Method and system for delivering prescription medicine

A method of controlling delivery of medicine, the method comprising the steps of:

• accepting, at a central server, an identification of a person and a first dataset, wherein the first dataset represents a prescription;
• validating the identification;
• and
• transmitting a second dataset to a point of delivery, wherein the second dataset represents the prescription and identifies a delivery address associated with the person.

A method of distributing medicine, the method comprising:

• accepting a prescription and a delivery address from a central server, wherein the prescription is for a medicine and wherein the delivery address is associated with a person;
• delivering the medicine to the delivery address;
• receiving a confirmation from the person that the medicine was delivered;
• and
• communicating the confirmation to the central server.

A method of performing prescription medicine delivery, the method comprising:

• issuing a prescription of the person;
• accepting an identification of the person;
• transmitting a first set of data to a central server, wherein the first set of data contains the identification and a representation of the prescription;
• transmitting a second set of data from the central server to a point of delivery, wherein the second set of data is derived from the first set of data;
• and
• delivering medicine to the person, wherein the medicine is prescribed by the prescription.

A prescription delivery system, comprising:

• an identification input for accepting an identification of a person;
• a prescription input for accepting a prescription for a medication, wherein the prescription prescribes medication to the person;
• and
• a POC electronic communications interface for transmitting the identification and data representing the prescription to a central server for delivery of the medication to the person.

A system of controlling delivery of medicine, the system comprising:

• a data input for accepting an identification of a person and a first dataset, wherein the first dataset represents a prescription;
• an identification validation device for validating the identification;
• and
• a POD electronic communications interface for transmitting a second dataset to a point of delivery, wherein the second dataset represents the prescription and identifies a delivery address associated with the person.

A system of distributing medicine, the system comprising:

• a prescription input for accepting a prescription and for accepting a delivery address from a central server, wherein the prescription is for a medicine and wherein the delivery address is associated with a person;
• a prescription deliverer for:
• delivering the medicine to the delivery address;
• and
• receiving a confirmation from the person that the medicine was delivered;
• and
• a POD electronic communications interface for communicating the confirmation to the central server.

A computer readable medium containing programming instructions, the medium comprising programming instructions for:

• accepting an identification of a person;
• accepting a prescription for a medication, wherein the prescription prescribes the medication to the person;
• and
• transmitting the identification and data representing the prescription to a central server for ultimate delivery to the person.

A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for controlling delivery of medicine, the computer readable medium comprising programming instructions for:

• accepting, at a central server, an identification of a person and a first dataset, wherein the first dataset represents a prescription;
• validating the identification;
• and
• transmitting a second dataset to a point of delivery, wherein the second dataset represents the prescription and identifies a delivery address associated with the person.

A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for distributing medicine, the computer readable medium comprising programming instructions for:

• accepting a prescription and a delivery address from a central server, wherein the prescription is for a medicine and wherein the delivery address is associated with a person;
• delivering the medicine to the delivery address;
• receiving a confirmation from the person that the medicine was delivered;
• and
• communicating the confirmation to the central server.