Claims:We claim:
1) A system for tracking prescription medicines between two locations and an inventory of prescription medication at a location comprising of;
a. Generating prescription labels for the prescription orders;
b. Storing prescription data in the internal database of the website on user computer;
c. Scanning the prescription labels after the medication containers have been filled followed by sorting each respective healthcare facility;
d. Comparing the data to the stored prescription data to verify prescriptions;
e. updating the database with the prescription data
2) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said system is with a database containing data relative to each healthcare facility including the name and location of the healthcare facility, the name of each patient relative to each healthcare facility, the type and dosage for the medication, and a shipment status of the prescriptions.
3) The system as claimed in claim1, wherein the said third party user can download the prescription data from the database and to verify that all prescriptions ordered by the healthcare facility over the predetermined time period have been received at the healthcare facility.
, Description:FIELD OF THE INVENTION:
The present invention relates to prescription medication systems. The present invention more particularly relates to a system for tracking prescription medicines between two locations and an inventory of prescription medication at a location.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
A prescription drug (prescription medication or prescription medicine) is a pharmaceutical drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed. In contrast, over-the-counter drugs can be obtained without a prescription. The reason for this difference in substance control is the potential scope of misuse, from drug abuse to practicing medicine without a license and without sufficient education.
Healthcare facilities, such as assisted-living facilities, nursing homes or hospitals, house multiple patients may require prescription medication on a regular basis. Typically, the healthcare facilities contact a remote pharmacy with prescription medication orders, after which the pharmacy fills medication containers to fulfill the prescription medication orders, and ships the prescription medication to the healthcare facility. However, common issues arise with this routine process. For example, not all of the prescription medication orders may be filled and thus not all of the prescription medication may be shipped to the healthcare facility. Additionally, for example, the pharmacy may fill medication containers to fulfill all of the prescription medication orders, but may accidentally ship some of the prescription medication to the wrong healthcare facility. Additionally, for example, the pharmacy may ship all of the prescription medication to the correct healthcare facility, but some of the prescription medication may be lost or stolen by workers or other individuals at the healthcare facility.
U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0054682 discloses a process for tracking the shipment of prescription medication. However, the process disclosed requires that all of the prescription medication orders shipped to a specific healthcare facility are provided with an identical label and, thus, each specific prescription medication order cannot be tracked to the specific location.
Prescription drug misuse can have serious medical consequences. It resulted in increased emergency room visits, overdose deaths associated with prescription drugs, and treatment admissions for prescription drug use disorders.
The safety of using prescription drugs in combination with other substances depends on a number of factors including the types of medications, dosages, other substance use (e.g., alcohol), and individual patient health factors. Patients should talk with their health care provider about whether they can safely use their prescription drugs with other substances, including prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications, as well as alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs. Specifically, drugs that slow down breathing rate, such as opioids, alcohol, antihistamines, CNS depressants, or general anesthetics, should not be taken together because these combinations increase the risk of life-threatening respiratory depression. Stimulants should also not be used with other medications unless recommended by a physician. Patients should be aware of the dangers associated with mixing stimulants and OTC cold medicines that contain decongestants, as combining these substances may cause blood pressure to become dangerously high or lead to irregular heart rhythms.
So there is a need for a system for tracking prescription medicines between two locations and an inventory of prescription medication at a location which is beyond scope of misuse, from drug abuse to practicing medicine without a license and without sufficient education the management of the transport of prescription medication to a healthcare facility.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
An object of the present invention is to provide a system for tracking prescription medicines between two locations and an inventory of prescription medication at a location which is beyond scope of misuse, from drug abuse to practicing medicine without a license and without sufficient education the management of the transport of prescription medication to a healthcare facility.
Other objects and benefits of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description, which is not intended to bind the scope of the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:
Accordingly, a system for a system for tracking prescription medicines between two locations is disclosed. A system for tracking prescription medicines between two locations and an inventory of prescription medication at a location comprising of;
a. Generating prescription labels for the prescription orders;
b. Storing prescription data in the internal database of the website on user computer;
c. Scanning the prescription labels after the medication containers have been filled followed by sorting each respective healthcare facility;
d. Comparing the data to the stored prescription data to verify prescriptions;
e. updating the database with the prescription data
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:
Fig 1 is the system for tracking prescription medicines between two locations and an inventory of prescription medication at a location.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION WITH RESPECT TO DRAWINGS:
The present invention is a system for tracking prescription medicines between two locations and an inventory of prescription medication at a location is disclosed.
In one embodiment, a system for tracking and dispensing medication with respect to prescription from a pharmacy to multiple healthcare facilities is disclosed. The system includes an internal database of the secure website and computers at each healthcare facility and the website for the transfer of prescription data between the healthcare facilities and the pharmacy. Prescriptions are ordered from the healthcare facilities via the website. The system also includes computer for generating prescription labels for medication containers in response to the prescription data received from each healthcare facility. The labels have prescription data includes a prescription number, a patient's name, the healthcare facility, an identification of a drug prescribed, and a medication dosage.
In another embodiment, these computers are in communication with each other and generates verification table which is displayed on the computer monitor and include readers linked to the computer for reading prescription label. After this, containers are filled and sorted by each healthcare facility. The system also includes a database containing data relative to each healthcare facility including the name and location of the healthcare facility, the name of each patient relative to each healthcare facility, the type and dosage for the medication, and a shipment status of the prescriptions. The prescription data of the verification table is uploaded to the database from computer and the shipment status is uploaded to the database upon verification that all of the ordered prescriptions for each healthcare facility have been properly sorted for shipment. Computer compares the prescription data and internal database of the website
Third user computer can download the prescription data from the database and to verify that all prescriptions ordered by the healthcare facility over the predetermined time period have been received at the healthcare facility. The third computer is configured to update the shipment status of the database upon receiving and reading the labels of the containers.
In another embodiment, a system for tracking prescription medicines between two locations and an inventory of prescription medication at a location comprising of;
f. Generating prescription labels for the prescription orders;
g. Storing prescription data in the internal database of the website on user computer;
h. Scanning the prescription labels after the medication containers have been filled followed by sorting each respective healthcare facility;
i. Comparing the data to the stored prescription data to verify prescriptions;
j. updating the database with the prescription data