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Interactive prescription compliance and life safety system

  • US 5,963,136 A
  • Filed: 07/15/1998
  • Issued: 10/05/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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