System and method for pharmacy validation and inspection
First Claim
1. An apparatus for verifying the identity of a dispensed pharmaceutical, comprising:
- an analysis unit adapted to determine a property of the dispensed pharmaceutical;
an input device adapted to receive predetermined identifying information corresponding to the dispensed pharmaceutical; and
a comparison unit adapted to compare the determined property of the dispensed pharmaceutical with the predetermined identifying information.
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Abstract
An apparatus for verifying the identity of a dispensed pharmaceutical comprises an analysis unit adapted to determine a property of the dispensed pharmaceutical, an input device adapted to receive predetermined identifying information corresponding to the dispensed pharmaceutical, and a comparison unit adapted to compare the determined property of the dispensed pharmaceutical with the predetermined identifying information. In addition, a method of verifying a prescription, wherein the prescription comprises a pharmaceutical compound, comprises associating the prescription with a unique identifier, storing the unique identifier, determining the identity of the pharmaceutical compound, and comparing the identity of the pharmaceutical compound with the unique identifier.
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45 Claims
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1. An apparatus for verifying the identity of a dispensed pharmaceutical, comprising:
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an analysis unit adapted to determine a property of the dispensed pharmaceutical; an input device adapted to receive predetermined identifying information corresponding to the dispensed pharmaceutical; and a comparison unit adapted to compare the determined property of the dispensed pharmaceutical with the predetermined identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40, 41, 42)
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33. A method of adapting an existing pharmacy information system to perform verification of a dispensed pharmaceutical, comprising:
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providing an analysis unit adapted to measure a property of the dispensed pharmaceutical; providing an input device adapted to receive predetermined identifying information corresponding to the dispensed pharmaceutical; and providing a comparison unit adapted to compare the measured property of the dispensed pharmaceutical with the predetermined identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for verifying the contents of a dispensed pharmaceutical, comprising:
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means for determining information corresponding to a property of the dispensed pharmaceutical; means for receiving predetermined identifying information corresponding to the dispensed pharmaceutical; and means for comparing the determined property of the dispensed pharmaceutical with the predetermined identifying information.
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43. A distributed system for verifying the identity of a pharmaceutical compound, comprising:
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an analysis unit adapted to determine a property of the pharmaceutical compound; an input device adapted to receive predetermined identifying information corresponding to the pharmaceutical compound; and a comparison unit adapted to compare the determined property of the pharmaceutical compound with the predetermined identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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