Method for Controlling Medicine Compounding in an Automatic Medicine Packing Machine

Abstract

A method for controlling medicine compounding in an automatic medicine packing machine includes steps of extracting medicine information wherein medicine code and medicine information are extracted from prescription data that is input to the automatic medicine packing machine from a server computer, analyzing medicine code consistency wherein whether the medicine code extracted and medicine code of a reference medicine that is preset coincide is compared and analyzed, analyzing medicine information consistency wherein when the medicines codes are found not to coincide, whether the medicine information extracted and the medicine information of the reference medicine coincide is compared and analyzed, and compounding medicine when the medicine information coincide.

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CLAIMING FOREIGN PRIORITY[0001]The applicant claims and requests a foreign priority, through the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, based on patent applications filed in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) with the filing date of Nov. 13, 2006 with the patent application number 10-2006-0111796 by the applicant, the contents of which are incorporated by reference into this disclosure as if fully set forth herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to an automatic medicine packing machine. More particularly, the present invention relates to controlling method for medicine compounding in an automatic medicine packing machine, in which matters regarding a medicine having multiple identification codes are handled effectively.[0003]Generally, an automatic medicine packing machine continuously packs medicine that is dispensed per dose. Construction and operation of an automatic medicine packing machine are explained referring to FIG. 3. T...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]An objective of the invention is to provide a method for controlling medicine compounding in an automatic medicine packing machine that facilitates compounding of a medicine that has different medicine codes, prevents stopping due to inconsistency of medicine codes, and prevents inconvenience in usage and delay of compounding.

[0011]Another objective of the invention is to provide a method for controlling medicine compounding in an automatic medicine packing machine that facilitates checking inconsistency by a user by displaying medicines that have inconsistent medicine codes and improves precision against inconsistency.

[0012]Still another objective of the invention is to provide a method for controlling medicine compounding in an automatic medicine packing machine that eliminates manual compounding due to a medicine that has different amounts and increases compounding speed.

[0013]Still another objective of the invention is to provide a method for controlling medicine compounding in an automatic medicine packing machine that continues compounding and excludes medicine that is impossible or takes long time to supplement, thereby preventing delay of medicine compounding.

[0022]The advantages of the present invention are: (1) compounding of the same medicine having different medicine codes are facilitated, stopping of compounding due to inconsistent medicine codes is prevented, inconvenience in usage due to medicine code inconsistency is eliminated, delay in compounding is prevented; (2) checking inconsistency by a user is facilitated by displaying medicines that have inconsistent medicine codes and precision against inconsistency is improved thereby performing compounding and packing of medicine more precisely; (3) manual compounding due to a medicine that has different amounts is not needed and compounding speed is substantially increased by reduction of manual compounding; and (4) compounding is continued excluding medicine that is impossible or takes long time to supplement, thereby preventing delay of medicine compounding.

Problems solved by technology

When the medicine code in the prescription data that is input to the machine is different from the medicine code that is preset in the controller, that is the medicine code for the medicine contained in the tablet cassette, it is impossible to prepare and pack the medicine, even though the medicine is the same while the medicine codes are different.

In this case, separate setting operation is required to make the medicine codes consistent, thereby increasing inconvenience and delaying preparation and packing of medicines.

Also, it is not possible to prepare a medicine when the amounts are different for the same medicine, thereby requiring manual preparation.

In addition, when a medicine inside a tablet cassette is exhausted during preparation or packing and supplement of the medicine is required, it is impossible or takes substantial time to supplement.

Resultant delay is a big problem especially medicines required in emergency.

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