Systems and methods for content provision with a pharmacy transaction
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1. A method for providing information to a patient;
- the method comprising;
having a pharmacy computer running content requesting software in addition to software for preparing and filling prescriptions;
having an auxiliary computer, said auxiliary computer running selection software and being located at a location remote from said pharmacy computer and communicating with said pharmacy computer by a network;
a patient providing prescription information relating to said patient and a previously prescribed medication for said patient, said information being entered into said software for preparing and filling prescriptions on said pharmacy computer;
only after entry of said patient provided information, said content requesting software automatically extracting at least a portion of said prescription information, said portion including information identifying said previously prescribed medication for said patient;
said content requesting software formulating a first data structure including said portion;
said content requesting software transmitting said first data structure to said auxiliary computer via said network;
receiving at said auxiliary computer said transmitted first data structure, without any additional modification of said portion in said first data structure being made after said transmitting;
said selection software selecting content based on at least said previously prescribed medication, said content comprising commercial information not identifying said patient;
said selection software sending a second data structure to said pharmacy computer via said network, said second data structure comprising a reference to said content on said pharmacy computer and said second data structure including none of said extracted portion of said prescription information and not identifying said patient;
in response to said second data structure being received, said pharmacy computer locating said content and sending said content to a printer;
said patient purchasing said previously prescribed medication; and
said printer having completed printing said content on a sheet separate from a label for said previously prescribed medication prior to said patient purchasing said previously prescribed medication, said printed content being provided with said previously prescribed medication to said patient.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing targeted content to a patient who has received a prescription for medication. The systems and methods generally provide the content prior to the Point of Sale (POS) of the actual prescription allow patients to review the content and possibly act on it prior to actually obtaining the medication. Depending on embodiment, the content may be provided by a pharmacy at or around the time of dispensing or by a physician at or around the time of prescribing.
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1. A method for providing information to a patient;
- the method comprising;
having a pharmacy computer running content requesting software in addition to software for preparing and filling prescriptions; having an auxiliary computer, said auxiliary computer running selection software and being located at a location remote from said pharmacy computer and communicating with said pharmacy computer by a network; a patient providing prescription information relating to said patient and a previously prescribed medication for said patient, said information being entered into said software for preparing and filling prescriptions on said pharmacy computer; only after entry of said patient provided information, said content requesting software automatically extracting at least a portion of said prescription information, said portion including information identifying said previously prescribed medication for said patient; said content requesting software formulating a first data structure including said portion; said content requesting software transmitting said first data structure to said auxiliary computer via said network; receiving at said auxiliary computer said transmitted first data structure, without any additional modification of said portion in said first data structure being made after said transmitting; said selection software selecting content based on at least said previously prescribed medication, said content comprising commercial information not identifying said patient; said selection software sending a second data structure to said pharmacy computer via said network, said second data structure comprising a reference to said content on said pharmacy computer and said second data structure including none of said extracted portion of said prescription information and not identifying said patient; in response to said second data structure being received, said pharmacy computer locating said content and sending said content to a printer; said patient purchasing said previously prescribed medication; and said printer having completed printing said content on a sheet separate from a label for said previously prescribed medication prior to said patient purchasing said previously prescribed medication, said printed content being provided with said previously prescribed medication to said patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- the method comprising;
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