Pharmacy network computer system and printer
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1. A network computer system, comprising:
- (1) a central CS;
(2) a plurality of local CSs;
wherein said central CS and said plurality of local CS s form a network in which said plurality of local CS and said central CS can communicate with one another via network protocols;
wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is associated with and proximate to a corresponding plurality of pharmacy stores, wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a CS terminal for inputting information about pharmacy orders and a pharmacy printer for printing information relating to said pharmacy orders;
wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is designed to log information about pharmacy orders including information about medicines contained in pharmacy orders;
wherein a first local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a first pharmacy printer located in a first pharmacy store and a first pharmacy POS located in said first pharmacy store;
wherein said first pharmacy printer includes a first pharmacy printer database storing;
(1) medicine records including in each medicine record a medicine identifier in association with information about the corresponding medicine; and
(2) consumer records including in each consumer record a consumer identifier in association with CHR content to be conveyed to the consumer associated with said consumer identifier;
wherein said pharmacy printer is configured to receive and process print instructions resulting from a first pharmacy order containing a specified prescription for a specified medicine having a specified medicine identifier and a specified consumer identifier for a specified consumer, by;
(1) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information about said specified medicine associated with said specified medicine identifier;
(2) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information to be conveyed to said specified consumer associated with said specified consumer identifier;
(3) printing in association with one another said specified prescription, said information about said specified medicine, and said information to be conveyed to said specified consumer;
wherein said first local CS generates a de-identified pharmacy order from said first pharmacy order, encrypts said consumer identification associated with said first pharmacy order, and transmits the de-identified pharmacy order in association with the encrypted consumer identification to said central CS.
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Abstract
The invention provides a network computer system and novel pharmacy printers and their methods of use wherein the local CS includes a pharmacy printer for printing pharmacy orders including prescriptions, and the pharmacy printer includes a pharmacy printer database storing drug information and association of a drug identifier with information about a corresponding drug, and additional information, and obtains and uses instructions for printing the additional information in association with printing of a prescription label from characters contained in a prescription label print file for the prescription label.
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1. A network computer system, comprising:
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(1) a central CS; (2) a plurality of local CSs; wherein said central CS and said plurality of local CS s form a network in which said plurality of local CS and said central CS can communicate with one another via network protocols; wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is associated with and proximate to a corresponding plurality of pharmacy stores, wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a CS terminal for inputting information about pharmacy orders and a pharmacy printer for printing information relating to said pharmacy orders; wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is designed to log information about pharmacy orders including information about medicines contained in pharmacy orders; wherein a first local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a first pharmacy printer located in a first pharmacy store and a first pharmacy POS located in said first pharmacy store; wherein said first pharmacy printer includes a first pharmacy printer database storing; (1) medicine records including in each medicine record a medicine identifier in association with information about the corresponding medicine; and (2) consumer records including in each consumer record a consumer identifier in association with CHR content to be conveyed to the consumer associated with said consumer identifier; wherein said pharmacy printer is configured to receive and process print instructions resulting from a first pharmacy order containing a specified prescription for a specified medicine having a specified medicine identifier and a specified consumer identifier for a specified consumer, by; (1) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information about said specified medicine associated with said specified medicine identifier; (2) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information to be conveyed to said specified consumer associated with said specified consumer identifier; (3) printing in association with one another said specified prescription, said information about said specified medicine, and said information to be conveyed to said specified consumer; wherein said first local CS generates a de-identified pharmacy order from said first pharmacy order, encrypts said consumer identification associated with said first pharmacy order, and transmits the de-identified pharmacy order in association with the encrypted consumer identification to said central CS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of using a network computer system, comprising:
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(1) providing a central CS; (2) providing a plurality of local CSs; wherein said central CS and said plurality of local CS s form a network in which said plurality of local CS and said central CS can communicate with one another via network protocols; wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs is associated with and proximate to a corresponding plurality of pharmacy stores, wherein each local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a CS terminal for inputting information about pharmacy orders and a pharmacy printer for printing information relating to said pharmacy orders; wherein a first local CS of said plurality of local CSs includes a first pharmacy printer located in a first pharmacy store and a first pharmacy POS located in said first pharmacy store; including in said first pharmacy printer a first pharmacy printer database storing; (1) medicine records including in each medicine record a medicine identifier in association with information about the corresponding medicine; and (2) consumer records including in each consumer record a consumer identifier in association with CHR content to be conveyed to the consumer associated with said consumer identifier; configuring said pharmacy printer to receive and process print instructions resulting from a first pharmacy order containing a specified prescription for a specified medicine having a specified medicine identifier and a specified consumer identifier for a specified consumer, by; (1) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for information about said specified medicine associated with said specified medicine identifier; (2) searching in said first pharmacy printer database for additional information to be conveyed to said specified consumer associated with said specified consumer identifier; (3) printing in association with one another said specified prescription, said information about said specified medicine, and said additional information to be conveyed to said specified consumer; wherein said first local CS generates a de-identified pharmacy order from said pharmacy order containing said specified prescription, encrypts said specified consumer identifier associated with said pharmacy order containing said specified prescription, and transmits the de-identified pharmacy order containing said specified prescription in association with the specified consumer identifier to said central CS.
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