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Method and apparatus for dispensing medicaments

  • US 9,563,925 B2
  • Filed: 10/20/2011
  • Issued: 02/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for dispensing a medicament, prescribed as script data on a prescription, from a medicament-containing stock bottle having a bottle label,said method comprising(a) providing bottle label data for a plurality of different medicament-containing bottles, in electronic format;

  • (b) providing a computing device, with a display screen, and controlled by control means, wherein said computing device is configured for storing said bottle label data;

    (c) entering script data, from said prescription, in electronic format on said computing device, so that said entered script data is stored on said computing device;

    (d) displaying said prescription and said entered script data on said display screen, so as to provide displayed prescription and displayed script data;

    (e) visually comparing said displayed prescription with said displayed script data to detect and identify any mistakes in said entered script data;

    (f) validating that said entered script data is correct;

    (g) relating said entered script data to said bottle label data so as to identify a medicament-containing stock bottle;

    (h) retrieving said medicament-containing stock bottle from a plurality of different medicament-containing stock bottles;

    (i) scanning the label on the retrieved medicament-containing stock bottle to provide scanned label information;

    (j) comparing said scanned label information with said entered script data, and validating that said retrieved medicament-containing stock bottle is correct;

    (k) dispensing said medicament from said retrieved medicament-containing stock bottle; and

    (l) weighing or counting said dispensed medicament using a counting scale or pill counter in communication with said computing device in order to determine the quantity of said medicament dispensed, in accordance with said prescription.

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