Abstract: Provided is a method for determining the genuineness or spuriousness of a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration, comprising irradiating a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration with infrared light, the pharmaceutical composition for oral administration being marked with a mark including an edible substance which is visually recognizable under white light irradiation as well as under infrared irradiation and a mark including an edible substance which is visually recognizable under white light irradiation and is not visually recognizable under infrared irradiation, and determining whether a visually recognizable mark visually recognized on the pharmaceutical composition for oral administration irradiated with the infrared light and a prepared reference mark match.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a data transmission/reception system, data transmission/reception method and product information processing device for the easy and safe transmission/reception of data between a product information processing device inside a store and a data processing device outside the store.

Abstract: An indwelling needle assembly includes an outer needle hub having an outer needle fixed to the distal end portion thereof, an inner needle hub having an inner needle at the distal end portion thereof, and a needle guard that can accommodate the inner needle and the inner needle hub therein. The needle guard has a double-tube structure including an inner tube and an outer tube, and a connector for connecting the inner needle hub and the inner tube via the proximal end of said needle guard. The needle guard is also expandable by sliding the outer tube toward the proximal end of the inner tube. When the needle guard is extended, the inner needle hub is slid in the needle guard toward the proximal end of the needle guard by the connector.

Abstract: An indwelling needle assembly includes an outer needle hub having an outer needle fixed to the distal end portion thereof, an inner needle hub having an inner needle at the distal end portion thereof, and a needle guard that can accommodate the inner needle and the inner needle hub therein. The needle guard has a double-tube structure including an inner tube and an outer tube, and a connector for connecting the inner needle hub and the inner tube via the proximal end of said needle guard. The needle guard is also expandable by sliding the outer tube toward the proximal end of the inner tube. When the needle guard is extended, the inner needle hub is slid in the needle guard toward the proximal end of the needle guard by the connector.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound represented by formula (I): wherein, for example, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom; R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl group; A represents a group represented by formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.5 represents, for example, a hydrogen atom; and n represents an integer of 2 to 6, or a stereoisomer or optical isomer thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and compositions and methods for treating ischemic diseases. The compounds represented by formula (I) have an inhibitory action on calcium overload in addition to a vasorelaxing activity (calcium antagonism) and an inhibitory action on lipid peroxidation and are useful as a preventive or treating agent for ischemic diseases and hypertension.

Abstract: A refractometer comprising an optical pattern-beam projection system for projecting a pattern,light beam onto the fundus of a tested eye to measure refractive power of the tested eye, and an optical light-receiving system for receiving the pattern light beam reflected at the fundus to compute the refractive power of the tested eye. A deflecting member is inserted into an optical path of the optical pattern-beam projection system for deflecting the pattern light beam with respect to an optical axis of the optical pattern-beam projection system and then projecting the deflected pattern light beam onto the fundus.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus in which flexible antennas made of a conductive material are formed on a flexible insulating sheet. An insulating film made of a synthetic resin material is used as the insulating sheet, and the antennas are formed by adhering a metal foil on the insulating sheet or by depositing a metal film on the insulating sheet.