Interactive prescription compliance and life safety system
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1. An interactive prescription compliance and personal safety system, requiring both a user of the system to respond to alarm signals generated by a customer service center, and the customer service center to respond to alarm signals generated by the user, the interactive system comprising:
- A. a pharmacy data terminal being adapted to record personal and prescription information of the user;
B. a reader for a coding means on a prescription dispenser identifying at least one prescription taken by the user, the coding means being at least one selected from the group consisting of a bar code and a radio frequency identification tag;
C. the customer service center communicating with the pharmacy data terminal, the reader, and the user in order to create a permanent patient data base;
D. the customer service center providing electronic data storage and prescription information for the user and communicating with a data processing center, in order to provide prescription information;
E. the customer service center being connected to a prescription compliance alarm;
F. the prescription compliance alarm being connected to a dispenser for medication;
G. the reader including an activation means for the prescription compliance alarm adapted to signal use or non use of the dispenser and to cause a response to non use;
H. the activation means including at least one selected from the group consisting of a console receiving and displaying a prescription compliance message and an audio alarm;
I. the reader being adapted to read the coding means and being connected to the activation means; and
J. the reader serving to deactivate the alarm when a proper medication code is provided.
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Abstract
An interactive prescription compliance, and life safety system provides remote and on site verification of procedures related to the health status of a person, including taking of medicines, responsiveness to queries, and attendance of health care and service providers in the home by providing for signals to and from a person'"'"'s location, with alarm activation when a deviation from a preprogrammed procedure occurs.
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1. An interactive prescription compliance and personal safety system, requiring both a user of the system to respond to alarm signals generated by a customer service center, and the customer service center to respond to alarm signals generated by the user, the interactive system comprising:
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A. a pharmacy data terminal being adapted to record personal and prescription information of the user; B. a reader for a coding means on a prescription dispenser identifying at least one prescription taken by the user, the coding means being at least one selected from the group consisting of a bar code and a radio frequency identification tag; C. the customer service center communicating with the pharmacy data terminal, the reader, and the user in order to create a permanent patient data base; D. the customer service center providing electronic data storage and prescription information for the user and communicating with a data processing center, in order to provide prescription information; E. the customer service center being connected to a prescription compliance alarm; F. the prescription compliance alarm being connected to a dispenser for medication; G. the reader including an activation means for the prescription compliance alarm adapted to signal use or non use of the dispenser and to cause a response to non use; H. the activation means including at least one selected from the group consisting of a console receiving and displaying a prescription compliance message and an audio alarm; I. the reader being adapted to read the coding means and being connected to the activation means; and J. the reader serving to deactivate the alarm when a proper medication code is provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of providing interactive prescription compliance and life safety alarms for a user, the method comprising:
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A. providing a patient prescription record for at least one medication and life safety profile in a database; B. generating prescription compliance alarm from the profile and the database; C. downloading the database through the compliance alarm to require the user to remove medication from a dispenser; D. causing the user to pass the medication in front of reader; E. generating a compliance signal to the data base in order to verify medication removal from the dispenser in order to indicate compliance; and F. recording the compliance in the database. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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