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1. An apparatus that stores a formulary, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory device that stores the formulary, the formulary comprising a plurality of drug entries;
a code reader that reads a computer-readable code associated with a drug container and transmits a signal indicative of data encoded by the computer-readable code;
a processor adapted to identify, based on the data encoded by the computer-readable code, a first drug entry included in the formulary corresponding to the data encoded by the computer-readable code;
a presentation device that presents a user with an identity of a drug associated with the first drug entry; and
a user input device that receives input from the user indicating that the identity of the drug associated with the first drug entry identified from among the plurality of drug entries of the formulary based on the data encoded by the computer-readable code is consistent with information included on a label associated with the drug container;
wherein, after receiving the input from the user, the processor stores an indication that the identity of the drug has been verified in the formulary.
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Provided is an apparatus that stores a formulary. The apparatus includes a memory device that stores the formulary, the formulary comprising a plurality of drug entries. A user input device allows a user to verify a drug of the plurality of drug entries of the formulary. A code reader interprets computer-readable codes. After a computer-readable code that is associated with the drug is read by the code reader, the drug is verified using the user input device.
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1. An apparatus that stores a formulary, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory device that stores the formulary, the formulary comprising a plurality of drug entries; a code reader that reads a computer-readable code associated with a drug container and transmits a signal indicative of data encoded by the computer-readable code; a processor adapted to identify, based on the data encoded by the computer-readable code, a first drug entry included in the formulary corresponding to the data encoded by the computer-readable code; a presentation device that presents a user with an identity of a drug associated with the first drug entry; and a user input device that receives input from the user indicating that the identity of the drug associated with the first drug entry identified from among the plurality of drug entries of the formulary based on the data encoded by the computer-readable code is consistent with information included on a label associated with the drug container; wherein, after receiving the input from the user, the processor stores an indication that the identity of the drug has been verified in the formulary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of confirming drug information, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of drug entries that collectively form a formulary, each of said drug entries being associated with a different computer-readable code; storing the plurality of drug entries on a non-transitory computer memory device; reading, with a code reader, a first computer-readable code associated with a drug container storing a drug included in a first drug entry in the formulary; automatically prompting a user to verify that an identity of the drug returned as a result of said reading the computer-readable code with the code reader is consistent with information included on a label associated with the drug container; receiving an input from the user verifying the identity of the drug returned based on the computer-readable code is consistent with the information included on the label; and after receiving the input from the user, storing an indication that the identity of the drug has been verified in the first drug entry associated with the drug in the formulary. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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