System and Method for Verifying the Contents of a Filled, Capped Pharmaceutical Prescription
First Claim
1. A method of verifying the identity of a dispensed pharmaceutical, comprising:
- reading identifying indicia on a pharmaceutical vial containing a dispensed pharmaceutical;
determining the identity of a prescribed pharmaceutical called for by the identifying indicia;
acquiring an image of the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial;
comparing the image of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising image data associated with pharmaceuticals;
acquiring spectral data for the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial;
comparing the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising spectral data associated with pharmaceuticals; and
automatically determining whether the image and the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical confirm that the dispensed pharmaceutical matches the prescribed pharmaceutical.
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Abstract
A method of verifying the identity of a dispensed pharmaceutical includes the steps of: reading identifying indicia on a pharmaceutical vial containing a dispensed pharmaceutical; determining the identity of a prescribed pharmaceutical called for by the identifying indicia; acquiring an image of the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial; comparing the image of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising image data associated with pharmaceuticals; acquiring spectral data for the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial; comparing the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising spectral data associated with pharmaceuticals; and automatically determining whether the image and the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical confirm that the dispensed pharmaceutical matches the prescribed pharmaceutical.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of verifying the identity of a dispensed pharmaceutical, comprising:
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reading identifying indicia on a pharmaceutical vial containing a dispensed pharmaceutical; determining the identity of a prescribed pharmaceutical called for by the identifying indicia; acquiring an image of the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial; comparing the image of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising image data associated with pharmaceuticals; acquiring spectral data for the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial; comparing the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising spectral data associated with pharmaceuticals; and automatically determining whether the image and the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical confirm that the dispensed pharmaceutical matches the prescribed pharmaceutical. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for verification of dispensed pharmaceuticals, comprising:
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an identification station configured to read identifying indicia on a pharmaceutical vial containing a dispensed pharmaceutical; an image station configured to acquire an image of the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial; a spectroscopy station configured to acquire spectral data for the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial; and a controller associated with the identification, vision, and spectroscopy stations, wherein the controller is configured to; receive the identifying indicia from the identification station; automatically determine the identity of a prescribed pharmaceutical called for by the identifying indicia; receive the image of the dispensed pharmaceutical from the image station; compare the image of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising image data associated with pharmaceuticals; receive the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical from the spectroscopy station; compare the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising spectral data associated with pharmaceuticals; and automatically determine whether the image and the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical confirm that the dispensed pharmaceutical matches the prescribed pharmaceutical. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for operating a dispensed pharmaceutical verification system including an identification station configured to read identifying indicia on a pharmaceutical vial containing a dispensed pharmaceutical, an image station configured to acquire an image of the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial, and a spectroscopy station configured to acquire spectral data for the dispensed pharmaceutical through the vial, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code configured to:
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receive the identifying indicia from the identification station; automatically determine the identity of a prescribed pharmaceutical called for by the identifying indicia; receive the image of the dispensed pharmaceutical from the image station; compare the image of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising image data associated with pharmaceuticals; receive the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical from the spectroscopy station; compare the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical to data storage comprising spectral data associated with pharmaceuticals; and automatically determine whether the image and the spectral data of the dispensed pharmaceutical confirm that the dispensed pharmaceutical matches the prescribed pharmaceutical.
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