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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CACHED REPLENISHMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

  • US 20110054935A1
  • Filed: 09/01/2009
  • Published: 03/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer system to enable a pharmacy that disburses medications to patients of a plurality of health care providers to automatically coordinate cached replenishment of medications disbursed to qualified patients of one or more qualified entities under a qualified discount program, the system comprising:

  • a processor; and

    a memory in electrical communication with the processor, the memory including,an operating system, anda cached replenishment module to perform the method of,monitoring disbursement of medication units by the pharmacy to patients of the plurality of health care providers, including one or more qualified entities;

    tracking the number of medication units disbursed through qualified disbursements to qualified patients of the one or more qualified entities under a qualified discount program;

    determining when the number of medication units disbursed through qualified disbursements reaches a replenishment threshold; and

    upon the number of medication units disbursed through qualified disbursements reaching the replenishment threshold,initiating a purchase of a cached replenishment container from a supplier, wherein the cached replenishment container is purchased from the supplier at a discount price under the qualified program,coordinating delayed shipment of the cached replenishment container to the pharmacy, andassociating the purchased cached replenishment container with the pharmacy, such that when the pharmacy places an order with the supplier for one or more replacement containers the supplier sends the pharmacy the purchased cached replenishment container and reduces by one the number of replacement containers ordered by the pharmacy for the shipped cached replenishment container.

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