Pharmacy dispensing system and method
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1. A system for filling a prescription order for a patient comprising:
- a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag;
a tray programmer structured for programming a unique identifier into the RFID tag of one of the plurality of trays, the unique identifier being associated with the prescription order; and
a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna for detecting the unique identifier, and automatically displaying a profile of medication for the prescription order.
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Abstract
A system for filling a prescription order for a patient includes a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag for storing a unique identifier corresponding to the prescription order, and a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna for detecting the unique identifier in one of the plurality of trays, where the detecting is operative to trigger displaying a profile of at least one prescription item for the corresponding prescription order.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for filling a prescription order for a patient comprising:
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a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag;
a tray programmer structured for programming a unique identifier into the RFID tag of one of the plurality of trays, the unique identifier being associated with the prescription order; and
a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna for detecting the unique identifier, and automatically displaying a profile of medication for the prescription order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for filling a prescription order for a patient comprising:
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a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag for storing a unique identifier corresponding to the prescription order; and
a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna for detecting the unique identifier in one of the plurality of trays;
wherein the detecting is operative to trigger displaying a profile of at least one prescription item for the corresponding prescription order. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a tray having an RFID tag containing a unique identifier;
a plurality of automated medication dispensing machines each structured for dispensing individual medication amounts; and
a workstation adapted for receiving the tray and reading the unique identifier, and having a memory for storing information of a prescription order, wherein the workstation is structured so that when the unique identifier read by the workstation is associated with the prescription order, the workstation accesses the information of the prescription order and readies an individual prescription item for dispensing by one of the medication dispensing machines.
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29. A method of filling a prescription order comprising:
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entering a prescription order;
associating the prescription order with an RFID identifier of a tray;
detecting the RFID identifier when the tray is placed proximate a human-assisted prescription order filling station; and
displaying items of the prescription order at the human-assisted prescription order filling station.
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30. A method comprising:
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providing a tray having an RFID tag containing a unique identifier;
providing a plurality of automated medication dispensing machines each structured for dispensing individual medication amounts; and
providing at least one workstation adapted for receiving the tray and reading the unique identifier, and adapted for retrieving information of a prescription order, wherein the workstation is structured so that when the unique identifier read by the workstation is associated with the prescription order, the workstation accesses the information of the prescription order and readies an individual prescription item for dispensing by one of the medication dispensing machines.
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31. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag for storing a unique identifier corresponding to the prescription order; and
providing a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna for detecting the unique identifier in one of the plurality of trays, wherein the detecting is operative to trigger displaying a profile of at least one prescription item for the corresponding prescription order.
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32. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag;
providing a tray programmer structured for programming a unique identifier into the RFID tag of one of the plurality of trays, the unique identifier being associated with the prescription order; and
providing a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna for detecting the unique identifier, and each being structured for automatically displaying a profile of medication for the prescription order.
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