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.
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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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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. 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, the method comprising statistically analyzing, via 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.
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20. 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/or a total number of stock bottles needed to replenish the cell.
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