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Rapid pharmaceutical identification and verification system

  • US 20070008523A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2006
  • Published: 01/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for identifying and verifying a pharmaceutical in a prescription vial, comprising:

  • storing a plurality of stored spectral signatures corresponding to known pharmaceuticals in a database;

    inserting the prescription vial containing the pharmaceutical whose identity is to be verified into a sample handling system;

    measuring a spectral signature of the pharmaceutical whose identity is to be verified using a multimodal multiplex sampling (MMS) spectrometer;

    comparing the measured spectral signature to at least one of the stored spectral signatures;

    determining if the measured spectral signature matches one of the stored spectral signatures;

    if the measured spectral signature does not match one of the stored spectral signature, reporting that the identity of the pharmaceutical could not be determined; and

    if the measured spectral signature matches one of the stored spectral signatures, reporting the identity of the pharmaceutical.

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