Method and system for dispensing, tracking and managing pharmaceutical products
First Claim
1. A method of prescribing and dispensing prescription pharmaceutical products comprising:
- a. forming a pharmaceutical product media and encoding that media with information that identifies one or more particular prescription pharmaceutical products;
b. issuing the pharmaceutical product media to one or more prescribers;
c. electronically activating the pharmaceutical product media and transferring the activated pharmaceutical product media from a prescriber to a patient, wherein the activated pharmaceutical product media identifies one or more prescription pharmaceutical products that have been prescribed by the prescriber for the patient; and
d. presenting the activated pharmaceutical product media to a pharmacy that fills the prescription identified by the pharmaceutical product media.
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Abstract
A new and improved method of dispensing, tracking and managing pharmaceutical product samples by communicatively linking prescribers and pharmacies to a central computing station. The present invention entails utilizing product trial media that is exchanged for actual pharmaceutical product. The media is encoded with information that identifies a particular pharmaceutical trial product, such as by magnetic encoding similar to that used with credit cards. The media is distributed to participating medical doctors or prescribers who then activate the media via the central computing station. The prescriber then transfers the activated media to patients who then present the media to participating pharmacies. Before filling the pharmaceutical trial product identified by the media, the pharmacy validates the media via a link with the central computing station. Then, the pharmacy dispenses the prescribed pharmaceutical trial product. The central computing station also includes a database that records data related to the use of the media so that all pharmaceutical trial products can be accounted for.
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1. A method of prescribing and dispensing prescription pharmaceutical products comprising:
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a. forming a pharmaceutical product media and encoding that media with information that identifies one or more particular prescription pharmaceutical products;
b. issuing the pharmaceutical product media to one or more prescribers;
c. electronically activating the pharmaceutical product media and transferring the activated pharmaceutical product media from a prescriber to a patient, wherein the activated pharmaceutical product media identifies one or more prescription pharmaceutical products that have been prescribed by the prescriber for the patient; and
d. presenting the activated pharmaceutical product media to a pharmacy that fills the prescription identified by the pharmaceutical product media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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