Pharmaceutical dispensing systems, methods and computer program products for determining and displaying replenishment information
First Claim
1. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
- a frame having first and second opposed sides;
a plurality of cells configured to house pharmaceutical pills, each of the cells being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical pills therein;
a display on the frame first side;
a processor;
memory coupled to the processor; and
a computer program residing in the memory that is executable by the processor for displaying a cell inventory graphical user interface (GUI) within the display, wherein the cell inventory GUI displays cell inventory information, and wherein the cell inventory GUI comprises a GUI control that is responsive to user activation for displaying replenishment information about one or more of the cells, wherein the replenishment information for each cell comprises an identification of a drug to be replenished within the cell, a total number of pills needed to replenish the cell, and a size and total number of stock bottles needed to replenish the cell.
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical dispensing system includes a frame having first and second opposed sides, a plurality of cells configured to house pharmaceutical pills, and a display on the frame first side. A plurality of dispensing shelves configured to receive filled pill containers are accessible from the second side of the frame for removal of pill containers therein. The pharmaceutical dispensing system includes a processor and memory coupled thereto. A computer program resides in the memory and is executable by the processor for displaying a cell inventory graphical user interface (GUI) within the display. The cell inventory GUI includes a GUI control that is responsive to user activation for displaying replenishment information about one or more of the cells. The computer program is configured to determine a replenish point and replenish quantity for each cell and is configured to adjust the replenish quantity for each cell according to a stock-out risk.
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18 Claims
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1. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
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a frame having first and second opposed sides; a plurality of cells configured to house pharmaceutical pills, each of the cells being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical pills therein; a display on the frame first side; a processor; memory coupled to the processor; and a computer program residing in the memory that is executable by the processor for displaying a cell inventory graphical user interface (GUI) within the display, wherein the cell inventory GUI displays cell inventory information, and wherein the cell inventory GUI comprises a GUI control that is responsive to user activation for displaying replenishment information about one or more of the cells, wherein the replenishment information for each cell comprises an identification of a drug to be replenished within the cell, a total number of pills needed to replenish the cell, and a size and total number of stock bottles needed to replenish the cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining replenishment quantities for pills dispensed by a pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein the pharmaceutical dispensing system includes a plurality of cells configured to house pharmaceutical pills for dispensing, a display, and at least one processor, the method comprising:
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statistically analyzing, via the at least one processor, historical dispensing data to determine a replenish point and a replenish quantity for each cell, wherein the replenish point is a threshold amount below which requires the cell to be replenished with pills, and wherein the replenish quantity is an amount of pills to be added to the cell when a quantity of pills in the cell is below the replenish point; and displaying a cell inventory graphical user interface (GUI) within the display, wherein the cell inventory GUI displays cell inventory information, and wherein the cell inventory GUI comprises a GUI control that is responsive to user activation for displaying replenishment information about one or more of the cells, and wherein the replenishment information for each cell comprises an identification of a drug to be replenished within the cell, a total number of pills needed to replenish the cell, and a size and total number of stock bottles needed to replenish the cell. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon instructions that, when executed on a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
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statistically analyzing historical dispensing data to determine a replenish point and a replenish quantity for each cell, wherein the replenish point is a threshold amount below which requires the cell to be replenished with pills, and wherein the replenish quantity is an amount of pills to be added to the cell when a quantity of pills in the cell is below the replenish point; and displaying a cell inventory graphical user interface (GUI) within a display, wherein the cell inventory GUI displays cell inventory information, wherein the cell inventory GUI comprises a GUI control that is responsive to user activation for displaying replenishment information about one or more of the cells, wherein the GUI control displays a number of cells requiring replenishment, and wherein the replenishment information for each cell comprises an identification of a drug to be replenished within the cell, a total number of pills needed to replenish the cell, and a size and total number of stock bottles needed to replenish the cell.
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