MEDICATION DOSAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHODS HAVING CUSTOMIZATION AND MODIFICATION FOR MEDICINE DISPENSING CONFIGURATIONS

• US 20140172160A1
• Filed: 09/04/2013
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hemang Vipinchandra Trivedi, Miteshkumar Ishwarbhai Patel
• Original Assignee: Hemang Vipinchandra Trivedi, Miteshkumar Ishwarbhai Patel
• Inventors: Patel, Miteshkumar Ishwarbhai, Trivedi, Hemang Vipinchandra
• Granted Patent: US 9,542,533 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/233
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/035 Blister-type containers blisters in general B65D75/36
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/30 Printed labels
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/50 using icons or symbolic figures, e.g. by a graphical representation symbolising the type of pathology or the organ by an image
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers

Abstract

A patient customizes or modifies the doses of medicine(s) that is then reflected in the configuration of medicine packs created for the patient. The patient sends a request to the doctor or pharmacy to customize or modify the dosage schedule so that the patient takes the medicine when convenient or appropriate for him or her. The doctor or pharmacy approves the changes. These processes can occur over a network using devices to access the programs and records needed. The medicine is dispensed according to the configured packaging customization. A robot packing system receives the configuration instructions and creates the medicine packs.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for packaging medicine doses for a patient, the method comprising:

modifying or customizing a dosage schedule for at least one medicine, wherein the patient selects a day or time to receive a dose of the at least one medicine;

uploading the modified or customized dosage schedule for approval by a doctor, caregiver or pharmacy using a device connected to a network;

receiving the approval for the modified or customized dosage schedule; and

dispensing the at least one medicine into a customized or modified medicine pack according to the dosage schedule.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the dispensing includes dispensing the at least one medicine using a robot packing system to create the customized or modified medicine pack.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein using the robot packing system includes creating slots within the medicine pack for the day or the time selected by the patient.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the uploading using the device includes using a graphical user interface supported by the device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising notifying the patient through the device if no approval is received for the modified or customized dosage schedule.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the device includes a computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone or a station within a pharmacy.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising accessing a database or server by the patient to review the dosage schedule.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising considering a factor impacting medication efficacy when generating the dosage schedule.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the factor includes drug interaction, time of day, food intake or liquid intake.

10. A patient-pharmacy medicine management system comprising:

a device used by a patient to customize or modify a dosage schedule, and to upload the dosage schedule to a network;

a medicine dispensing system connected to the network and configured to create a medicine pack according to the dosage schedule, wherein an approval is received by the medicine dispensing system by a caregiver for the dosage schedule.

11. The medicine management system of claim 10, further comprising a printing station to print the dosage schedule onto the medicine pack.

12. The medicine management system of claim 10, wherein the medicine pack includes slots configured according to the dosage schedule, and indicating a date to time to take a dose of the at least one medicine.

13. The medicine management system of claim 10, wherein the medicine dispensing system is located at a pharmacy.

14. The medicine management system of claim 13, wherein the dosage schedule pertains to a plurality of medicines placed in a plurality of bubbles on the medicine pack.

15. The medicine management system of claim 10, further comprising a database to store the dosage schedule.

16. A method for creating a medicine pack according to a dosage schedule, the method comprising:

modifying or customizing the dosage schedule by a patient selecting slots for a day or time to take a dose of medicine;

sending the dosage schedule over a network to a doctor, pharmacy or a caregiver;

receiving approval for the dosage schedule; and

packaging the medicine into a medicine pack according to the dosage schedule.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the packaging includes using a robot packing system to configure the medicine pack according to the dosage schedule.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the sending includes uploading the dosage schedule from a device connected to the network.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising using a graphical user interface supported by the device to modify or customize the dosage schedule.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the medicine pack includes a plurality of slots configured horizontally according to the dosage schedule.