Drug information remote sharing system and drug information remote sharing method

Abstract

Provided are a medicine information remote sharing system and a medicine information remote sharing method, whereby it becomes possible to improve the reliability of the remote sharing of the results of identification of a single-dose-packaged medicine and to make the management of the medicine easy. In a medicine identification apparatus, the drug types of medicines that are single-dose-packaged in a packaging bag in accordance with formulation information are identified, and a list of captured images and master images for the medicines having the drug types that are the results of the identification with respect to the individual packaging bags is generated in which a medicine is indicated as "unknown" when the drug type of the medicine is unknown. A server records facility information of the medicine identification apparatus, formulation information, captured images of the medicines which include the captured images and the list, and the results of the identification in a database. The information recorded in the database is accessible by a terminal device that can communicate with the server.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a drug information remote sharing system and a drug information remote sharing method, and in particular to a technology for sharing drug identification results. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Drug inspection devices that inspect drugs based on photographed images of the drugs are known.

[0003] Patent document 1 describes a technology in which a drug package inspection device is equipped with a drug inspection unit that helps pharmacists confirm whether a packaged drug corresponds to prescription data based on an image of the packaged drug.When the pharmacist confirms that the packaged drug corresponds to the prescription data, drug character or symbol information and the image used for the inspection in the drug inspection unit are uploaded to a cloud server as drug information for the packaged drug. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6900474 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Outside of Japan, there are central pharmacies that undertake the dispensing of pharmaceuticals and the delivery of dispensed pharmaceuticals, and discussions have begun in Japan as well to improve the efficiency of pharmacy operations. When outsourcing or accepting dispensing, quality control, ensuring safety, and information sharing are essential. However, ensuring safety and information sharing are difficult when dispensing single-dose medications.

[0006] In a drug inspection device that inspects single-packaged drugs, if the number, color, shape, and size of the drugs are identified by photographing only one side of the package, it is difficult to guarantee the quality and safety of the identification using that information alone. It is also preferable to photograph both sides of the package and determine the type of drug, but when processing continuously, it is practically difficult to maintain 100% identification accuracy.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of these circumstances, and aims to provide a pharmaceutical information remote sharing system and pharmaceutical information remote sharing method that improve the reliability of remote sharing of identification results for packaged pharmaceuticals and facilitate management. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, a pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to a first aspect of the present disclosure is a pharmaceutical information remote sharing system having a server and a pharmaceutical identification device capable of communicating with the server, wherein the pharmaceutical identification device is equipped with a first processor, which identifies the type of pharmaceutical contained in a single packet based on a pharmaceutical image of the pharmaceutical packaged in a single sachet containing a single dose of pharmaceutical according to prescription information, and generates a list for each packet of the pharmaceutical image and a master image of the pharmaceutical of the type identified in the first identification result based on the pharmaceutical image, and displays the pharmaceutical as unknown if the pharmaceutical type is unknown in the first identification result; the server is equipped with a database and a second processor, and the second processor records facility information, prescription information, the photographed images of the pharmaceutical including the pharmaceutical image and the list, and the first identification result of the pharmaceutical identification device in the database; the information recorded in the database is accessible by a terminal device capable of communicating with the server.

[0009] According to this aspect, facility information of the drug identification device, prescription information, photographed images of the drug including drug images and a list, and the first identification result are recorded in a database, and the information recorded in the database is accessible by a terminal device, so that information on drugs packaged in a single package in the drug identification device can be remotely shared with the terminal device. Furthermore, the list is configured to display an unknown drug if the drug type is unknown in the first identification result, thereby improving the reliability of remote sharing of drug identification results and facilitating management. The first identification result may be a list.

[0010] A second aspect of the present disclosure relates to a remote pharmaceutical information sharing system, and in the first aspect, the pharmaceutical information remote sharing system includes a pharmaceutical identification device having a first display that displays a first identification result and an input device that corrects the first identification result, and a first processor displays on the first display that the first identification result has been confirmed by the first display and that the first identification result has been corrected by the input device, and a second processor records in a database that the first identification result has been confirmed and corrected.

[0011] A third aspect of the present disclosure provides a remote drug information sharing system, in the second aspect of the remote drug information sharing system, wherein the first processor is a sachet containing an unknown substance. Medicines The additional medicine image obtained by photographing the corrected sachet is displayed on the first display, and the second processor records the additional medicine image in the database, including it in the photographed image of the medicine.

[0012] A fourth aspect of the present disclosure relates to a remote pharmaceutical information sharing system, wherein in the remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to the third aspect, the first processor displays on the first display that a second identification result based on an additional pharmaceutical image has been confirmed by the first display and that the second identification result has been corrected by the input device, and the second processor records in the database that the second identification result has been confirmed and corrected.

[0013] A pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure is the pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the first processor is configured to read the pharmaceutical markings and / or Generates a list with enhanced printing.

[0014] A pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure is a pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, in which the pharmaceutical identification device and the terminal device are installed between a dispensing pharmacy and a dispensing pharmacy, between a dispensing pharmacy and a nursing facility, between a dispensing pharmacy and a medical institution, between a hospital pharmacy department and a hospital ward, and between a hospital pharmacy department and a nursing facility, respectively.

[0015] A seventh aspect of the present disclosure relates to a remote pharmaceutical information sharing system, in which the second processor encrypts personal information and records it in a database in a remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to any one of the first to sixth aspects.

[0016] A remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure is a remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, in which a first processor identifies the type of drug contained in a single package based on a pharmaceutical image including an image taken from one side of a sachet in which the drug is packaged and an image taken from another side different from the one side.

[0017] A remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure is a remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, wherein a first processor identifies the drug type of a non-packaged pharmaceutical based on a non-packaged pharmaceutical image of the non-packaged pharmaceutical, and a second processor records the non-packaged pharmaceutical image and a third identification result based on the non-packaged pharmaceutical image in a database.

[0018] A remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to a tenth aspect of the present disclosure is a remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to the ninth aspect, wherein the non-single-packaged pharmaceuticals include at least one of oral medications, topical medications, and injectable medications stored separately in a PTP (Press Through Package) sheet.

[0019] A remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to an eleventh aspect of the present disclosure is a remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to any one of the first to tenth aspects, wherein a first processor receives at least one of prescription information, instructions for packaging, requests for dispensing pharmaceuticals, requests for identifying pharmaceuticals, and delivery instructions via a network.

[0020] A remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to a twelfth aspect of the present disclosure is a remote pharmaceutical information sharing system according to any one of the first to eleventh aspects, which includes a terminal device, the terminal device including a third processor and a second display, and the third processor displays the first identification result on the second display.

[0021] In order to achieve the above object, a pharmaceutical information remote sharing method according to a thirteenth aspect of the present disclosure is a pharmaceutical information remote sharing method including: acquiring a pharmaceutical image of a pharmaceutical packaged in a single sachet containing a single dose of pharmaceutical in accordance with prescription information; identifying the type of pharmaceutical packaged based on the pharmaceutical image; generating a list for each package of the pharmaceutical image and a master image of the pharmaceutical of the type identified in a first identification result based on the pharmaceutical image, in which the list displays the pharmaceutical as unknown if the type is unknown in the first identification result; recording information about the facility that identified the type of pharmaceutical, the prescription information, the photographed image of the pharmaceutical including the pharmaceutical image and the list, and the first identification result in a database; and accessing the information recorded in the database by a terminal device.

[0022] According to this aspect, facility information of the drug identification device, prescription information, photographed images of the drug including the drug image and the list, and the first identification result are recorded in a database, and the information recorded in the database is accessible by a terminal device, so that the identification result of a packaged drug can be shared remotely. Furthermore, if the drug type is unknown in the first identification result, the list is displayed as an unknown item, so that the reliability of the remote sharing of drug identification results can be improved and management can be made easier. [Effects of the Invention]

[0023] According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the reliability of remote sharing of identification results of single-dose medicines and to facilitate management. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0024] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a system configuration diagram of the drug information remote sharing system. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a list displayed on a display. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a list displayed on the display. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a drug image and a list displayed on a display. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a list displayed on the display. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a list displayed on the display. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a list displayed on the display. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 shows a medicine image taken from the back side of a sachet and a medicine image taken from the front side. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] <Drug information sharing system> FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a drug information remote sharing system 10. The drug information remote sharing system 10 is a system that facilitates the reliability and management of the remote sharing of identification results of packaged drugs (an example of a "drug"). The drug information remote sharing system 10 includes a server 20, a packaged drug inspection machine 32 installed in a pharmacy 30, and a terminal device 52 installed in the pharmacy 50.

[0027] The server 20 is a cloud server installed in a cloud environment different from the environment of the pharmacy 30 and the pharmacy 50. The server 20 may be an on-premise server installed in the pharmacy 30. The server 20 includes a processor 20A (an example of a "second processor") and a memory 20B.

[0028] The hardware structure of processor 20A is various processors as follows: The various processors include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), which is a general-purpose processor that executes software (programs) and functions as various functional units, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), which is a processor specialized for image processing, a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), which is a processor whose circuit configuration can be changed after manufacturing such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), and a dedicated electrical circuit, which is a processor having a circuit configuration designed specifically for executing specific processing such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).

[0029] A single processing unit may be configured with one of these various processors, or may be configured with two or more processors of the same or different types (e.g., multiple FPGAs, a combination of a CPU and an FPGA, or a combination of a CPU and a GPU). Also, multiple functional units may be configured with a single processor. Examples of multiple functional units configured with a single processor include, first, a configuration in which a single processor is configured with a combination of one or more CPUs and software, as typified by a client or server computer, and this processor operates as multiple functional units. Second, a configuration in which a processor is used to realize the functions of an entire system including multiple functional units on a single IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, as typified by an SoC (System On Chip). In this way, the various functional units are configured with one or more of the above-mentioned various processors as a hardware structure.

[0030] Furthermore, the hardware structure of these various processors is, more specifically, an electric circuit made up of a combination of circuit elements such as semiconductor elements.

[0031] The memory 20B stores instructions to be executed by the processor 20A.

[0032] The server 20 also includes a database 22. The database 22 stores information such as "prescription information" written on the prescription, "packaging instructions" for the dispensed medicine, "request information" including information on the requesting pharmacy 30 and the requesting pharmacy 50, "delivery instructions" including the delivery address for the packaged medicine, and "drug information" including the history of dispensing, packaging, and delivery of the medicine. The information stored in the database 22 can be accessed via the server 20 by a terminal device 52, which will be described later.

[0033] The pharmacy 30 is a dispensing pharmacy with pharmacists who dispenses and packages medicines based on prescription information from a client. The packaged medicine inspection machine 32 (an example of a "drug identification device") is a device that inspects (identifies) the type of medicine based on a pharmaceutical image of a drug packaged in a sachet for one dose according to prescription information. The packaged medicine inspection machine 32 is configured to be able to communicate with the server 20 via a communication network such as the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), or a WAN (Wide Area Network).

[0034] The dosing inspection machine 32 includes a processor 32A, an input device 32B, and a display 32C. The processor 32A (an example of a "first processor") has the same configuration as the processor 20A of the server 20. The input device 32B is an input device that allows the pharmacist to input various information and desired instructions to the dosing inspection machine 32. The display 32C (an example of a "first display") is a display device that allows the pharmacist to visually confirm (confirm) information such as the inspection results (identification results). The display 32C displays a screen required for operation on the input device 32B and functions as a part that realizes a GUI (Graphical User Interface).

[0035] The packaging inspection machine 32 is equipped with a database 34. Information such as the inspection results by the packaging inspection machine 32 is recorded in the database 34. The packaging inspection machine 32 also has a packaging machine 36. The packaging machine 36 places a single dose of medicine into a packet according to prescription information and packages the medicine. The packaging inspection machine 32 also has a camera (not shown) that photographs the front and back of each packet of medicine.

[0036] The pharmaceuticals packaged by the packaging machine 36 may include capsules in which powder or granules are filled into a capsule base, or solid tablets formed into a specific shape by compression molding. The pharmaceuticals are engraved and / or printed. "Engraving and / or printing" means "either engraving or printing" or "both engraving and printing." "Engraving" means that identification information is formed by forming a groove, which is a recessed area, on the surface of the pharmaceutical. The groove is not limited to being formed by digging into the surface, but may also be formed by pressing the surface. The engraving may also include markings that do not have an identification function, such as a score line.

[0037] Furthermore, "printed" means that identifying information is formed by applying edible ink or the like to the surface of the medicine with or without contact. Here, "applied by printing" is synonymous with "applied by printing."

[0038] The pharmacy 30 is further provided with a dispensing shelf 38, other dispensing equipment 40, and a database 42.

[0039] The dispensing shelf 38 is a shelf where medicines are sorted by type and stored. The dispensing shelf 38 may be a picking device such as an automatic medicine dispenser. Other dispensing devices 40 may include a sterilizer, an electronic balance, a sachet printer, etc. The database 42 records information about medicine inventory, etc.

[0040] The pharmacy 50 is a facility located in an environment remote from the pharmacy 30. The pharmacy 50 is a dispensing pharmacy that has a pharmacist and requests the client pharmacy 30 to dispense and package medicines to be taken by the patient 60.

[0041] The terminal device 52 includes a processor 52A, an input device 52B, and a display 52C. The processor 52A (an example of a "third processor") has a configuration similar to that of the processor 20A of the server 20. The input device 52B is an input device that allows a user, such as a pharmacist at the pharmacy 50, to input various information and desired instructions to the server 20. The display 52C (an example of a "second display") is a display device that allows the user to visually recognize information transmitted from the server 20. The terminal device 52 is configured to be able to communicate with the server 20 via a communication network such as the Internet, a LAN, or a WAN, and can access information recorded in the database 22 via the server 20.

[0042] The patient 60 is a patient who is prescribed a medicine according to a prescription written by a doctor. The patient 60 resides in an environment remote from the pharmacy 30, and may be at home, in a hospital ward, or in a facility. The patient 60 may have a terminal device (not shown) configured to be able to communicate with the server 20 via a communication network such as the Internet, a LAN, or a WAN.

[0043] 1, one requesting pharmacy 30 and one requesting pharmacy 50 are shown for the server 20, but multiple pharmacies 30 and multiple pharmacies 50 may be connected to the server 20. Such a server 20 allows drug information for multiple patients 60 to be shared among multiple pharmacies 30 and multiple pharmacies 50.

[0044] <Method for remotely sharing drug information> The processor 52A of the terminal device 52 of the pharmacy 50 acquires prescription information (e.g., an electronic prescription) of a drug to be prescribed to the patient 60, prepared by a doctor, and transmits the prescription information, a request for dispensing a single dose, and a delivery instruction to the server 20. The request for dispensing a single dose of a drug includes a dispensing request, a package instruction, and an identification request. The processor 52A may transmit at least one of the prescription information, dispensing request, package instruction, identification request, and delivery instruction to the server 20.

[0045] The processor 20A of the server 20 receives the prescription information, the request for dispensing in a single dose, and the delivery instruction from the terminal device 52, and records the received prescription information, the request for dispensing in a single dose, and the delivery instruction in the database 22. The processor 20A also encrypts the personal information of the patient 60 and records it in the database 22. The processor 20A then transmits the received prescription information, the request for dispensing in a single dose, and the delivery instruction to the pharmacy 30.

[0046] The processor 32A of the package inspection machine 32 in the pharmacy 30 receives prescription information, a package dispensing request, and delivery instructions from the server 20, and records the received prescription information, package dispensing request, and delivery instructions in the database 34. The packaging machine 36 also dispenses and packages the medicine in accordance with the received prescription information and package dispensing request.

[0047] Next, the processor 32A of the package inspection machine 32 uses a camera (not shown) to photograph each package of the drugs packaged by the packaging machine 36, and acquires drug images. Based on the acquired drug images, the processor 32A performs an audit in accordance with the received prescription information and the request for package dispensing, and identifies the drug type of the packaged drug. The processor 32A also generates a list for each package of drug images and master images of drugs of the drug type identified in the first identification result based on the drug images, and displays the drug as unknown if the drug type is unknown in the first identification result.

[0048] Processor 32A displays the first identification result on display 32C. Processor 32A displays, for example, a list as the first identification result. A pharmacist at pharmacy 30 visually checks the first identification result displayed on display 32C and confirms whether the first identification result is correct and whether the correct medicine is packaged in each sachet. Processor 32A may display a medicine image on display 32C. Processor 32A displays on display 32C that the first identification result has been confirmed. A pharmacist at pharmacy 30 may correct the first identification result using input device 32B. When the first identification result is corrected using input device 32B, processor 32A displays on display 32C that the first identification result has been corrected.

[0049] If there is an unknown item in the sachet, the pharmacist at pharmacy 30 will correct the medicine in the sachet containing the unknown item. For example, if it contains something other than the medicine in the prescription information, the unknown item will be removed, and if it is a standing tablet, the orientation will be corrected. Also, if there is a shortage of medicine, the desired medicine will be added. Note that a standing tablet is a medicine in which the side on which the marking and / or printing is added is approximately perpendicular to the front and back of the sachet. When a standing tablet medicine is photographed from the front and back of the sachet, a medicine image is obtained that does not show the marking and / or printing that is added.

[0050] The dosing inspection machine 32 re-inspects the corrected sachet. That is, the processor 32A takes an additional photograph of the corrected sachet using a camera (not shown) and performs a re-inspection based on the additional drug image. The processor 32A displays a second identification result based on the additional drug image on the display 32C. The processor 32A may also display the additional drug image on the display 32C. A pharmacist at the pharmacy 30 visually checks the second identification result displayed on the display 32C and confirms whether the second identification result is correct and whether the correct drug is packaged in the corrected sachet. The processor 32A displays on the display 32C that the second identification result has been confirmed. If the second identification result is corrected using the input device 32B, the processor 32A displays on the display 32C that the second identification result has been corrected. The corrected sachet may be inspected by a pharmacist at the pharmacy 30 without using the dosing inspection machine 32.

[0051] The processor 32A records the identification results, including the first identification result and the second identification result, the photographed images, including drug images before and after the correction, and records of missing items and corrections, in the database 34 in association with the prescription information, the request for dosage in a single dose, and the delivery instructions, and transmits them to the server 20. The processor 32A may record the facility information of the identified pharmacy 30, the identification date and time, the name of the pharmacist who confirmed the identification results, etc., in the database 34 and transmit them to the server 20. The processor 20A of the server 20 records the received identification results, photographed images, records of missing items, and records of corrections in association with the prescription information, the request for dosage in a single dose, and the delivery instructions, in the database 22. The processor 20A may transmit the received identification results, photographed images, records of missing items, and records of corrections to the pharmacy 50. The identification results, photographed images, records of missing items, and records of corrections correspond to "drug information." The processor 20A may record the facility information of the identified pharmacy 30, the identification date and time, the name of the pharmacist who confirmed the identification results, etc., in the database 22.

[0052] Furthermore, processor 32A of package inspection machine 32 identifies the drug type of a non-packaged drug based on a non-packaged drug image taken of a drug that is not packaged in a single package in accordance with the prescription information, and may record the non-packaged drug image and a third identification result based on the non-packaged drug image in database 34, may display it on display 32C, or may transmit it to server 20. Non-packaged drugs include at least one of oral medications, topical medications, and injectable medications that are classified and stored in PTP (Press Through Package) sheets. Oral medications are medications that are taken orally, topical medications are medications that are applied to the skin, and injectable medications are medications that are administered with a syringe.

[0053] The terminal device 52 obtains the identification result, the photographed image, the record of the unknown item, and the correction from the database 22 via the server 20, and displays them on the display 52C. This allows the pharmacist at the pharmacy 50 to finally check the identification result, the photographed image, the record of the unknown item, and the correction of the medicine prescribed to the patient 60.

[0054] The pharmacy 30 then delivers the packaged medicine to the patient 60 in accordance with the received delivery instructions. This allows the medicine prescribed by the doctor to be delivered to the patient 60. The packaged medicine may be delivered to the patient 60 via the pharmacy 50.

[0055] In this way, according to the pharmaceutical information remote sharing system 10, information on pharmaceuticals prescribed to patient 60 can be shared between pharmacists at pharmacies 30 and 50, improving the reliability of remote sharing of identification results for packaged pharmaceuticals and making management easier.

[0056] Here, an example has been described in which the dosing inspection machine 32 is installed in the pharmacy 30 and the terminal device 52 is installed in the pharmacy 50, but the facilities in which the dosing inspection machine 32 and the terminal device 52 are installed are not limited to this example. The dosing inspection machine 32 and the terminal device 52 may be installed in a dispensing pharmacy and a nursing care facility, a dispensing pharmacy and a medical institution, a hospital pharmacy department and a hospital ward, or a hospital pharmacy department and a nursing care facility, respectively. In any case, information about dosing-packaged pharmaceuticals can be shared by the server 20 between the facility in which the dosing inspection machine 32 is installed and the facility in which the terminal device 52 is installed.

[0057] <Example of a photo> [List] The photographed images shared between the pharmacy 30 and the pharmacy 50 include images in which images of medicines are listed.

[0058] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a list L1 of the identification results displayed on the display 32C. Here, an example is shown in which 14 sachets contain one each of medicine A, medicine B, medicine C, medicine D, and medicine E. Note that medicine A is a capsule, and medicine B, medicine C, medicine D, and medicine E are tablets.

[0059] The list L1 has a column F0 displaying a master image of the medicine to be dispensed, and columns F1 to F14 displaying images of the medicine to be packaged in each sachet. That is, columns F1 to F14 display images of the medicine packaged in packets numbered 001 to 014, respectively.

[0060] Each column F0 to F14 is divided into row G1 displaying an image of the front side of drug A, row G2 displaying an image of the back side of drug A, row G3 displaying an image of the front side of drug B, row G4 displaying an image of the back side of drug B, row G5 displaying an image of the front side of drug C, row G6 displaying an image of the back side of drug C, row G7 displaying an image of the front side of drug D, row G8 displaying an image of the back side of drug D, row G9 displaying an image of the front side of drug E, and row G10 displaying an image of the back side of drug E.

[0061] Display images corresponding to the respective positions are displayed in the rows G1 to G10 of the columns F0 to F14. Note that the list L1 can be scrolled to display display images of medicines that are off the screen.

[0062] The display image is an image obtained by detecting the area of ​​the target drug from the drug image and cutting out the detected area. The master image is recorded in the database 34. The displayed image of the drug and the displayed image of the master image have the engraved and / or printed portions aligned in the same direction.

[0063] The inscribed and / or printed portions of the pharmaceutical product may be displayed with emphasis. Figure 3 shows an example of a list L2 of the identification results displayed on the display 32C. The layout of the display image of list L2 is the same as that of list L1. In list L2, the inscribed and / or printed portions are emphasized in the display image of the pharmaceutical product and the display image of the master image. Here, the inscribed and / or printed portions are emphasized by displaying the pharmaceutical product portion with a relatively high brightness and the inscribed and / or printed portions with a relatively low brightness.

[0064] [Image of medicine in a sachet] The captured images shared between pharmacies 30 and 50 include images of the front and back sides of a sachet. Figure 4 shows an example of a pharmaceutical image IF, pharmaceutical image IB, and identification result list L3 displayed on display 32C. Pharmaceutical image IF is an image of the front side of a sachet, and pharmaceutical image IB is an image of the back side of a sachet. In the example shown in Figure 4, it is an image of a package numbered 004. Pharmaceutical image IB is displayed with the left and right sides reversed. Furthermore, the engraved and / or printed portions of pharmaceutical images IF and IB are each emphasized.

[0065] List L3 is a list of the identification results based on drug images IF and IB, and in the example shown in Figure 4, it is the identification result for package number 004. List L3 has column F20 displaying a display image of the master image of the drug to be dispensed and column F21 displaying a display image of the drug packaged in a sachet. Columns F20 and F21 are divided into row G11 displaying a display image of the front side of drug A, row G12 displaying a display image of the back side of drug A, row G13 displaying a display image of the front side of drug B, row G14 displaying an image of the back side of drug B, row G15 displaying an image of the front side of drug C, row G16 displaying an image of the back side of drug C, row G17 displaying an image of the front side of drug D, row G18 displaying an image of the back side of drug D, row G19 displaying an image of the front side of drug E, and row G20 displaying an image of the back side of drug E.

[0066] In each of rows G11 to G20 of columns F20 and F21, a display image corresponding to each position is displayed. Note that the list L3 can be scrolled to display display images of medicines that are off the screen. The display images of medicines displayed in list L3 and the display images of the master image have the engraved and / or printed portions aligned in the same direction, and the engraved and / or printed portions are emphasized.

[0067] [Display of missing items] If an unknown object is found in the identification result, the unknown object may be displayed. Figures 5, 6, and 7 are diagrams showing examples of lists L4, L5, and L6 displayed on display 32C. Lists L4, L5, and L6 each have a row G21 that displays a display image of the front side of the unknown object, and a row G22 that displays a display image of the back side of the unknown object. Rows G21 and G22 are located at the top of each column. Rows G9 and G10 are outside the screen, but can be displayed by scrolling.

[0068] List L4 in Figure 5 shows a case where package number 004 contains an aluminum piece of PTP sheet as an unknown item. In list L4, display images of the front and back of the aluminum piece of PTP sheet are displayed in rows G21 and G22 of the unknown item in column F4. List L5 in Figure 6 shows a case where package number 004 contains a drug other than the drug in the prescription information. In list L5, display images of the front and back of the unknown drug are displayed in rows G21 and G22 of the unknown item in column F4. List L6 in Figure 7 shows a case where package number 004 contains a drug with a standing tablet. In list L6, display images of the front and back of the drug with a standing tablet are placed in rows G21 and G22 of the unknown item in column F4. Note that in list L6, rows G5 and G6 of drug C in column F4 are left blank.

[0069] In the lists L4, L5, and L6, the engraved and / or printed portions of the display images of the medicines and the master images are emphasized. The same applies to the display images of the unknown medicines.

[0070] [If unable to identify] If the packaged medicines are stand-up tablets or overlap each other and cannot be identified by the package inspection machine 32, photographs of the front and back of the package are taken again using a camera (not shown).

[0071] FIG. 8 shows a pharmaceutical image I1 taken from the back side of a sachet BG (an example of "one side of the sachet") and a pharmaceutical image I2 taken from the front side (an example of "the other side"). Here, five pharmaceuticals MD are enclosed in the sachet BG. A label LB is attached to the front side of the sachet BG. Pharmaceutical image I2 was taken with the pharmaceutical MD moved to a position where the label LB is not attached so that the pharmaceutical MD is not hidden by the label LB.

[0072] The label LB contains the patient's name (here, "Fuji Taro"), the timing of administration (here, "January 22, 2022, after breakfast"), the medicine packet number (here, "004"), etc. In the medicine images I1 and I2, the medicine's markings are highlighted.

[0073] These drug images I1 and I2 are linked to the unidentified package and stored in the database 34 together with a second identification result separately specified by the pharmacist, and are also transmitted to the server 20. The second identification result may be obtained by performing another inspection in the package inspection machine 32 based on the drug images I1 and I2.

[0074] <Other> The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. The configurations and the like in each embodiment can be appropriately combined with each other within the scope that does not deviate from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0075] 10. Drug information remote sharing system 20...Server 20A...Processor 20B...Memory 22...Database 30...Pharmacy 32...Single-package inspection machine 32A...Processor 32B...input device 32C...Display 34...Database 36...Packaging machine 38...Pharmacy shelf 40...Other dispensing equipment 42...Database 50...Pharmacy 52...Terminal device 52A...Processor 52B...input device 52C...Display 60...patient A...Medicines B: Pharmaceuticals BG…Saving bag C...Medicines D...Medicines E...Medicines F0~F14, F20, F21... columns G1~G22…rows I1, I2, IB, IF…Pharmaceutical images L1~L6…List LB...Label MD: Pharmaceuticals

Claims

1. A drug information remote sharing system having a server and a plurality of drug identification devices capable of communicating with the server, the plurality of drug identification devices being installed in different facilities, The medication identification device comprises a first processor; the first processor identifies the drug type of the packaged drug based on a drug image of the drug packaged in a single sachet in accordance with prescription information and a package packaging request received from a terminal device capable of communicating with the server, and generates a list for each package of the drug image and a master image of the drug of the drug type in the first identification result based on the drug image, in which if the drug type in the first identification result is unknown, the list displays the drug as unknown; the server comprises a database and a second processor; The second processor records facility information of the drug identification device, the prescription information, the photographed image of the drug including the drug image and the list, and the first identification result in the database; The information recorded in the database is accessible by the terminal device. Remote drug information sharing system.

2. the drug identification device comprises a first display that displays the first identification result; and an input device that modifies the first identification result; the first processor displays on the first display that the first identification result has been confirmed by the first display and that the first identification result has been corrected by the input device; the second processor records in the database that the first identification result has been confirmed and corrected; The pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to claim 1.

3. The first processor displays, on the first display, an additional medicine image obtained by photographing an additional sachet in which the medicine in the sachet containing the unknown object has been corrected; The second processor records the additional medicine image in the database together with the captured image of the medicine. The pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to claim 2.

4. The first processor displays on the first display that the second identification result based on the additional medicine image has been confirmed by the first display and that the second identification result has been corrected using the input device; the second processor records in the database that the second identification result has been confirmed and corrected; The pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to claim 3.

5. the first processor generates the list highlighting the marking and / or printing of the pharmaceutical product on the pharmaceutical product image; The pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to claim 1.

6. The drug identification device and the terminal device are installed in one of a dispensing pharmacy and a dispensing pharmacy, a dispensing pharmacy and a nursing facility, a dispensing pharmacy and a medical institution, a hospital pharmacy department and a hospital ward, and a hospital pharmacy department and a nursing facility, respectively. The pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to claim 1.

7. The second processor encrypts the personal information and records it in the database. The pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to claim 1.

8. the first processor identifies the drug type of the packaged drug based on the drug images including an image taken from one side of a sachet in which the drug is packaged and an image taken from another side different from the one side; The pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to claim 1.

9. the first processor identifies a drug type of the non-packaged drug based on a non-packaged drug image obtained by capturing the non-packaged drug; the second processor records the non-packaged pharmaceutical image and a third identification result based on the non-packaged pharmaceutical image in the database; The pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to claim 1.

10. The non-packaged pharmaceutical product includes at least one of an internal medicine, an external medicine, and an injection medicine, each of which is divided and stored in a PTP (Press Through Package) sheet. The drug information remote sharing system according to claim 9.

11. the first processor receives, via a network, at least one of the prescription information, instructions for packaging, a request for dispensing the medicine, a request for identifying the medicine, and a delivery instruction; The pharmaceutical information remote sharing system according to claim 1.

12. The terminal device is provided the terminal device includes a third processor and a second display; the third processor causes the second display to display the first identification result; The drug information remote sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

13. A method for remotely sharing drug information in a drug information remote sharing system having a server and a plurality of drug identification devices capable of communicating with the server, the plurality of drug identification devices being installed in different facilities, comprising: a first processor included in the drug identification device identifies the drug type of the packaged drug based on a drug image of the drug packaged in a single sachet in accordance with prescription information and a package packaging request received from a terminal device capable of communicating with the server, and generates a list for each package of the drug image and a master image of the drug of the drug type in the first identification result based on the drug image, in which if the drug type is unknown in the first identification result, the list displays the drug as unknown; a second processor included in the server records information about the facility that identified the drug type, the prescription information, the photographed image of the drug including the drug image and the list, and the first identification result in a database included in the server; Including, The information recorded in the database is accessible by the terminal device. Methods for remote sharing of drug information.

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