System and method of determining interactions between medicines

• US 7,870,007 B1
• Filed: 07/09/2002
• Issued: 01/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NCR Voyix Corporation
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Inventors: Francis, John Brian, Goodwin, John C. III
• Primary Examiner(s): Morgan; Robert W
• Application Number:
  US10/191,236
• Time in Patent Office: 3,108 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

A system and method of determining interactions between medicines which includes a pharmacy kiosk. One embodiment of the pharmacy kiosk includes a display, an input device, and a computer for displaying a prompt to enter medicine identification information for a medicine, for recording the medicine identification information, for obtaining interaction information between the medicine and other medicines, and for displaying the interaction information. The computer may additionally record operator identification information, obtain prescriptions of the operator for the other medicines using the operator identification information, obtain interaction information between the medicine and the other medicines, and display the interaction information.

Claims

1. A method for a pharmacy customer to determine interaction information between a medicine and other medicines utilizing a self-service pharmacy kiosk, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying a prompt to enter medicine identification information for the medicine on a display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk;

(b) recording the medicine identification information provided by the pharmacy customer for the medicine;

(c) using the medicine identification information to identify a particular type and dosage of medicine and to obtain details of the prescription of the medicine for the pharmacy customer for whom the medicine was prescribed, and obtaining interaction information for the prescribed medicine; and

(d) displaying the interaction information to the pharmacy customer on the display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein step (a) further comprises displaying a prompt to scan a barcode for the medicine by a pharmacy kiosk and the method further comprises:

scanning a barcode label containing the medicine identification information by the pharmacy customer utilizing a barcode reader which is part of the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

capturing a signature of the pharmacy customer utilizing a signature capture unit which is part of the self-service pharmacy kiosk; and

storing the captured signature electronically.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

executing an application by a processor in the self-service pharmacy kiosk to control the display to guide the pharmacy customer through a pharmacy transaction.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises the step of:

(a-1) displaying a prompt to scan a barcode on a receipt for the medicine by a pharmacy kiosk.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein step (c) comprises the step of:

(c-1) communicating with a customer database to determine other medicines prescribed for the pharmacy customer and with an interaction database to obtain the interaction information by the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

(e) determining price information for the medicine by the self-service pharmacy kiosk; and

(f) processing payment for the medicine by reading a pharmacy customer payment card with a card reader which is part of the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

8. A method for a pharmacy customer to determine interaction information between a medicine and other medicines using a self-service pharmacy kiosk, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying a prompt to scan a barcode on a label containing medicine identification information for the medicine on a display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk;

scanning the barcode utilizing a barcode reader which is part of the self-service pharmacy kiosk;

obtaining the medicine identification information for the medicine by the pharmacy kiosk;

using the medicine identification information to identify the medicine and particular type and dosage of the medicine and to obtain details of the prescription of the medicine for the pharmacy customer for whom the medicine was prescribed, and obtaining interaction information for the medicine by the self-service pharmacy kiosk communicating over a network connection with an interaction database; and

displaying the interaction information on the display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

9. A method for a pharmacy customer to determine interaction information between a medicine and other medicines utilizing a self-service pharmacy kiosk, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying to the pharmacy customer a prompt to enter medicine identification information for the medicine on a display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk;

(b) recording the medicine identification information for the medicine by the pharmacy kiosk;

(c) displaying to the pharmacy customer a prompt to enter pharmacy customer identification information;

(d) recording the pharmacy customer identification information provided by the pharmacy customer;

(e) obtaining other prescriptions of the pharmacy customer for other medicines taken by the pharmacy customer using the pharmacy customer identification information;

(f) using the medicine identification information and other prescriptions information to determine interaction information between the medicine, and the other medicines, by the self-service pharmacy kiosk; and

(g) displaying the interaction information on the display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein step (a) further comprises:

(a-1) displaying on the display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk a prompt to scan a barcode for the medicine.

11. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein step (a) further comprises:

(a-1) displaying on the display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk a prompt to scan a barcode on a container for the medicine.

12. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein step (a) further comprises:

(a-1) displaying on the display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk a prompt to scan a barcode on a label for the medicine.

13. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein step (a) further comprises:

(a-1) displaying on the display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk a prompt to scan a barcode on a receipt for the medicine.

14. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein step (d) further comprises:

(d-1) recording the pharmacy customer identification information by reading a pharmacy customer'"'"'s card with a card reader which is part of the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

15. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein step (d) further comprises:

(d-1) recording the pharmacy customer identification information utilizing a touch screen which is part of the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

16. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein step (f) further comprises:

(f-1) obtaining the interaction information from an interaction database by the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

17. The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

(h) determining price information for the medicine by the self-service pharmacy kiosk; and

(i) processing payment for the medicine by the self-service pharmacy kiosk.

18. A method for a pharmacy customer to determine interaction information between a medicine and other medicines utilizing a self-service pharmacy kiosk, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying a prompt to scan a barcode on a label containing medicine identification information for the medicine on a display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk operated by the pharmacy customer;

(b) obtaining the medicine identification information for the medicine entered by the pharmacy customer utilizing a barcode reader which is part of the self-service pharmacy kiosk;

(c) displaying a prompt for the pharmacy customer to enter pharmacy customer identification information on the display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk;

(d) recording the pharmacy customer identification information entered by the pharmacy customer utilizing the self-service pharmacy kiosk;

(e) obtaining prescriptions for other medicines used by the pharmacy customer using the pharmacy customer identification information;

(f) using the medicine identification information to identify a particular type and dosage of medicine and to obtain details of the prescription of the medicine for the pharmacy customer, and obtaining interaction information between the medicine and the other medicines, from an interaction database by the self-service pharmacy kiosk communicating with the interaction database; and

(g) displaying the interaction information on the display of the self-service pharmacy kiosk.