fewest displayed items.

6. The drug package information generation unit generates information regarding drug packages so that, when the number of columns of information regarding drug packages for the first dosing timing is less than a predetermined number, information regarding drug packages for the second dosing timing, third dosing timing, or fourth dosing timing is displayed in a column different from that for the first dosing timing. This is the drug package inspection support system described in claim 5.

7. The drug package information generation unit generates information about drug packages so that, when there are multiple drug packages with the fewest displayed items in the column with a predetermined priority for drug administration timing, information about drug packages with a second administration timing is displayed next to information about drug packages with a higher priority administration timing in the same column.

8. 2. The packaged drug inspection support system of claim 1, wherein when the first dosing timing is subdivided into dosing timings before meals, just before meals, just after meals, after meals, and between meals, the packaged drug information generation unit generates information regarding the packaged drug so that information regarding the first dosing timing is displayed in the same column in the order of before meals, just before meals, just after meals, after meals, and between meals.

9. The packaged drug inspection support system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the packaged drug information generation unit generates information about the packaged drugs so that at least the image, name, and quantity of each drug are displayed in the same column for each type of drug as information about the packaged drugs and the timing of taking them.

10. A drug information database is provided in which information on drug names and images is registered in advance, The drug package inspection support system of claim 1, wherein the drug package information generation unit generates information regarding drug packages for each dosing timing based on the type, usage, and dosage of the drug input by the input unit and information regarding the name and image of the drug stored in the drug information database.

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