Pharmacy drug management system providing patient specific drug dosing, drug interaction analysis, order generation, and patient data matching
First Claim
1. A computer system adapted for patient specific drug dosing, drug interaction analysis and order generation, comprising:
- a processor;
a medium readable by the processor for storing patient specific drug dosing code, drug interaction analysis code, and order entry code;
the patient specific drug dosing code when executed causing the processor to perform the steps of;
receiving medical data for a patient;
receiving an indication of a new drug for the patient;
detecting if the new drug provides a narrow therapeutic index;
receiving a first set of dosing parameters for the patient if the new drug provides a narrow therapeutic index; and
calculating a second set of dosing parameters for the patient from the medical data of the patient and the first set of dosing parameters;
the drug interaction analysis code when executed causing the processor to perform the steps of;
receiving medical data for the patient;
receiving an indication of a new drug for the patient;
checking the new drug for a drug interaction problem;
indicating a drug interaction problem if a drug interaction problem is detected;
selecting an alternative drug for the patient if the alternative drug is provided; and
selecting the new drug for the patient if an override command is received; and
the order generation code when executed causing the processor to perform the steps of;
providing an order on a display screen of the computer system after the drug interaction analysis code is executed;
receiving order information for the new drug into the order; and
processing the order.
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Abstract
A pharmacy drug management system provides pharmacy drug management software for patient-specific drug dosing, drug interaction analysis, order generation, and patient data matching. When a drug is added for a patient, the system detects if the drug is a doser drug requiring precise therapeutic dosing and also detects if the drug will cause any drug interaction problems for the patient, reducing the likelihood of clinical misjudgments. The system checks for drug interaction problems resulting from drugs, food allergies, and the medical condition of the patient. An on-screen order may then be generated. A doctor or pharmacist thus is aware of any drug interaction problems before writing an order for the patient. If a selected drug is a doser drug, the system uses phannacokinetic equations specific to the patient data to calculate the appropriate therapeutic dosing parameters. Through a therapy management module of the pharmacy drug management software, a clinical professional may access a formulary listing available drugs, advisories for drugs, drug and medical condition information help files, an infusion calculator, a note for recording patient events, access to a patient data matching database for locating therapies for patients with similar medical conditions to the particular patient, and other therapy tools, all from the screen of a computer system running the software.
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64 Claims
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1. A computer system adapted for patient specific drug dosing, drug interaction analysis and order generation, comprising:
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a processor;
a medium readable by the processor for storing patient specific drug dosing code, drug interaction analysis code, and order entry code;
the patient specific drug dosing code when executed causing the processor to perform the steps of;
receiving medical data for a patient;
receiving an indication of a new drug for the patient;
detecting if the new drug provides a narrow therapeutic index;
receiving a first set of dosing parameters for the patient if the new drug provides a narrow therapeutic index; and
calculating a second set of dosing parameters for the patient from the medical data of the patient and the first set of dosing parameters;
the drug interaction analysis code when executed causing the processor to perform the steps of;
receiving medical data for the patient;
receiving an indication of a new drug for the patient;
checking the new drug for a drug interaction problem;
indicating a drug interaction problem if a drug interaction problem is detected;
selecting an alternative drug for the patient if the alternative drug is provided; and
selecting the new drug for the patient if an override command is received; and
the order generation code when executed causing the processor to perform the steps of;
providing an order on a display screen of the computer system after the drug interaction analysis code is executed;
receiving order information for the new drug into the order; and
processing the order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of patient specific dosing of a drug with a narrow therapeutic index using a comprehensive drug management program executed by a computer system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving medical data for a patient;
receiving an indication of a new drug for the patient;
detecting if the new drug provides a narrow therapeutic index;
receiving a first set of dosing parameters for the patient if the new drug provides a narrow therapeutic index; and
calculating a second set of dosing parameters for the patient from the medical data of the patient and the first set of dosing parameters. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38)
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31. A method of detecting and correcting a drug interaction problem using a comprehensive drug management program executed by a computer system before ordering a drug for a patient, comprising the steps of:
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receiving medical data for the patient;
receiving an indication of a new drug for the patient;
checking the new drug for a drug interaction problem;
indicating a drug interaction problem if a drug interaction problem is detected;
selecting an alternative drug for the patient if the alternative drug is provided; and
selecting the new drug for the patient if an override command is received.
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32. The method of
claim 32 , the receiving medical data step for the drug interaction analysis code comprising the step of:-
receiving data regarding drugs of the patient; and
the checking step comprising the step of;
checking the new drug for a drug interaction problem based on an interaction between the new drug and the drugs of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39)
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40. A processor readable medium adapted for patient specific drug dosing by a computer system, storing:
patient specific drug dosing code for causing a processor of the computer system to perform the steps of;
receiving medical data for a patient;
receiving an indication of a new drug for the patient;
detecting if the new drug provides a narrow therapeutic index;
receiving a first set of dosing parameters for the patient if the new drug provides a narrow therapeutic index; and
calculating a second set of dosing parameters for the patient from the medical data of the patient and the first set of dosing parameters.
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41. The processor readable medium of
claim 41 , wherein the first set of dosing parameters for the patient comprise a creatinine clearance, a volume of distribution, modifying factors, infusion time, and dosing interval.
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45. The processor readable medium of
claim 45 , wherein the third set of dosing parameters comprise a maintenance dose, a creatinine dosing, a peak blood draw, a trough blood draw, an infusion length, time of the peak blood draw, a time of the trough blood draw, and an infusion time.
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49. A processor readable medium adapted for drug interaction analysis by a computer system, storing:
drug interaction analysis code for causing a processor of the computer system to perform the steps of;
receiving medical data for the patient;
receiving an indication of a new drug for the patient;
checking the new drug for a drug interaction problem;
indicating a drug interaction problem if a drug interaction problem is detected;
selecting an alternative drug for the patient if the alternative drug is provided; and
selecting the new drug for the patient if an override command is received.
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50. The processor readable medium of
claim 50 , the receiving medical data step for the drug interaction analysis code comprising the step of:-
receiving data regarding drugs of the patient; and
the checking step comprising the step of;
checking the new drug for a drug interaction problem based on an interaction between the new drug and the drugs of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A processor readable medium adapted for order generation by a computer system storing:
order generation code for causing a processor of the computer system to perform the steps of;
providing an order on a display screen of the computer system after the drug interaction analysis code is executed;
receiving order information for the new drug into the order; and
processing the order.
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59. The processor readable medium of
claim 59 , storing:the order generation code when executed causing the processor to perform the further step of;
providing the order to a printer coupled to the computer system.
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60. A pharmacy drug management computer system, comprising:
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a processor; and
a medium readable by the processor storing drug management code providing access to drug doser for dosing drugs for a patient having a narrow therapeutic index, a drug interaction analyzer for detecting drug interaction problems for a patient, and an order generator for generating an order for a patient.
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61. The pharmacy drug management computer system of
claim 61 , the drug management code providing access to a patient data matching database for locating therapies of patients with medical data matching medical data of a patient.
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