Pharmacy dispensing system and method
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1. A system for filling a prescription order for a patient, comprising:
- a plurality of trays, each tray having an RFID tag;
a tray programmer structured to program a unique identifier into the RFID tag of a selected tray of the plurality of trays, the unique identifier being associated with the prescription order; and
a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna configured to detect the unique identifier, and each workstation configured to automatically display a profile of medication for the prescription order.
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Abstract
A system for filling a prescription order for a patient includes a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag for storing a unique identifier corresponding to the prescription order, and a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna for detecting the unique identifier in one of the plurality of trays, where the detecting is operative to trigger displaying of a profile of at least one prescription item for the corresponding prescription order.
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1. A system for filling a prescription order for a patient, comprising:
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a plurality of trays, each tray having an RFID tag; a tray programmer structured to program a unique identifier into the RFID tag of a selected tray of the plurality of trays, the unique identifier being associated with the prescription order; and a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna configured to detect the unique identifier, and each workstation configured to automatically display a profile of medication for the prescription order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for filling a prescription order for a patient, comprising:
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a plurality of trays, each tray having an RFID tag; a tray programmer configured to write a unique identifier into the RFID tag of each of the plurality of trays, the unique identifier being associated with the prescription order, wherein the tray programmer is configured to change unique patient identifiers for each of the plurality of trays while the plurality of trays are all placed in a stack adjacent to the tray programmer; and a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an RFID reader configured to read the unique identifier, wherein each workstation is configured to display a profile of medication for the prescription order. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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