Dispensing pharmaceuticals
First Claim
1. A method for electronically assisting in dispensing pharmaceuticals to long-term patient care facilities, the method comprising:
- scanning a barcode of a product package with a scanning device to identify a product contained by the product package, the scanning device coupled to a computer system; and
using the computer system, generating a prescription label for the product package, the prescription label identifying the product identified by the barcode scan;
wherein the computer system allowing generation of the prescription label for the product package only after scanning the barcode of the product package.
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Abstract
A method for electronically assisting in dispensing pharmaceuticals to long-term patient care facilities is provided. The method includes scanning a barcode of a product package with a scanning device to identify a product contained by the product package, the scanning device coupled to a computer system. Using the computer system, generating a prescription label for the product package, the prescription label identifying the product identified by the barcode scan. The computer system allowing generation of the prescription label for the product package only after scanning the barcode of the product package.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for electronically assisting in dispensing pharmaceuticals to long-term patient care facilities, the method comprising:
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scanning a barcode of a product package with a scanning device to identify a product contained by the product package, the scanning device coupled to a computer system; and
using the computer system, generating a prescription label for the product package, the prescription label identifying the product identified by the barcode scan;
wherein the computer system allowing generation of the prescription label for the product package only after scanning the barcode of the product package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for electronically assisting in dispensing pharmaceuticals to long-term patient care facilities, the method comprising:
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entering data pertaining to a prescription order into a computer system comprising a memory for storing the data, the data of the prescription order used for generating a prescription label;
picking a product package containing a product corresponding to the prescription order, the product package including a package barcode corresponding to the product in the package;
generating a prescription label including a label barcode corresponding to the prescription order; and
activating a container indicator by scanning at least one of the package barcode and the label barcode using a scanning device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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