Method for renewing medical prescriptions
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1. A system for renewing a prescription for a pharmaceutical via an electronic network, the system comprising:
- a renewal server comprising;
a processor;
a communications interface circuit for communicating with a prescriber and a dispenser over a network, where the dispenser comprises a pharmacy or pharmacy benefit organization; and
a memory comprising;
an operating system;
a database comprising at least one patient profile that includes;
an identifier of a patient; and
at least one prescription associated with the identifier of the patient, the at least one prescription comprising;
a prescribed pharmaceutical;
an identification of a prescriber that prescribed the prescribed pharmaceutical; and
an expiration date of the prescription; and
wherein the renewal server is capable of;
monitoring the expiration date by periodically determining whether a predetermined time period before the expiration date has been reached;
generating a prescription renewal request for renewal of the prescription prior to the expiration date based on the monitoring, where the generating occurs without human intervention;
transmitting the prescription renewal request via an electronic network to the prescriber having authority to authorize the dispenser to dispense the prescription;
receiving a renewal prescription at the renewal server, in response to the prescription renewal request, from the prescriber; and
notifying the dispenser to fill the renewal prescription.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for renewing a prescription for a pharmaceutical via an electronic network. A renewal request is generated for a renewal of a prior prescription. The request is transmitted to a prescriber for review and authorization. Once an authorized renewal prescription is received from the prescriber, a dispenser is notified to fill the renewal prescription.
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1. A system for renewing a prescription for a pharmaceutical via an electronic network, the system comprising:
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a renewal server comprising; a processor; a communications interface circuit for communicating with a prescriber and a dispenser over a network, where the dispenser comprises a pharmacy or pharmacy benefit organization; and a memory comprising; an operating system; a database comprising at least one patient profile that includes; an identifier of a patient; and at least one prescription associated with the identifier of the patient, the at least one prescription comprising;
a prescribed pharmaceutical;
an identification of a prescriber that prescribed the prescribed pharmaceutical; and
an expiration date of the prescription; andwherein the renewal server is capable of; monitoring the expiration date by periodically determining whether a predetermined time period before the expiration date has been reached; generating a prescription renewal request for renewal of the prescription prior to the expiration date based on the monitoring, where the generating occurs without human intervention; transmitting the prescription renewal request via an electronic network to the prescriber having authority to authorize the dispenser to dispense the prescription; receiving a renewal prescription at the renewal server, in response to the prescription renewal request, from the prescriber; and notifying the dispenser to fill the renewal prescription. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for renewing a prescription for a pharmaceutical via an electronic network, comprising the steps of:
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computer monitoring an expiration date of a prescription at a renewal server by periodically determining whether a predetermined time period before the expiration date has been reached; computer generating a prescription renewal request at the renewal server for renewal of the prescription prior to the expiration date based on the computer monitoring, where said generating occurs without human intervention; transmitting the prescription renewal request via the electronic network from the renewal server to a client computing device associated with a prescriber, where the prescriber has authority to authorize a dispenser to dispense the prescription; receiving a renewal prescription at the renewal server, in response to the prescription renewal request; and the renewal server notifying the dispenser to fill the renewal prescription, where the dispenser comprises a pharmacy or pharmacy benefit organization. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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