Pharmacy network computer system and printer
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1. A network CS, comprising:
- a pharmacy printer located in a pharmacy store wherein said pharmacy printer stores therein a database;
wherein said database includes a first table having first table records, each first table record having fields for CID and CHR identifier;
wherein said database includes a second table having second records, each second record having fields for CHR content and CHR identifier;
wherein said pharmacy printer is further configured to parse out of a prescription label print file for a prescription a prescription CID associated with said prescription;
wherein said pharmacy printer is further configured to retrieve from said second table prescription CHR content associated with said prescription CID;
wherein said pharmacy printer is configured to generate a prescription label print job including prescription label information specified by said prescription label print file and said prescription CHR content.
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Abstract
The invention provides a network computer system and novel pharmacy printers and their methods of use wherein the local CS includes a pharmacy printer for printing pharmacy orders including prescriptions, and the pharmacy printer includes a pharmacy printer database storing drug information and association of a drug identifier with information about a corresponding drug, and additional information, and obtains and uses instructions for printing the additional information in association with printing of a prescription label from characters contained in a prescription label print file for the prescription label.
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31 Claims
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1. A network CS, comprising:
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a pharmacy printer located in a pharmacy store wherein said pharmacy printer stores therein a database; wherein said database includes a first table having first table records, each first table record having fields for CID and CHR identifier; wherein said database includes a second table having second records, each second record having fields for CHR content and CHR identifier; wherein said pharmacy printer is further configured to parse out of a prescription label print file for a prescription a prescription CID associated with said prescription; wherein said pharmacy printer is further configured to retrieve from said second table prescription CHR content associated with said prescription CID; wherein said pharmacy printer is configured to generate a prescription label print job including prescription label information specified by said prescription label print file and said prescription CHR content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for using a network CS, comprising:
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storing CHR content in a database in a pharmacy printer located in a pharmacy store; wherein said database comprises a first table having first table records, each first table record having fields for CID and CHR identifier and a second table having second records, each second record having fields for CHR content and CHR identifier; parsing, in said pharmacy printer, out of a prescription label printer file for a prescription, a prescription CID associated with said prescription; retrieving, in said pharmacy printer, from said database prescription CHR content associated with said prescription CID; generating, in said pharmacy printer, a prescription label print job including prescription label information specified by said prescription label print file and said prescription CHR content. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network computer system, comprising:
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(1) a central CS; (2) a plurality of local CSs; wherein said central CS and said plurality of local CSs form a network in which said plurality of local CS and said central CS can communicate with one another via network protocols; wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is associated with and proximate to a corresponding plurality of pharmacy stores, wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a CS terminal for inputting information about pharmacy orders and a pharmacy printer for printing information relating to said pharmacy orders; wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is designed to log information about pharmacy orders including information about medicines contained in pharmacy orders; wherein a first local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a first pharmacy printer located in a first pharmacy store and a first pharmacy POS located in said first pharmacy store; wherein said first pharmacy printer includes a first pharmacy printer database storing; (1) medicine records including in each medicine record a medicine identifier in association with information about the corresponding medicine; and (2) consumer records including in each consumer record a consumer identifier in association with CHR content to be conveyed to the consumer associated with said consumer identifier; wherein a prescription label print file for a pharmacy order for a specified prescription includes a specified medicine identifier for a specified medicine, and a specified consumer identifier for a specified consumer; wherein said pharmacy printer is configured to generate a prescription label print job in response to receipt by said pharmacy printer of said prescription label print file, by; (1) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information about said specified medicine associated with said specified medicine identifier; (2) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information to be conveyed to said specified consumer associated with said specified consumer identifier; (3) associating with one another prescription label information for a prescription label for said specified prescription, said information about said specified medicine, and said information to be conveyed to said specified consumer, such that said prescription label print job specifies printing by said pharmacy printer of said prescription label, said information about said specified medicine, and said information to be conveyed to said specified consumer; and
wherein said first local CS generates a de-identified pharmacy order from said pharmacy order, encrypts said specified consumer identifier associated with said pharmacy order, and transmits the de-identified pharmacy order in association with the encrypted specified consumer identifier to said central CS. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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