System and method for renewing prescriptions

Abstract

A system and method for renewing prescriptions is provided. Visitors to a web site, who may or may not register, are given the opportunity to request renewals of drug prescriptions on the web site. Visitors are prompted to enter information relevant to the renewal. The web site in one alternative maintains a database of visitors medical and/or contact information and issues a membership ID or Plan ID. In an alternative the web site may offer an opt-in buyer's club for obtaining discounts or information about prescriptions. The web site, in one alternative, maintains a database of information about doctors who are registered with the web site. The visitor may then select a doctor from a list and use the site to request a prescription renewal from that doctor. The web site uses information entered by the visitor, or information previously provided by the visitor accessed from the web site's database, to format a fax or email to the doctor requesting a renewal of the visitors prescription. The fax or email may contain the name, address, telephone number and prescription plan ID of the patient, the name, address, telephone number and DEA number of the doctor, the drug to be refilled, the quantity and dosage of the refill. The fax or email will contain the fax number and phone number or email address of the pharmacy (or Pharmaceutical Benefits Manager, “PBM”, for example Express Scripts.) Finally, the fax or email will contain a signature line or sufficient facility for electronic signature to be signed by the doctor. Upon completion of the request by the visitor, the system forwards the request directly to the doctor via fax or electronically. The doctor may then sign the request and fax or electronically transmit the request to a pharmacy or PBM.

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