Method and system for printing a combination pharmaceutical label and directed newsletter

• US 6,304,849 B1
• Filed: 02/23/2000
• Issued: 10/16/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Syneos Health US, Inc. (Syneos Health, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Catalina Marketing International Incorporated (Catalina Marketing Corporation)
• Inventors: Uecker, Robert A., Byerly, Baxter Hayes Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trammell, James P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tesfamariam, Mussie
• Application Number:
  US09/511,485
• Time in Patent Office: 601 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2, 705/3, 705/4, 707/10, 283/56, 283/81
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0288 Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

A system and method for printing a customized combination newsletter and product label for used in dispensing prescribed pharmaceutical products. An individual'"'"'s medical status is determined based upon information provided to the dispensing pharmacist and a customized newsletter, which may contain standard information not customized for the individual, is printed onto a combination form that also contains a self-adhesive label which can be placed upon the dispensed pharmaceutical product container. The combination form containing both the newsletter and container label facilitate giving the newsletter to the proper individual.

Claims

1. A method for printing a combination pharmaceutical label and directed newsletter in conjunction with providing a pharmaceutical product to an individual, comprising the steps of:

analyzing pharmaceutical prescription information associated with said pharmaceutical product in order to identify a status of the individual;

determining a supplemental information set based upon said status;

formatting an image for said combination pharmaceutical label and directed newsletter, said image comprising a pharmaceutical label information field and one or more fields containing said supplemental information, wherein said pharmaceutical label information field is formatted to be printed upon an adhesive label part of a combination form and said one more fields containing supplemental information are formatted to be printed upon a non-adhesive information part of said combination form; and

printing said image onto said combination from, said combination form comprising said information part and said label part.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said combination form is a single sided form.

3. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said combination form further contains a customer receipt part, said image further comprises customer receipt data and wherein said customer receipt data is printed upon said customer receipt part.

4. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said label part comprises a removable part and a base part, and wherein said base part contains a pre-printed message readable upon removal of said removable part.

5. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said label part comprises a removable part, said removable part comprising a printable side and an adhesive side wherein said adhesive side uses a heat resistant adhesive.

6. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said combination form is a double sided form comprising a first side and a second side, wherein said first side contains said label part and at least some of said one or more fields containing supplemental information are printed upon said second side.

7. A method as set forth in claim 6, wherein said first side comprises said label part and a first information part.