PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a PTP tablet taking-out detector preventing a patient from forgetting to take medicines, capable of checking whether or not the patient takes the medicines prescribed by a doctor as instructed and instructing the patient.SOLUTION: The PTP tablet taking-out detector comprises: a PTP support part 3 on which a PTP 21 is placed and that has a drop hole 4 for the PTP tablet 22; a tablet pressing rod 6 that freely lowers toward the drop hole 4 of the PTP tablet 22; and a detector 8 for detecting taking-out of the PTP tablet 22 by the tablet pressing rod 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】患者が薬の服用を忘れることを防止し、医師が処方した薬を患者が医師の指示通りに服用しているか、を確認及び指導することができるPTP錠剤取出し検出装置を提供する。【解決手段】PTP包装体21を載置するとともにPTP錠剤22の落下孔4を有するPTP包装体支持部3と、前記PTP錠剤22の落下孔4に向けて下降自在の錠剤押圧杆6と、該錠剤押圧杆6による前記PTP錠剤22の取出しを検知する検知器8と、からなる。【選択図】図2