Systems and methods for dispensing medical products
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1. A drug sample dispenser comprising:
- a dispenser housing in which a plurality of packaged medical products are stored, the dispenser housing having a door that opens to provide access to the packaged medical products;
a computer mounted within the housing; and
a control system that opens and closes the door of the dispenser housing in response to an instruction from the computer.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for the remote dispensing of packaged and non-packaged medical products using networked communications systems. A preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes a network to provide for the secure delivery of confidential patient information and the sending of dispense instructions to a remote dispensing station. A preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to systems and methods of dispensing samples of drugs or other medical products. Another preferred embodiment of the invention provides a system and method for dispensing non-prescription medications.
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26 Claims
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1. A drug sample dispenser comprising:
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a dispenser housing in which a plurality of packaged medical products are stored, the dispenser housing having a door that opens to provide access to the packaged medical products;
a computer mounted within the housing; and
a control system that opens and closes the door of the dispenser housing in response to an instruction from the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for obtaining drug samples from a drug sample dispenser comprising the steps of:
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providing a drug sample dispenser housing with a plurality of drug samples stored in the housing;
providing a valid user identification to a database interfaced with the drug sample dispenser;
inputting request signals to dispense a drug sample;
selecting a drug sample to be removed from the drug sample dispenser from the database;
removing the selected drug sample from the drug sample dispenser; and
automatically closing the dispenser housing with a control system to prevent further access to drug samples stored in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for dispensing drug samples from a drug sample dispenser comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of drug samples in a drug sample dispenser having a computer;
verifying a user'"'"'s identification and access to remove drug samples from the drug sample dispenser;
using a control system in response to a first instruction from the computer to open a housing door to provide user access to the drug samples;
allowing a user to remove the drug samples and record the removed samples in a database; and
using the control system to prevent further user access to the drug samples in response to a second instruction from the computer to close the door.
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