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Pharmacy network management system and method for refilling prescriptions

  • US 8,510,131 B1
  • Filed: 01/22/2013
  • Issued: 08/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for refilling prescriptions comprising:

  • providing access to a website on a first server coupled to a network, the network connected to one or more member pharmacies;

    prompting a customer to enter a username and password that were previously associated with the customer;

    receiving the username and password entered by the customer in response to the prompting;

    verifying the username and password entered by the customer; and

    granting the customer access to a secured portion of the website after verification of the username and password entered by the customer;

    generating a prescription order selection display for the customer after granting the customer access to the secured portion of the website;

    when the customer selects the prescription order selection;

    generating one or more prescription order displays for the customer so that the customer can refill a particular prescription;

    causing a browser to display an option for the customer to perform a drug interaction check;

    generating an alert when the customer selects the option to perform a drug interaction check and a drug interaction is identified;

    causing a browser to display for the customer an option to transmit a prescription order to a pharmacy store location;

    causing the browser to display for the customer an option to search for the pharmacy store location based on at least one of the following criteria;

    a) if the store location is a drive through store location;

    b) if the store location is within a search radius to the customer or c) if the store location is a 24 hour store location;

    searching a database to identify one or more pharmacy stores matching the search criteria entered by the customer;

    causing the browser to display for the customer the one or more pharmacy stores matching the search criteria entered by the customer;

    receiving a selection from the customer for one of the one or more displayed pharmacy stores; and

    causing the browser to display for the customer an option to select a preferred pickup time for the prescription order from the selected pharmacy store.

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