Method and system for prescription distribution security

• US 7,813,938 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2003
• Issued: 10/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shawn Kusterbeck
• Original Assignee: Shawn Kusterbeck
• Inventors: Kusterbeck, Shawn
• Primary Examiner(s): Frenel; Vanel
• Application Number:
  US10/417,125
• Publication Number:
  US 20030197366A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,735 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3, 235/375, 235/380, 235/462, 235/462.15, 382/115, 283/69
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/00 Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

A method and system for enhanced prescription distribution security wherein a prescription form is provided with one or more of: (1) a bar code corresponding to a data base location for a physician'"'"'s signature; (2) a bar code corresponding to the pharmaceutical/medication to be dispensed and (3) a bar code unique to each prescription form.

Claims

1. A method for enhancing the security of prescription distribution comprising the steps of:

providing a physician with a physician prescription form to receive the physician'"'"'s prescription information and the physician'"'"'s signature;

adding to the prescription form a bar code that corresponds to previously recorded instances of the physician'"'"'s signature within a computer readable data base;

comparing the physician'"'"'s signature on the physician prescription form with the previously recorded instances of the physician'"'"'s signature contained within the computer readable data base, said comparison occurring at a location of prescription distribution for a match before a prescription is filled; and

wherein said previously recorded instances of the physician'"'"'s signature within the data base comprise a plurality of samples of the physician'"'"'s signature recorded at different times of the day.

2. A method for enhancing the security of prescription distribution as defined in claim 1 and further comprising the step of:

adding a pharmaceutical/medication bar code to said prescription form that corresponds to the pharmaceutical/medication prescribed by the physician.

3. A method for enhancing the security of prescription distribution as defined in claim 2 and further comprising the step of:

adding a unique numerical bar code to the prescription form.

4. A method for enhancing the security of prescription distribution comprising the steps of:

providing an authorized person with a prescription form to receive prescription information and the authorized person'"'"'s signature;

adding to the prescription form a bar code that corresponds to previously recorded instances of the authorized person'"'"'s signature within a computer readable data base;

comparing the authorized person'"'"'s signature on the prescription form with the previously recorded instances of the authorized person'"'"'s signature contained within the computer readable data base, said comparison occurring at a location of prescription distribution for a match before a prescription is filled; and

wherein said comparing comprises comparing the authorized person'"'"'s signature on the prescription form with a plurality of previously recorded instances of the authorized person'"'"'s signature within the computer readable database.

5. A method for enhancing the security of prescription distribution as defined in claim 4, wherein:

said previously recorded instances of the authorized person'"'"'s signature within the computer readable data base comprise a plurality of samples of the authorized person'"'"'s signature recorded at different times of the day.