LATEX DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A drug management apparatus comprising:
- a memory device that stores a formulary, the formulary comprising a plurality of drug entries that each comprise an identification of a drug, wherein at least one of the drug entries included in the formulary comprises an allergen associated with the drug identified by the identification;
a code reader that interprets a computer-readable code and transmits a signal to be used to determine the identification of the drug associated with the computer-readable code;
a processing component that identifies the drug in the formulary based on the signal and conducts a comparison of the allergen associated with the drug identified to a known allergy of the patient; and
an interface device that generates an allergy warning in response to a match between the allergen and the known allergy returned by the comparison.
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Provided is an apparatus that stores a formulary. The apparatus includes a memory device that stores the formulary, the formulary comprising a plurality of drug entries. A code reader interprets computer-readable codes. An interface device generates an allergy warning. After a computer-readable code that is associated with a drug entry of the plurality of drug entries is read by the code reader, the apparatus compares drug information of the drug entry to allergen information, and controls the interface device to generate the allergy warning when the drug information and the allergen information match.
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18 Claims
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1. A drug management apparatus comprising:
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a memory device that stores a formulary, the formulary comprising a plurality of drug entries that each comprise an identification of a drug, wherein at least one of the drug entries included in the formulary comprises an allergen associated with the drug identified by the identification; a code reader that interprets a computer-readable code and transmits a signal to be used to determine the identification of the drug associated with the computer-readable code; a processing component that identifies the drug in the formulary based on the signal and conducts a comparison of the allergen associated with the drug identified to a known allergy of the patient; and an interface device that generates an allergy warning in response to a match between the allergen and the known allergy returned by the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An allergy warning method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of drug entries, each associated with a computer-readable code; storing the plurality of drug entries on a memory device; receiving a known allergy of a patient; reading, with a code reader, the computer-readable code associated with a drug entry of the plurality of drug entries, wherein the computer-readable code encodes an allergen associated with at least one of the drug entries; comparing the allergen of the drug entry to the known allergy; and generating an allergy warning in response to a determination that the allergen matches the known allergy. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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