Pharmacy transaction system and method

• US 20040032330A1
• Filed: 08/14/2002
• Published: 02/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NCR Corporation (NCR Voyix Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation (NCR Voyix Corporation)
• Inventors: Hoffman, Mark S.
• Application Number:
  US10/218,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20040032330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0092 for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles medical dispensers for private use, A61J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0045 with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader

Abstract

A pharmacy transaction system which identifies pharmacy items bearing radio frequency identification (RFID) labels. One form of the system includes an RFID label associated with a pharmacy item, a reader for reading the RFID label to obtain RFID label identification information, and a computer for determining prescription information associated with the RFID label identification information.

Claims

1. A method of completing a pharmacy transaction comprising the steps of:

receiving RFID label identification information from an RFID label associated with a pharmacy item; and

determining prescription information associated with the RFID label identification information.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the substep of:

determining medicine information.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the substep of:

determining patient information.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the substep of:

determining physician information.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the substep of:

determining cost information.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the substep of:

determining dosage information.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the substep of:

determining frequency information.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the substep of:

determining issue time information.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the substep of:

determining expiration information.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

determining whether a prescription in the prescription information is refillable.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising the step of:

displaying a message indicating that the prescription is not refillable.

12. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising the step of:

displaying a message indicating that the prescription is refillable.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of:

recording purchase of a refill.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising the step of:

storing details of the purchase in a data file.

15. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising the step of:

storing details of the purchase in the RFID label.

16. A method of completing a pharmacy transaction comprising the steps of:

receiving RFID label identification information from an RFID label associated with a pharmacy item;

determining prescription information associated with the RFID label identification information; and

determining whether a prescription in the prescription information is refillable.

17. A method of completing a pharmacy transaction comprising the steps of:

receiving RFID label identification information from an RFID label associated with a pharmacy item;

determining whether prescription information associated with the RFID label identification information is available; and

if the prescription information is not available, creating a record associating the RFID label identification information with a new prescription.

18. A method of completing a pharmacy transaction comprising the steps of:

establishing a record associating RFID label identification information of an RFID label with a prescription;

receiving the RFID label identification information from the RFID label;

determining prescription information from the record; and

determining whether a prescription in the prescription information is refillable from the record.

19. A pharmacy system comprising:

an RFID label associated with a pharmacy item;

a reader for reading the RFID label to obtain RFID label identification information; and

a computer for determining prescription information associated with the RFID label identification information.

20. A pharmacy system comprising:

an RFID label associated with a pharmacy item;

a reader for reading the RFID label to obtain RFID label identification information; and

a computer for determining prescription information associated with the RFID label identification information and for determining whether a prescription in the prescription information is refillable.