Method of dispensing a pharmaceutical product
First Claim
1. A method of dispensing a pharmaceutical product, the pharmaceutical product being associated with packaging having disposed thereon or therein coded data, at least some of the coded data being indicative of at least an identity of the pharmaceutical product, the method including, in a computer system:
- receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the sensing device being responsive to sensing of the coded data to generate indicating data at least partially indicative of the identity;
determining, using the indicating data and from a dispensing database, at least one criterion for dispensing the pharmaceutical product; and
, causing the pharmaceutical product to be dispensed if the at least one criterion is satisfied.
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Abstract
A method of dispensing a pharmaceutical product, the pharmaceutical product being associated with packaging having disposed thereon or therein coded data, at least some of the coded data being indicative of at least an identity of the pharmaceutical product. The method uses a computer system which receives indicating data from a sensing device, in responsive to sensing of the coded data. The computer system uses the indicating data and a dispensing database to determine at least one criterion for dispensing the pharmaceutical product. The computer system causes the pharmaceutical product to be dispensed if the at least one criterion is satisfied.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of dispensing a pharmaceutical product, the pharmaceutical product being associated with packaging having disposed thereon or therein coded data, at least some of the coded data being indicative of at least an identity of the pharmaceutical product, the method including, in a computer system:
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receiving indicating data from a sensing device, the sensing device being responsive to sensing of the coded data to generate indicating data at least partially indicative of the identity;
determining, using the indicating data and from a dispensing database, at least one criterion for dispensing the pharmaceutical product; and
,causing the pharmaceutical product to be dispensed if the at least one criterion is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of dispensing a pharmaceutical product, the pharmaceutical product being associated with packaging having disposed thereon or therein coded data, at least some of the coded data being indicative of at least an identity of the pharmaceutical product, the method including, in a sensing device:
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sensing at least some of the coded data;
determining, using the sensed coded data, indicating data at least partially indicative of the identity; and
,transferring the indicating data to a computer system, the computer system being responsive to the indicating data for;
determining, using the indicating data and from a dispensing database, at least one criterion for dispensing the pharmaceutical product; and
,causing the pharmaceutical product to be dispensed if the at least one criterion is are satisfied.
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