REMOTE PHARMACY ORDERING TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for delivering prescription pharmaceutical products, comprising:
- a) inputting order information from a prescription for a particular pharmaceutical product to be dispensed for a particular consumer;
b) verifying that the prescription form is from a licensed physician;
c) verifying the consumer'"'"'s identity;
and, when all of steps a) through c) are completed,d) causing said pharmaceutical product to be delivered or otherwise be made available to the consumer, whereby all regulatory requirements for dispensing of said pharmaceutical product are complied with in the jurisdiction where the dispensing takes place.
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Abstract
This invention allows a mail order pharmacy and a network of community pharmacies to provide a service whereby customers place orders for prescription medications & over-the-counter (OTC) products online or from conveniently located terminals. Prescribing physician can directly send prescription(s) by fax, phone or electronically to processing pharmacy; or consumer(s) deliver original prescription(s) for these orders in the terminals. The original prescription is collected and verified before the order is shipped or picked-up, particularly for narcotics and other controlled medications. A back-end processing system verifies all entered data against pharmacy databases and automatically matches prescription forms with the customer'"'"'s order using a unique barcode. This invention considerably reduces the wait time needed to process a prescription order and receive the product, while providing convenience, privacy, and security measures in compliance with regulatory requirements.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for delivering prescription pharmaceutical products, comprising:
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a) inputting order information from a prescription for a particular pharmaceutical product to be dispensed for a particular consumer; b) verifying that the prescription form is from a licensed physician; c) verifying the consumer'"'"'s identity; and, when all of steps a) through c) are completed, d) causing said pharmaceutical product to be delivered or otherwise be made available to the consumer, whereby all regulatory requirements for dispensing of said pharmaceutical product are complied with in the jurisdiction where the dispensing takes place. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
and, when all of steps a) through d) are completed, e) causing said non-prescription and prescription products to be delivered or otherwise be made available to the consumer either together or separately.
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18. A computer system adapted to perform the method of claim 17, thereby causing said products to be delivered or otherwise be made available to a consumer.
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5. A computer-implemented method for delivering prescription pharmaceutical products, comprising:
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a) receiving a request to dispense a particular pharmaceutical product for a particular consumer; b) verifying that the prescription is from a licensed physician; c) verifying the consumer'"'"'s identity; d) collecting at an electronic kiosk a prescription form that prescribes dispensing said pharmaceutical product for said consumer; and, when all of steps a) through d) are completed, e) causing said pharmaceutical product to be delivered or otherwise be made available to the consumer, whereby all regulatory requirements for dispensing of said pharmaceutical product are complied with in the jurisdiction where the dispensing takes place. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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