Method and system for providing pharmaceutical product information to a patient

• US 7,267,278 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2003
• Issued: 09/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Lammle
• Original Assignee: Robert Lammle
• Inventors: Lammle, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Michael G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL
• Application Number:
  US10/602,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20040256453A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,541 Days
• Field of Search: 235/462.01, 235/375, 235/385, 235/383, 235/381, 235/472.02, 705 2- 3, 705 10- 16, 705/26, 340/5.25, 340/572.1, 700/236
• US Class Current: 235/462.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A system and method for providing pharmaceutical information to a patient is disclosed. The invention includes electronically identifying the pharmaceutical product dispensed to the patient with an identification device and electronically prompting the patient with a message using a first output. The message provides the patient with the opportunity to accept or decline the pharmaceutical information by interacting with an input device. If the patient decides to accept the pharmaceutical information, the pharmaceutical information is provided to the patient through a second output. A computer-based apparatus is also disclosed for providing pharmaceutical information to the patient. The computer-based apparatus includes a central processing unit configured to run an executable software program configured to control the functions of peripheral devices operatively connected to the computer-based apparatus.

Claims

1. A method for providing pharmaceutical information to a patient, said method comprising:

dispensing a pharmaceutical product having an electronically identifiable tag associated with said pharmaceutical product;

electronically reading said electronically identifiable tag of said pharmaceutical product to identify said pharmaceutical product;

prompting said patient with a selective opportunity to accept or decline prescription counseling by interacting with an electronic input device;

wherein said patient selects to accept said prescription counseling by step-wise interactively, retrieving electronically stored pharmaceutical information about said pharmaceutical product in increasingly detailed information comprising;

special directions;

precautions;

other drug interactions;

adverse side effects; and

or

actions to be taken in event a dose is missed; and

electronically disclosing said stored pharmaceutical information visually and/or audibly counseling to said patient comprising;

electronically prompting said patient with a first message, wherein said first message provides said patient with an interactive choice of accepting or declining said pharmaceutical counseling; and

wherein said pharmaceutical counseling is electronically disclosed to said patient upon said patient interactively choosing to accept said pharmaceutical counseling, based upon said information derived from said electronic identification of said pharmaceutical product, or wherein no pharmaceutical information is electronically disclosed to said patient upon said patient interactively choosing to decline said pharmaceutical counseling; and

a historical record is established for the patient counseling interaction.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

electronically prompting said patient with a second message at each step of interactively retrieving electronically stored pharmaceutical information which provides said patient with an interactive option to speak with a pharmacist; and

wherein said patient interactively interrupts retrieving electronically stored pharmaceutical information to accept or decline said option to speak with a pharmacist.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising electronically notifying said pharmacist of said option selected by said patient to speak with said pharmacist.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said electronic input device comprises a touch-screen display, a microphone or a keyboard.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising electronically creating an electronic log of said interaction of said patient.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising said patient providing a signature and electronically recording said signature of said patient.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein electronically disclosing said stored pharmaceutical counseling further comprises an act selected from the group consisting of:

electronically displaying said stored pharmaceutical counseling to said patient on an electronic visual display, printing said stored pharmaceutical counseling on a print medium, generating a voice message reciting said stored pharmaceutical counseling, and combinations thereof.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein electronically prompting said patient with said first message is selected from the group consisting of:

electronically displaying said first message to said patient on an electronic visual display, printing said first message on a print medium, generating a voice message reciting said first message, and combinations thereof.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising storing the patient'"'"'s selection of accepting or declining the prescription counseling.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said prescription counseling complies with state law requirements for prescription counseling.