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Method, system and apparatus for controlling patient access to medicaments

  • US 9,824,191 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2014
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for validating access by a user to a drug locked in a container, the method comprising the following steps:

  • the container generating a status code representing usage history of the drug by the user based on a history of the container being opened;

    communicating the status code generated by the container through a communication channel to a master system;

    processing the status code to determine whether to provide access to the drug based on the usage history represented by the status code;

    generating limited-use access authorization data for the container, if it is determined to provide access to the drug locked in the container;

    the master system communicating the limited-use access authorization data andusing the limited-use access authorization data received from the master system to unlock the container.

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