METHOD, APPARATUS AND MEDICATION STORAGE DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING MEDICATION LABELS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving identification information associated with a medication to be dispensed;
receiving information associated with an amount of the medication to be dispensed, said amount information comprising a volume of the medication being drawn into a medication receptacle; and
generating a label for attaching to the medication receptacle, wherein the label comprises the identification and amount information received.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and medication storage device are provided for automatically generating labels for medication receptacles. The labels generated may include information about the medication contained in the receptacle that was both received from a healthcare worker at the time of dispensing the medication (e.g., the name (brand and/or generic) of the medication, the amount dispensed, etc.) and retrieved from a central database or server storing information about a plurality of medications (e.g., medication strength, form, etc.).
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving identification information associated with a medication to be dispensed; receiving information associated with an amount of the medication to be dispensed, said amount information comprising a volume of the medication being drawn into a medication receptacle; and generating a label for attaching to the medication receptacle, wherein the label comprises the identification and amount information received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; receive identification information associated with a medication to be dispensed; receive information associated with an amount of the medication to be dispensed, said amount information comprising a volume of the medication being drawn into a medication receptacle; and generate a label for attaching to the medication receptacle, wherein the label comprises the identification and amount information received. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A medication storage device comprising:
a computing device configured to; receive identification information associated with a medication to be dispensed; receive information associated with an amount of the medication to be dispensed, said amount information comprising a volume of the medication being drawn into a medication receptacle; and generate a label for attaching to the medication receptacle, wherein the label comprises the identification and amount information received. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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