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Method and apparatus for bar code driven drug product verification with equivalency links

  • US 20060253346A1
  • Filed: 04/12/2005
  • Published: 11/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for automatic verification of drugs to be dispensed in accordance with a prescription that identifies a particular drug product, the method comprising:

  • a) printing a prescription label corresponding to the prescription, said prescription label including a first bar code symbol that encodes a first code number assigned to the particular drug product of the prescription;

    b) performing a first scanning operation wherein said first bar code symbol is scanned, and processing results of the first scanning operation to recover said first code number;

    c) selecting a container that holds a drug product, the container having a second bar code label affixed thereto that encodes a second code number assigned to the drug product held in the container;

    d) performing a second scanning operation on said second bar code label, and processing results of the second scanning operation to recover said second code number;

    e) comparing said first and second code numbers to determine if said first code number matches said second code number;

    f) if a match is not determined in e), accessing a database of equivalency links to determine if said second code number is equivalent to said first code number; and

    g) selectively dispensing the drug product from said container selected in c) based upon the determination in f).

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