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Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while avoiding the occurrence of an adverse side effect known or suspected of being caused by the drug

DC CAFC
  • US 6,315,720 B1
  • Filed: 10/23/2000
  • Issued: 11/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a method for delivering a drug to a patient in need of the drug, while avoiding the occurrence of an adverse side effect known or suspected of being caused by said drug, wherein said method is of the type in which prescriptions for said drug are filled only after a computer readable storage medium has been consulted to assure that the prescriber is registered in said medium and qualified to prescribe said drug, that the pharmacy is registered in said medium and qualified to fill the prescription for said drug, and the patient is registered in said medium and approved to receive said drug, the improvement comprising:

  • a. defining a plurality of patient risk groups based upon a predefined set of risk parameters for said drug;

    b. defining a set of information to be obtained from said patient, which information is probative of the risk that said adverse side effect is likely to occur if said drug is taken by said patient;

    c. in response to said information set, assigning said patient to at least one of said risk groups and entering said risk group assignment in said medium;

    d. based upon said information and said risk group assignment, determining whether the risk that said adverse side effect is likely to occur is acceptable; and

    e. upon a determination that said risk is acceptable, generating a prescription approval code to be retrieved by said pharmacy before said prescription is filled.

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