Sales system and method for prescription products
First Claim
1. A method comprising of selling a prescribed product to a consumer via an online ordering system managed by or on behalf of a prescribed product manufacturer, comprising the steps of:
- (a) registering at least one authorized reseller of at least one product;
(b) registering at least one consumer to purchase at least one product on behalf of at least on patient for whom said product has been prescribed;
(c) assessing at least one approved prescription writer for the at least one product for the at least one patient;
(d) accepting an approved prescription for the at least one product for the at least one patient from the approved prescription writer;
(e) performing at least one calculation on the approved prescription to generate a calculated approved prescription for the at least one product for the at least one patient wherein the calculated approved prescription includes a maximum amount of prescribed product that may be purchased under the calculated approved prescription and an actual wear schedule;
(f) issuing the at least one product to the consumer in accordance with the calculated approved prescription;
wherein said registering the at least one consumer is responsive to inviting of the at least one consumer by the at least one authorized reseller.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for ordering at least one prescribed product comprising: an authorized reseller system comprising an authorized reseller registration system wherein at least one prescription is entered; a consumer system comprising a consumer registration system and a prescribed product order placement system; and
a prescription management system comprising a prescription verification function which comprises performing at least one calculation on the at least one prescription entered by the reseller to generate a calculated approved prescription for the at least one product for the at least one patient wherein the calculated approved prescription includes a maximum purchase amount of prescribed product that may be purchased under the calculated approved prescription and an actual wear schedule wherein said authorized reseller system, said consumer system and said prescription management system are communicatively linked so that the consumer may order prescribed products directly from a manufacturer of prescribed product so long as the amount of prescribed products ordered does not exceed the maximum purchase amount or the actual wear schedule.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising of selling a prescribed product to a consumer via an online ordering system managed by or on behalf of a prescribed product manufacturer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) registering at least one authorized reseller of at least one product;
(b) registering at least one consumer to purchase at least one product on behalf of at least on patient for whom said product has been prescribed;
(c) assessing at least one approved prescription writer for the at least one product for the at least one patient;
(d) accepting an approved prescription for the at least one product for the at least one patient from the approved prescription writer;
(e) performing at least one calculation on the approved prescription to generate a calculated approved prescription for the at least one product for the at least one patient wherein the calculated approved prescription includes a maximum amount of prescribed product that may be purchased under the calculated approved prescription and an actual wear schedule;
(f) issuing the at least one product to the consumer in accordance with the calculated approved prescription;
wherein said registering the at least one consumer is responsive to inviting of the at least one consumer by the at least one authorized reseller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for ordering at least one prescribed product comprising:
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an authorized reseller system comprising an authorized reseller registration system wherein at least one prescription is entered;
a consumer system comprising a consumer registration system and a prescribed product order placement system; and
a prescription management system comprising a prescription verification function which comprises performing at least one calculation on the at least one prescription entered by the reseller to generate a calculated approved prescription for the at least one product for the at least one consumer wherein the calculated approved prescription includes a maximum purchase amount of prescribed product that may be purchased under the calculated approved prescription and an actual wear schedule wherein said authorized reseller system, said consumer system and said prescription management system are communicatively linked so that the consumer may order prescribed products directly from a manufacturer of prescribed product so long as the amount of prescribed products ordered does not exceed the maximum purchase amount or the actual wear schedule.
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