# US 2019/0378600 A1 · Medicine management apparatus and medicine management method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0378600 A1 - Document ID: US20190378600A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/424,911 - Filed: 2019-05-29 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-12 - Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd. - Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd. - Inventors: Takaaki KIMURA; Kota OTAKE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190378600A1 ## CPC - G16H 20/10: relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients - G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling - G06Q 10/0875: Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials - G16H 40/20: for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms - G06Q 30/018: Certifying business or products - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A medicine management apparatus has a production management apparatus that manages lot information including a lot number of a medicine and lot trace information; a change management apparatus that manages change control information including a change control number of the medicine and product information; and an input apparatus that inputs the lot number of the medicine and the change control number, the medicine management apparatus including: a first storage unit that stores the lot information r; a second storage unit that stores the lot trace information; a third storage unit that stores the change control information; and a data management unit that manages the lot information including the lot number and the lot trace information in association with the change control information including the change control number according to the lot number and the change control number to be applied to a product having the lot number that is input. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A medicine management apparatus connected so as to be capable of receiving information from: a production management apparatus that manages lot information including a lot number of a medicine and lot trace information; a change management apparatus that manages change control information including a change control number of the medicine, an importing country, and product information; and an input apparatus that inputs the lot number of the medicine and the change control number, the medicine management apparatus comprising: a first storage unit that stores the lot information received from the production management apparatus; a second storage unit that stores the lot trace information received from the production management apparatus; a third storage unit that stores the change control information received from the change management apparatus; and a data management unit that manages the lot information including the lot number and the lot trace information in association with the change control information including the change control number according to the lot number and the change control number to be applied to a product having the lot number input from the input apparatus. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth storage unit that stores the lot number and the change control number to be applied to the product having the lot number input from the input apparatus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein first lot information out of the lot information stored in the first storage unit is updated by second lot information out of the lot information received from the production management apparatus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the data management unit manages the second lot information in association with the change control information associated with the first lot information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein first lot trace information out of the lot trace information stored in the second storage unit is updated by second lot trace information out of the lot trace information received from the production management apparatus. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the data management unit manages the second lot trace information in association with the change control information associated with the first lot trace information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein first change control information out of the change control information stored in the third storage unit is updated by second change control information out of the change control information received from the change management apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the data management unit manages the second change control information in association with the lot information and the lot trace information associated with the first change control information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data management unit manages the change control information including the change control number to be applied to a predetermined product in association with the lot information of a raw material of the product and/or a processed product. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lot information includes item information, and the data management unit manages the change control information including the change control number to be applied to a predetermined product in association with the lot information of a product including the same item information as the product. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lot trace information includes movement information, and the data management unit manages the change control information including the change control number to be applied to a predetermined product in association with the lot information of the product before or after movement. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the association of the change control information with the lot information of the product before or after the movement is released when the movement information is deleted. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The medicine management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an output apparatus is connected to the medicine management apparatus so as to be capable of receiving information. ### Claim 14 A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to perform a method comprising the steps of: receiving information from: a production management apparatus that manages lot information including item information and a lot number of a medicine and lot trace information; a change management apparatus that manages change control information including a change control number of the medicine, an importing country, and product information; and an input apparatus that inputs the lot number of the medicine and the change control number, and the program causing the computer to execute: receiving the lot information from the production management apparatus; receiving the lot trace information from the production management apparatus; receiving the change control information from the change management apparatus; and associating the lot information including the lot number and the lot trace information with the change control information including the change control number according to the lot number and the change control number to be applied to a product having the lot number input from the input apparatus. ### Claim 15 (canceled)