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Pharmacy network management system and method for refilling prescriptions

  • US 10,235,499 B1
  • Filed: 07/24/2013
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for refilling prescriptions comprising:

  • granting, via one or more computer processors, a customer access to a website including content received from an application server coupled to a network, the network connected to one or more member pharmacieslinking communications, by a network server, between the network and an application server associated with one or more member pharmacies;

    integrating, by the application server, an in-house customer database associated with each of the one or more member pharmacies, an in-house intranet server associated with each of the one or more member pharmacies, and the network server such that prescription data stored internally at each of the one or more member pharmacies is accessible via the network, the prescription data including at least one of information concerning prescription drugs and a personal prescription drug history for at least one of the one or more customers;

    communicating, via the network and the network server, a prompt to the customer to enter a username and password previously associated with the customer;

    receiving a username and password entry from the customer in response to the prompting;

    verifying, via the one or more computer processors, the username and password entry from the customer based on the username and password previously associated with the customer;

    granting, via the one or more computer processors, the customer access to a secured portion of the website after verification of the username and password entry;

    generating, via the one or more computer processors, a prescription order selection display for the customer after granting the customer access to the secured portion of the website;

    generating, via the one or more computer processors, a display to facilitate customer access to pharmacy data corresponding to the customer;

    receiving, over the network via the one or more computer processors, a customer interaction from the customer indicating a customer selection;

    executing, by the one or more computer processors, one or more of the following without receiving communications from the customer other than communications via the network;

    when the customer interaction indicates a prescription order selection, generating, via the one or more computer processors, one or more prescription order displays to facilitate the refilling of a particular prescription, wherein the particular prescription is prescribed to the customer;

    when the customer interaction indicates a customer prescription refill selection, sending a confirmation of the refill of the selected prescription to the customer;

    when the customer interaction indicates a customer pharmacy data access selection, generating, via the one or more computer processors, one or more pharmacy data access displays for the customer facilitate customer access to at least one of a personal prescription drug history or specific drug information corresponding to the customer; and

    when the prescription drug history indicates a need to refill a current prescription, sending a reminder to the customer to have the current prescription refilled.

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