Medication preparation system
First Claim
1. A system for preparing patient-specific compounded medication doses comprising:
- a computerized medication compounding workstation configured toreceive a patient-specific compounded medication dose order over a network,retrieve an electronically stored protocol having a set of steps to prepare a patient-specific compounded medication dose specified by the patient-specific compounded medication dose order,display, on a graphical user interface to a pharmacy operator, information related to the set of steps for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose,receive input related to the preparation of the patient-specific compounded medication dose including at least (i) medication information scanned from at least one source medication container, and (ii) a digital image from a digital camera,verify, for each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose, completion of the step before allowing the pharmacy operator to move to a next step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose, completion being based on at least;
(a) confirmation that medication in at least one source medication container present at the medication compounding workstation is suitable for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose, as identified in the medication information scanned from the at least one source medication container, or (b) receipt of the digital image corresponding to completion of the step, andassociatively store in a database the patient-specific compounded medication dose order and information used to verify completion of each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose; and
a portal that is accessible remotely from the computerized medication compounding workstation and in communication with the database that associatively stores the patient-specific compounded medication dose order and the information used to verify completion of each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose, the portal configured to at least one of;
display the associatively stored patient-specific compounded medication dose order and the information used to verify completion of each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose for subsequent inspection or approval of the completed patient-specific compounded medication dose order, anddisplay reports relating to the preparation of a plurality of patient-specific compounded medication doses.
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Abstract
A system for preparing patient-specific compounded medication doses is disclosed. The system includes a computerized medication compounding workstation configured to receive a patient-specific compounded medication dose order over a network and retrieve an electronically stored protocol having a set of steps to prepare a patient-specific compounded medication dose specified by the patient-specific compounded medication dose order. The example workstation is also configured to display, on a graphical user interface to a pharmacy operator, information related to the set of steps for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose and receive input related to the preparation of the patient-specific compounded medication dose including at least medication information scanned from at least one source medication container and a digital image from a digital camera. The workstation verifies completion for each step before allowing the pharmacy operator to move to a next step to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose.
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1. A system for preparing patient-specific compounded medication doses comprising:
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a computerized medication compounding workstation configured to receive a patient-specific compounded medication dose order over a network, retrieve an electronically stored protocol having a set of steps to prepare a patient-specific compounded medication dose specified by the patient-specific compounded medication dose order, display, on a graphical user interface to a pharmacy operator, information related to the set of steps for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose, receive input related to the preparation of the patient-specific compounded medication dose including at least (i) medication information scanned from at least one source medication container, and (ii) a digital image from a digital camera, verify, for each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose, completion of the step before allowing the pharmacy operator to move to a next step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose, completion being based on at least; (a) confirmation that medication in at least one source medication container present at the medication compounding workstation is suitable for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose, as identified in the medication information scanned from the at least one source medication container, or (b) receipt of the digital image corresponding to completion of the step, and associatively store in a database the patient-specific compounded medication dose order and information used to verify completion of each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose; and a portal that is accessible remotely from the computerized medication compounding workstation and in communication with the database that associatively stores the patient-specific compounded medication dose order and the information used to verify completion of each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose, the portal configured to at least one of; display the associatively stored patient-specific compounded medication dose order and the information used to verify completion of each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose for subsequent inspection or approval of the completed patient-specific compounded medication dose order, and display reports relating to the preparation of a plurality of patient-specific compounded medication doses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medication compounding workstation system comprising:
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a medication compounding workstation including; a communications interface configured to receive an electronic medication dose order for a patient-specific compounded medication dose over a network; a scanner configured to receive medication information scanned from at least one source medication container; an interactive graphical user interface configured to display, to a pharmacy operator, a set of steps for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose; and a digital camera configured to capture a digital image of the pharmacy operator preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose; wherein, for each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose, the medication compounding workstation is configured to verify before moving to a next step that; (1) a source medication container suitable for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose, as identified in medication information scanned from the source medication container, is present at the medication compounding workstation, wherein the medication compounding workstation is configured to display an error in real-time (i) requiring the pharmacy operator to repeat the respective step, and (ii) preventing the pharmacy operator from providing verification for a subsequent step if the medication compounding workstation does not receive verification that a source medication container suitable for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose, as identified in medication information scanned from the source medication container, is present at the medication compounding workstation; (2) if required by the step, that the digital image of the pharmacy operator preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose is captured and associatively stored with the electronic medication dose order in a database; and (3) if required by the step, that a user input from the pharmacy operator indicating completion of the step is captured and associatively stored with the electronic medication dose order in a database; and a portal that is accessible remotely from the medication compounding workstation and in communication with the database, the portal configured to at least one of; display the associatively stored electronic medication dose order and the information used to verify completion of each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose for subsequent inspection or approval of the completed patient-specific compounded medication dose order, and display reports relating to the preparation of a plurality of patient-specific compounded medication doses. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for preparing patient-specific compounded medication doses comprising:
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a computerized medication compounding workstation configured to receive a patient-specific compounded medication dose order over a network, retrieve an electronically stored protocol having a set of steps to prepare a patient-specific compounded medication dose related to the patient-specific compounded medication dose order, display, on a graphical user interface to a pharmacy operator, information related to the set of steps for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose, receive input related to the preparation of the patient-specific compounded medication dose including (i) medication information scanned from at least one source medication container, and (ii) a digital image from a digital camera, and verify, for each medication required to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose, before allowing the pharmacy operator to move to a next step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose involving a different medication, that medication in at least one source medication container, as identified in the medication information scanned from the at least one source medication container, is present at the medication compounding workstation and is suitable for preparing the patient-specific compounded medication dose, and associatively store in a database the patient-specific compounded medication dose order and information used to verify completion of each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose; and a portal that is accessible remotely from the computerized medication compounding workstation and in communication with the database, the portal configured to at least one of; display the associatively stored patient-specific compounded medication dose order and the information used to verify completion of each step in the set of steps to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose for subsequent inspection or approval of the completed patient-specific compounded medication dose order, and display reports relating to the preparation of a plurality of patient-specific compounded medication doses, wherein for each medication required to prepare the patient-specific compounded medication dose, the computerized medication compounding workstation is configured to display an error in real-time requiring the pharmacy operator to repeat the respective step if the medication in the at least one source medication container is determined by the medication compounding workstation to be incorrect. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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