Liquid medication dispensing machine

Abstract

Provided is a liquid medication dispensing machine that can shorten the time to supply a liquid medication to a prescription bottle. The liquid medication dispensing machine is a liquid medication dispensing machine supplying a liquid medication from a liquid medication bottle containing the liquid medication to a prescription bottle, including a liquid medication stirring unit that stirs the liquid medication in the liquid medication bottle, a bottle holding unit that holds a plurality of liquid medication bottles including a first bottle containing a liquid medication G and a second bottle containing a liquid medication B, and a control unit that controls operation of the liquid medication dispensing machine. The control unit operates the liquid medication stirring unit to stir liquid medication B while liquid medication G is supplied from the first bottle to the prescription bottle.

1 . A liquid medication dispensing machine supplying a liquid medication from a liquid medication bottle said liquid medication to a prescription bottle, comprising:
 a liquid medication stirring unit that stirs said liquid medication in said liquid medication bottle;   a bottle holding unit that holds a plurality of said liquid medication bottles including a first bottle containing a first liquid medication and a second bottle containing a second liquid medication; and   a control unit that controls operation of said liquid medication dispensing machine, wherein   said control unit operates said liquid medication stirring unit to stir said second liquid medication while said first liquid medication is supplied from said first bottle to said prescription bottle.   
     
     
         2 . The liquid medication dispensing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein said control unit starts supplying said second liquid medication from said second bottle to said prescription bottle after supply of said first liquid medication to said prescription bottle is completed. 
     
     
         3 . The liquid medication dispensing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein said first liquid medication does not require stifling before supply to said prescription bottle. 
     
     
         4 . The liquid medication dispensing machine according to  claim 1 , comprising a bottle position changing unit that changes positions of the plurality of said liquid medication bottles held by said bottle holding unit, wherein
 said control unit operates said liquid medication stirring unit to stir said second liquid medication while said bottle position changing unit changes the positions of said liquid medication bottles.   
     
     
         5 . A liquid medication dispensing machine comprising:
 a liquid medication supply unit that has a plurality of liquid medication bottles containing liquid medications and supplies said liquid medications from said liquid medication bottles to a prescription bottle, respectively, said liquid medications including a stirring-requiring liquid medication that requires stirring before supply to said prescription bottle;   a liquid medication stirring unit that stirs said liquid medications in said liquid medication bottles; and   a control unit that causes said stirring-requiring liquid medication to be stirred by a time when a supply order of supplying said stirring-requiring liquid medication to said prescription bottle comes in a supply sequence in which said liquid medications contained in said plurality of liquid medication bottles are supplied from said liquid medication bottles to said prescription bottle, respectively.   
     
     
         6 . The liquid medication dispensing machine according to  claim 5 , wherein said control unit causes said stirring-requiring liquid medication to be stirred while said liquid medication having said supply order earlier than said stirring-requiring liquid medication is supplied to said prescription bottle. 
     
     
         7 . The liquid medication dispensing machine according to  claim 6 , wherein
 said liquid medications include a stirring-nonrequiring liquid medication that does not require stirring before supply to said prescription bottle, and   said control unit sets said supply sequence such that said supply order of said stirring-requiring liquid medication comes after said supply order of said stirring-nonrequiring liquid medication.   
     
     
         8 . The liquid medication dispensing machine according to  claim 2 , wherein said first liquid medication does not require stirring before supply to said prescription bottle. 
     
     
         9 . The liquid medication dispensing machine according to  claim 2 , comprising a bottle position changing unit that changes positions of the plurality of said liquid medication bottles held by said bottle holding unit, wherein
 said control unit operates said liquid medication stirring unit to stir said second liquid medication while said bottle position changing unit changes the positions of said liquid medication bottles.   
     
     
         10 . The liquid medication dispensing machine according to  claim 3 , comprising a bottle position changing unit that changes positions of the plurality of said liquid medication bottles held by said bottle holding unit, wherein
 said control unit operates said liquid medication stirring unit to stir said second liquid medication while said bottle position changing unit changes the positions of said liquid medication bottles.   
     
     
         11 . The liquid medication dispensing machine according to  claim 8 , comprising a bottle position changing unit that changes positions of the plurality of said liquid medication bottles held by said bottle holding unit, wherein
 said control unit operates said liquid medication stifling unit to stir said second liquid medication while said bottle position changing unit changes the positions of said liquid medication bottles.