Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while restricting access to the drug by patients for whom the drug may be contraindicated
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1. A system for communicating over a network with a pharmacist for authorizing delivery of a contraindicated drug to a patient, the patient pre-assigned to at least one risk group of a plurality of risk groups, the plurality of risk groups defined based on factors which indicate one or more risks of one or more adverse side effects if the patient receives the drug, the system comprising:
- a computer device including;
a computer readable medium having stored therein the plurality of risk groups, the at least one risk group assignment, and registration information of the patient;
the computer device configured to provide;
an interface configured to receive an on-line transmission of a pharmacist prescription for the patient in order to dispense the contraindicated drug to the patient;
a generator configured to generate a prescription approval code based on comparison of the on-line transmission of the pharmacist prescription for the patient with the registration information of the patient stored in the computer readable medium to confirm if the patient is registered, and based on comparison of the on-line transmission of the pharmacist prescription for the patient with the risk group assignment stored in the computer readable medium to determine if the patient is eligible to receive the contraindicated drug, such that the risk group assignment is based on a predefined set of risk parameters for the contraindicated drug; and
an interface configured to send an on-line transmission to the pharmacist including the generated prescription approval code when the registered patient is eligible to receive the drug;
wherein the pharmacist can proceed with dispensation of the drug to the patient on the basis of the generated prescription approval code once received.
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Abstract
Methods for delivering a drug to a patients in need of the drug, while restricting access to the drug by patients for whom the drug may be contraindicated are disclosed. The methods are of the type in which prescriptions for the drug are filled by a pharmacy only after a computer readable storage medium has been consulted to retrieve a prescription approval code. Embodiments are provided wherein the patients are assigned to risk groups based upon the risk that taking the drug will lead to an adverse side effect, and certain additional information, such as periodic surveys and diagnostic tests probative of the ongoing risk of the side effect developing are obtained before prescriptions for the drug are approved.
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1. A system for communicating over a network with a pharmacist for authorizing delivery of a contraindicated drug to a patient, the patient pre-assigned to at least one risk group of a plurality of risk groups, the plurality of risk groups defined based on factors which indicate one or more risks of one or more adverse side effects if the patient receives the drug, the system comprising:
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a computer device including; a computer readable medium having stored therein the plurality of risk groups, the at least one risk group assignment, and registration information of the patient; the computer device configured to provide; an interface configured to receive an on-line transmission of a pharmacist prescription for the patient in order to dispense the contraindicated drug to the patient; a generator configured to generate a prescription approval code based on comparison of the on-line transmission of the pharmacist prescription for the patient with the registration information of the patient stored in the computer readable medium to confirm if the patient is registered, and based on comparison of the on-line transmission of the pharmacist prescription for the patient with the risk group assignment stored in the computer readable medium to determine if the patient is eligible to receive the contraindicated drug, such that the risk group assignment is based on a predefined set of risk parameters for the contraindicated drug; and an interface configured to send an on-line transmission to the pharmacist including the generated prescription approval code when the registered patient is eligible to receive the drug; wherein the pharmacist can proceed with dispensation of the drug to the patient on the basis of the generated prescription approval code once received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for communicating over a network with a pharmacist for authorizing delivery of a contraindicated drug to a patient, the patient pre-assigned to at least one risk group of a plurality of risk groups, the plurality of risk groups defined based on factors which indicate one or more risks of one or more adverse side effects if the patient receives the drug, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing, using a computer device, a computer readable medium having stored thereon the plurality of risk groups, the at least one risk group assignment, and registration information for the patient in computer readable medium; receiving, using the computer device, an on-line transmission of a pharmacist prescription for the patient in order to dispense the contraindicated drug to the patient; comparing, using the computer device, the on-line transmission of the pharmacist prescription for the patient with the registration information of the patient stored in the computer readable medium to confirm if the patient is registered, and comparing of the on-line transmission of the pharmacist prescription for the patient with the risk group assignment stored in the computer readable medium to determine if the patient is eligible to receive the contraindicated drug, generating, using the computer device, a prescription approval code based on comparison of the on-line transmission of the pharmacist prescription for the patient if confirmed the registered patient is eligible to receive the drug; and sending, sing the computer device, an on-line transmission to the pharmacist including the generated prescription approval code when the registered patient is eligible to receive the drug; wherein the pharmacist can proceed with dispensation of the drug to the patient on the basis of the generated prescription approval code once received. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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