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US 2003/0197366 A1Published application
Method and system for prescription distribution security
OwnerShawn Kusterbeckinventor
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Abstract
A method and system for enhanced prescription distribution security wherein a prescription form is provided with one or more of: (1) a bar code corresponding to a data base location for a physician's signature; (2) a bar code corresponding to the pharmaceutical/medication to be dispensed and (3) a bar code unique to each prescription form.
Claims8
A method for enhancing the security of prescription distribution comprising the steps of:
- providing a physician prescription form to receive the physician's prescription information;
- and
- adding to the prescription form a bar code that corresponds to a physician's signature within a data base.
A prescription form for enhancing the security of prescription distribution comprising:
- a doctor's prescription form including information about a patient and a pharmaceutical/medication to be dispensed by a pharmacist;
- and
- a bar code applied to the form corresponding to a location within a data base containing at least one sample of the physician's signature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.