System and method for prescription home delivery
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1. A method for prescription fulfillment, comprising:
- receiving a prescription of a prescribed drug for a patient at a pharmacy designated by the patient; and
while maintaining the prescription at the designated pharmacy, having the prescription filled with the prescribed drug at a remote third-party facility for delivery of the drug to a location designated by the patient on behalf of but independent of the designated pharmacy.
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Abstract
A method for prescription fulfillment is described. A prescription of a prescribed drug for a patient is received at a pharmacy designated by the patient. While maintaining the prescription at the designated pharmacy, the prescription is filled with the prescribed drug at a remote third-party facility for delivery of the drug to a location designated by the patient on behalf of, but independent of, the designated pharmacy.
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1. A method for prescription fulfillment, comprising:
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receiving a prescription of a prescribed drug for a patient at a pharmacy designated by the patient; and
while maintaining the prescription at the designated pharmacy, having the prescription filled with the prescribed drug at a remote third-party facility for delivery of the drug to a location designated by the patient on behalf of but independent of the designated pharmacy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for prescription fulfillment at a centralized facility, comprising:
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receiving at a third-party centralized site an order for a drug prescribed to a patient in a prescription maintained at a pharmacy designated by the patient;
filling the prescription with the prescribed drug at the third-party centralized site; and
providing the drug for shipment to an address specified by the patient independent of the designated pharmacy. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A system for prescription fulfillment, comprising:
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means for receiving a prescription of a prescribed drug for a patient at a pharmacy designated by the patient; and
means for maintaining the prescription at the designated pharmacy, while having the prescription filled with the prescribed drug at a remote third-party facility for delivery of the drug to a location designated by the patient on behalf of but independent of the designated pharmacy. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for prescription fulfillment at a centralized facility, comprising:
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means for receiving at a third-party centralized site an order for a drug prescribed to a patient in a prescription maintained at a pharmacy designated by the patient;
means for filling the prescription with the prescribed drug at the third-party centralized site; and
means for providing the drug for shipment to an address specified by the patient independent of the designated pharmacy. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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