US 10,853,451 B2Granted

Drug formulary application

AssigneeTimeless Veterinary Systems International Limited

InventorsJohn L. Rowe, Brad D. Pineau

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Abstract

A system and method for providing a treatment protocol. A memory stores drug data identifying a plurality of drugs, and, for each drug, at least one indication for the drug and a unit dose value of the drug to be administered for treating each indication, and evidence-based data indicative of an effectiveness of each drug for treating the at least one indication. Input data identifying a selected drug is received, the at least one indication for the selected drug determined, the unit dose value of the selected drug for the at least one indication and the evidence-based data for the selected drug retrieved from the memory, a measure of a level of confidence in the evidence-based data for the selected drug determined, and the at least one indication, the unit dose value, and the measure of the level of confidence output for the selected drug.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A computer-based drug formulary system, the system comprising:

a memory populated with drug data identifying a plurality of drugs, and, for each one of the plurality of drugs, at least one indication the drug is prescribed for, a unit dose value of the drug to be administered for treating the at least one indication, and calculation data indicative of at least one calculation applicable for computing a total dosage of the drug to be administered for treating the at least one indication, and evidence-based data indicative of an effectiveness of each one of the plurality of drugs for treating the at least one indication, the evidence-based data supporting the at least one indication for the drug and the total dosage of the drug for treating the at least one indication;
a processor;
and
at least one application stored in the memory and executable by the processor for:
presenting to a user an interface for input of input data identifying a selected one of the plurality of drugs;
receiving the input data via the interface;
determining the at least one indication the selected drug is prescribed for;
retrieving from the memory the unit dose value of the selected drug for the at least one indication;
retrieving from the memory the calculation data for the selected drug and automatically performing the at least one calculation applicable for the selected drug for computing the total dosage of the selected drug for the at least one indication;
retrieving from the memory the evidence-based data for the selected drug;
determining a measure of a level of confidence in the evidence-based data for the selected drug comprising, attributing a selected one of a plurality of ranking levels to the evidence-based data for the selected drug and periodically revising the selected ranking level as updated evidence-based data for the selected drug is obtained, the selected ranking level representative of a level of strength of the evidence-based data supporting the at least one indication as determined and the total dosage as computed;
and
outputting, via the interface, for the selected drug, the unit dose value, the total dosage, and the measure of the level of confidence in the evidence-based data for the selected drug, the measure of the level of confidence rendered on the interface as a visual scale indicative of the selected raking level.

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A computer-implemented method for generating a treatment protocol, the method comprising:

presenting to a user an interface for input of input data identifying a selected one of the plurality of drugs;
receiving the input data via the interface;
determining at least one indication the selected drug is prescribed for;
retrieving a unit dose value of the selected drug for the at least one indication from a memory populated with drug data identifying the plurality of drugs, and, for each one of the plurality of drugs, the at least one indication the drug is prescribed for, the unit dose value of the drug to be administered for treating each of the at least one indication, and calculation data indicative of at least one calculation applicable for computing a total dosage of the drug to be administered for treating the at least one indication, and evidence-based data indicative of an effectiveness of each one of the plurality of drugs for treating the at least one indication, the evidence-based data supporting the at least one indication for the drug and the total dosage of the drug for treating the at least one indication;
retrieving from the memory the calculation data for the selected drug and automatically performing the at least one calculation applicable for the selected drug for computing the total dosage of the selected drug for the at least one indication;
retrieving from the memory the evidence-based data for the selected drug;
determining a measure of a level of confidence in the evidence-based data for the selected drug comprising, attributing a selected one of a plurality of ranking levels to the evidence-based data for the selected drug and periodically revising the selected ranking level as updated evidence-based data for the selected drug is obtained, the selected ranking level representative of a level of strength of the evidence-based data supporting the at least one indication as determined and the total dosage as computed;
and
outputting, via the interface, for the selected drug, the unit dose value, the total dosage, and the measure of the level of confidence in the evidence-based data for the selected drug, the measure of the level of confidence rendered on the interface as a visual scale indicative of the selected raking level.

6 more elements

A computer readable medium having stored thereon program code executable by a processor for, the program code executable for:

presenting to a user an interface for input of input data identifying a selected one of the plurality of drugs;
receiving the input data via the interface;
determining at least one indication the selected drug is prescribed for;
retrieving a unit dose value of the selected drug for the at least one indication from a memory populated with drug data identifying the plurality of drugs, and, for each one of the plurality of drugs, the at least one indication the drug is prescribed for, the unit dose value of the drug to be administered for treating each of the at least one indication, and calculation data indicative of at least one calculation applicable for computing a total dosage of the drug to be administered for treating the at least one indication, and evidence-based data indicative of an effectiveness of each one of the plurality of drugs for treating the at least one indication, the evidence-based data supporting the at least one indication for the drug and the total dosage of the drug for treating the at least one indication;
retrieving from the memory the calculation data for the selected drug and automatically performing the at least one calculation applicable for the selected drug for computing the total dosage of the selected drug for the at least one indication;
retrieving from the memory the evidence-based data for the selected drug;
determining a measure of a level of confidence in the evidence-based data for the selected drug comprising, attributing a selected one of a plurality of ranking levels to the evidence-based data for the selected drug and periodically revising the selected ranking level as updated evidence-based data for the selected drug is obtained, the selected ranking level representative of a level of strength of the evidence-based data supporting the at least one indication as determined and the total dosage as computed;
and
outputting, via the interface, for the selected drug, the unit dose value, the total dosage, and the measure of the level of confidence in the evidence-based data for the selected drug, the measure of the level of confidence rendered on the interface as a visual scale indicative of the selected raking level.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/896,267Filed 6 Jun 2014 · us provisional application
Priority: 6 Jun 2013
Published: US 2016/0125146 A15 May 2016
Granted: 1 Dec 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G16H 20/17
Relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients: delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 70/20
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references: relating to practices or guidelines
G16H 70/40
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references: relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
G16H
Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the