PURCHASE PRICE OPTIMIZATION FOR PRESCRIPTION PRODUCT PURCHASE ORDERS
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computers comprising one or more processors and on behalf of a requestor, a request for a desired quantity of a prescription product;
determining, by the one or more computers, that at least a portion of the desired quantity of the prescription product is not eligible for a first reduced price in accordance with a drug pricing program;
identifying, by the one or more computers, one or more candidate generic products corresponding to the prescription product;
selecting, by the one or more computers, at least one candidate generic product from among the one or more candidate generic products based at least in part on an eligibility of each of the at least one candidate generic product for a respective corresponding reduced price in accordance with the drug pricing program;
generating, by the one or more computers, proposed order information, wherein generating comprises substituting the at least a portion of the desired quantity of the prescription product that is not eligible for the first reduced price with an equivalent quantity of the at least one candidate generic product; and
transmitting, by the one or more computers, the proposed order information for presentation to the requestor.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for performing purchase price optimization for a prescription product purchase order are disclosed. At least a portion of a desired quantity of the prescription product that is not eligible for reduced pricing may be substituted for one or more generic products corresponding to the prescription product that are eligible for reduced pricing.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computers comprising one or more processors and on behalf of a requestor, a request for a desired quantity of a prescription product; determining, by the one or more computers, that at least a portion of the desired quantity of the prescription product is not eligible for a first reduced price in accordance with a drug pricing program; identifying, by the one or more computers, one or more candidate generic products corresponding to the prescription product; selecting, by the one or more computers, at least one candidate generic product from among the one or more candidate generic products based at least in part on an eligibility of each of the at least one candidate generic product for a respective corresponding reduced price in accordance with the drug pricing program; generating, by the one or more computers, proposed order information, wherein generating comprises substituting the at least a portion of the desired quantity of the prescription product that is not eligible for the first reduced price with an equivalent quantity of the at least one candidate generic product; and transmitting, by the one or more computers, the proposed order information for presentation to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising;
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at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and to execute the computer-executable instructions to; receive, on behalf of a requestor, a request for a desired quantity of a prescription product; determine that at least a portion of the desired quantity of the prescription product is not eligible for a first reduced price in accordance with a drug pricing program; identify one or more candidate generic products corresponding to the prescription product; select at least one candidate generic product from among the one or more candidate generic products based at least in part on an eligibility of each of the at least one candidate generic product for a respective corresponding reduced price in accordance with the drug pricing program; generate proposed order information, wherein generating comprises substituting the at least a portion of the desired quantity of the prescription product that is not eligible for the first reduced price with an equivalent quantity of the at least one candidate generic product; and transmit the proposed order information for presentation to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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