Method for automated prescription filling, packaging and order consolidation
First Claim
1. A method for filling at least one order, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving at least one literature pack containing printed literature relating to the at least one order, patient specific information and first identification corresponding to the order and at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been pre-designated for the at least one order when the at least one package was created and second identification corresponding to the package, and wherein the at least one order includes at least one prescription for the at least one package,automatically combining the at least one literature pack and the at least one package by comparing the first and second identification to send the at least one literature pack and the at least one package to at least one recipient corresponding to the at least one order, to thereby fill the at least one order;
storing at least one bottle into one of an array of locations in a bottle storage device having a third identification and identifying the one of the array of locations; and
receiving at least one bottle containing pills and combining the at least one literature pack with the at least one bottle and the at least one package responsive to comparing the third identification with at least one of the first and second identification, and wherein the at least one bottle is specifically designated for the at least one order.
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Abstract
Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for filling at least one order, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one literature pack containing printed literature relating to the at least one order, patient specific information and first identification corresponding to the order and at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been pre-designated for the at least one order when the at least one package was created and second identification corresponding to the package, and wherein the at least one order includes at least one prescription for the at least one package, automatically combining the at least one literature pack and the at least one package by comparing the first and second identification to send the at least one literature pack and the at least one package to at least one recipient corresponding to the at least one order, to thereby fill the at least one order; storing at least one bottle into one of an array of locations in a bottle storage device having a third identification and identifying the one of the array of locations; and receiving at least one bottle containing pills and combining the at least one literature pack with the at least one bottle and the at least one package responsive to comparing the third identification with at least one of the first and second identification, and wherein the at least one bottle is specifically designated for the at least one order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for filling at least one order, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one literature pack via a first transport mechanism containing printed literature relating to the at least one order, patient specific information and first identification information corresponding to the order and at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been pre-designated for the at least one order when the at least one package was created and second identification information corresponding to the package, and wherein the at least one order includes at least one prescription for the at least one package; automatically combining the at least one literature pack and the at least one package by comparing the first and second identification to send the at least one literature pack and the at least one package to at least one recipient corresponding to the at least one order, to thereby fill the at least one order; storing at least one prepackaged pharmaceutical product into one of an array of locations in a prepackaged pharmaceutical product storage device having third identification and identifying the one of the array of locations; and receiving at least one prepackaged pharmaceutical product via a second transport mechanism and the at least one literature pack and automatically combining responsive to comparing the third identification with at least one of the first and second identification the at least one prepackaged pharmaceutical product having third identification corresponding to a particular prescription order and the at least one literature pack having another first identification corresponding to the same particular prescription order into at least one container corresponding to the same prescription order, to thereby fill the at least one order. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for filling at least one order, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one literature pack containing printed literature relating to the at least one order and patient specific information and at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been pre-designated for the at least one order when the at least one package was created, and wherein the at least one order includes at least one prescription for the at least one package; automatically combining the at least one literature pack and the at least one package to send the at least one literature pack and the at least one package to at least one recipient corresponding to the at least one order, to thereby fill the at least one order; and detecting the presence of a metallic substance in the at least one order.
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28. A method for filling at least one order, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one literature pack via a first transport mechanism containing printed literature relating to the at least one order and patient specific information having at least one identification information and at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been pre-designated for the at least one order when the at least one package was created having at least another identification information, and wherein the at least one order includes at least one prescription for the at least one package; receiving at least one prepackaged pharmaceutical product via a second transport mechanism and the at least one literature pack and automatically combining the at least one prepackaged pharmaceutical product having identification information corresponding to a particular prescription order and the at least one literature pack having another identification information corresponding to the same particular prescription order into at least one container corresponding to the same prescription order, to thereby fill the at least one order; and detecting the presence of a metallic substance in the at least one order.
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29. A method for filling at least one mail service pharmacy order, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one literature pack containing printed literature relating to the at least one mail service pharmacy order, patient specific information and first identification corresponding to the order and at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been pre-designated for the at least one mail service pharmacy order when the at least one package was created and second identification corresponding to the package, and wherein the at least one mail service pharmacy order includes at least one prescription for the at least one package, automatically combining the at least one literature pack and the at least one package by comparing the first and second identification to send the at least one literature pack and the at least one package to at least one recipient corresponding to the at least one mail service pharmacy order, to thereby fill the at least one mail service pharmacy order.
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30. A method for filling at least one mail service pharmacy order, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one literature pack via a first transport mechanism containing printed literature relating to the at least one mail service pharmacy order, patient specific information and first identification information corresponding to the order and at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been pre-designated for the at least one mail service pharmacy order when the at least one package was created and second identification information corresponding to the package, and wherein the at least one mail service pharmacy order includes at least one prescription for the at least one package; automatically combining the at least one literature pack and the at least one package by comparing the first and second identification to send the at least one literature pack and the at least one package to at least one recipient corresponding to the at least one order, to thereby fill the at least one order; receiving at least one prepackaged pharmaceutical product via a second transport mechanism and the at least one literature pack and automatically combining the at least one prepackaged pharmaceutical product having identification information corresponding to a particular prescription order and the at least one literature pack having another identification information corresponding to the same particular prescription into at least one container corresponding to the same prescription order, to thereby fill the at least one mail service pharmacy order.
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