Pharmaceutical injection device, method for controlling pharmaceutical injection device, program, and recording medium

A pharmaceutical injection device, comprising:

• a main case that has a cartridge holder configured to hold a pharmaceutical cartridge;
• a piston that is inserted into the pharmaceutical cartridge mounted to the cartridge holder;
• a drive motor that drives the piston;
• an instruction signal generator that generates an instruction signal that instructs a user to shake the pharmaceutical cartridge to mix or dissolve a pharmaceutical that is contained in the pharmaceutical cartridge;
• and
• a controller that controls the instruction signal generator so as to issue the instruction signal at specific intervals to give an instruction to shake the pharmaceutical cartridge for properly mixing or dissolving a pharmaceutical before the drive motor is actuated to inject the pharmaceutical, and
• wherein the instruction signal generator generates an instruction signal of light and/or sound and/or vibration at the specific intervals for a shaking period.