Abstract: A tablet packing apparatus in which there is no risk that next tablets will be mixed into tablets previously discharged. The packing apparatus includes a plurality of feeder vessels (36) containing the tablets, a plurality of mounting bases (32) on which respective feeder vessels (36) are mounted, and a tablet reserving member (200) disposed below the mounting base (32) and reserving the tablets fed from the feeder vessels (36) and a shutter (203,300) which is movable to open and close the lower opening of the tablet reserving member (200). The apparatus further comprises a LED (201) which is turned on when the tablets are fed to the tablet reserving member (200) and a sensor (206, 301a, 301b) for detecting opening or closing operation of the shutter (203), whereby when the sensor (206, 301a, 301b) detects the opening operation of the shutter (203,300), the LED (201) is turned off.

Abstract: A support member (7) is positioned at a lower part of a storage container (3). The support member (7) supports a second medicine container (10, 16, 17) placed on the lowermost medicine container so that the lowermost medicine container falls off by its own weight. The discharge member (8) discharges the medicine container which fell off from the support member (7). The collecting mechanism (24) conveys the medicines containers discharged from the discharge member (8) to one position.

Abstract: An ampoule storage container 1 stores a plurality of ampoules 2 in a laterally orientated state with respect to a discharge direction. A belt conveyor 5 is disposed at the bottom of the ampoule storage container 1 so that the ampoule 2 can be conveyed in the laterally orientated state. An ampoule regulating member 10 is disposed above the belt 6 of the belt conveyor 5 to form a gap through which only one of the ampoule 2 can pass. A stopper 13 which comes into contact with the one end of the ampoule 2 passing through the gap is provided so that the ampoule 2 can be changed to a longitudinally orientated state. According to the present invention, the direction of the ampoule 2 can be changed and a desired number of ampoules 2 can be discharged one by one in spite of simple construction.

Abstract: A tablet cutting apparatus of the present invention comprises a conveyor 20 for conveying a tablet in a horizontal transport direction; a cutter 22, disposed above the conveyor 20, for cutting a notch in the tablet disposed on the conveyor 20; a divider roller 23, disposed downstream of the cutter 22 above the conveyor 20, for dividing the tablet into two halves along the notch formed by the cutter 22; and a collecting chamber or box 47, 54 for collecting halves of the tablets that have been divided by the divider roller 23. Thus, after notching the tablet by the cutter 22, the tablet is divided into two by the divider roller 23, whereby the tablet is precisely split into halves and collected into the collecting chamber or box 47, 54.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tablet packing apparatus in which there is no risk that next tablets are mixed into tablets previously discharged. The packing apparatus comprises a plurality of feeder vessels 36 containing the tablets, a plurality of mounting bases 32 on which respective feeder vessels 36 are mounted, and a tablet reserving member 200 disposed below the mounting base 32 and reserving the tablets fed from the feeder vessels 36 and a shutter 203,300 which is movable to open and close the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200. The apparatus further comprises a LED 201 which is turned on when the tablets are fed to the tablet reserving member 200 and a sensor 206, 301a, 301b for detecting opening or closing operation of the shutter 203, whereby when the sensor 206, 301a, 301b detects the opening operation of the shutter 203,300, the LED 201 is turned off.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tablet packing apparatus which is possible to feed specially administrative tablets separately from general tablets. Specially administrative tablets are contained in a feeder vessel. A tablet reserving member 200 is disposed below the feeder vessel 36. A shutter 203 which is movable to open and close the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200 is provided. When setting the tablet vessel beneath the tablet reserving member 200 and moving the shutter 203 to open the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200, the specially administrative tablets are fed into the tablet vessel without passing through the common passage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control apparatus for use in dispensing machines which can easily set up a plural kinds or a plural numbers of dispensing machines in the same manner. To do this end, the control apparatus for dispensing machines operates and controls a plural kinds or a plural numbers of dispensing machines in accordance with a prescription data. Use conditions of each dispensing machines are stored in an use condition setting file. A dispensing machine to be used for dispensing is selected in accordance with both the prescription data and the use condition setting file.

Abstract: An ampoule storage container 1 stores a plurality of ampoules 2 in a laterally orientated state with respect to a discharge direction. A belt conveyor 5 is disposed at the bottom of the ampoule storage container 1 so that the ampoule 2 can be conveyed in the laterally orientated state. An ampoule regulating member 10 is disposed above the belt 6 of the belt conveyor 5 to form a gap through which only one of the ampoule 2 can pass. A stopper 13 which comes into contact with the one end of the ampoule 2 passing through the gap is provided so that the ampoule 2 can be changed to a longitudinally orientated state. According to the present invention, the direction of the ampoule 2 can be changed and a desired number of ampoules 2 can be discharged one by one in spite of simple construction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dispensing control system with which an incompatible prescriptions can be efficiently handled and information about the incompatible prescription and its processing can be effectively used. By a control means 4, whether the prescription data includes incompatible prescription data is detected, the detected incompatible prescription data is allowed to wait and displayed on a display means 1, and processing of the incompatible prescription inputted by an input means 2 is started.

Abstract: A tablet cutting apparatus of the present invention comprises a conveyor 20 for conveying a tablet in a horizontal transport direction; a cutter 22, disposed above the conveyor 20, for cutting a notch in the tablet disposed on the conveyor 20; a divider roller 23, disposed downstream of the cutter 22 above the conveyor 20, for dividing the tablet into two halves along the notch formed by the cutter 22; and a collecting chamber or box 47, 54 for collecting halves of the tablets that have been divided by the divider roller 23. Thus, after notching the tablet by the cutter 22, the tablet is divided into two by the divider roller 23, whereby the tablet is precisely split into halves and collected into the collecting chamber or box 47, 54.

Abstract: A tablet cutting apparatus including a cutter (22) for notching a tablet, a receiver plate (39) for supporting the tablet from the bottom, and a divider roller (23) for dividing the tablet into two halves along the notch formed by the cutter (22). The tablet is held between the divider roller (23) and the receiver plate (29). Thus, after notching the tablet by the cutter (22), the tablet is divided into two by the receiver plate (39) and the divider roller (23), and thereby the tablet is precisely split into halves.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tablet packing apparatus which is possible to feed specially administrative tablets separately from general tablets. Specially administrative tablets are contained in a feeder vessel. A tablet reserving member 200 is disposed below the feeder vessel 36. A shutter 203 which is movable to open and close the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200 is provided. When setting the tablet vessel beneath the tablet reserving member 200 and moving the shutter 203 to open the lower opening of the tablet reserving member 200, the specially administrative tablets are fed into the tablet vessel without passing through the common passage.

Abstract: The support member 7 is positioned at the lower part of the storage container 3. The support member 7 supports the second medicine 10, 16, 17 placed on the lowermost medicine so that the lowermost medicine falls off by its own weight. The discharge member 8 discharges the medicine which fell off from the support member 7. The collecting mechanism 28 conveys the medicines discharged from the discharge member 8 to one position.

Abstract: The memory 5 stores shelf numbers of the respective shelf sections and the respective kinds of medicines housed in the medicine containers. The control unit 6 allows the memory 5 to store the corresponding relationship between the kind of a medicine housed in the medicine container and the shelf number upon attaching the medicine container to the shelf sections. The control unit 6 erases the corresponding relationship from the memory 5 upon detaching the medicine container from the shelf. Thus, it possible to carry out operations of attaching, detaching and exchanging medicine containers during a medicine packing operation.

Abstract: A medicine packing apparatus for packing medicine to be taken at each dosing time into respective medicine bags in accordance with a packing order. The apparatus includes a device for inputting prescription data; a device for deciding packing order, i.e., whether the packing order is dosing order or reverse dosing order, on the basis of the prescription data; a device for preparing print data for each dosing time in accordance with the packing order decided by the device for deciding packing order; a device for setting packing data for each dosing time in accordance with the packing order decided by the device for deciding packing order; a device for printing the print data prepared by the device for preparing print data; and a device for packing the medicine in accordance with the packing data set by the device for setting packing data.

Abstract: When drugs are prepared according to drug preparation order sheets printed by drug preparation order printers, it is desired to freely set the relation with the printers by setting data without directly connected and fixed to a control program of a control unit of a drug preparation order system so as to cope with e.g. relocations of drug preparation tables. As the drug preparation instruction system, a control unit and a plurality of drug preparation order printers are provided. In the data storage portion of the control unit, data showing the relation between drugs and drug types are stored. By reading drug type codes from inputted drug data, and by reading printer numbers corresponding to the respective drug type codes from a printer setting portion in which are stored data showing the relation between drug type codes and printer numbers, drug data are printed individually by the printers of the set numbers.

Abstract: The medicine packing apparatus packs the medicine 7 to be taken at each dosing time into respective medicine bag 10. The apparatus is possible to change the packing order to either dosing order or reverse dosing order on the basis of prescription data.

Abstract: A sealing device for a medication packing machine comprises memory means for storing a bag length setting file and a maximum containable medication quantity setting file. The bag length setting file contains, for each of said different bag lengths of said packing bags, a maximum medicament quantity ratio which means a ratio of the maximum quantity of standard medication containable in each packing bag with respective bag length to the maximum quantity of standard medication containable in a standard packing bag. The maximum containable medication quantity setting file contains a maximum quantity of each of other medication containable in said standard bag. A maximum containable medication quantity is read from said maximum containable medication quantity setting file on the basis of the type and quantity of medication for each medication-taking time in prescription data. A sum of containing rate of the medicament in the standard bag is calculated.

Abstract: A tablet packing apparatus is provided which can split a tablet into halves and wrap each of the half tablets automatically. Tablet supply section 1 supplies tablets housed therein kind by kind. Tablet cutting section 2 cuts a tablet supplied from the tablet supply section 1 into two parts. Tablet accumulating section 3 temporarily accumulates each tablet cut at the tablet cutting section. Tablet packing section 4 packs tablets stored in the tablet accumulating section 3.