Prescription verification system

A method for verifying prescriptions, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving, via a host system communicating with the internet, prescription information authorized by a health care provider from a computer system, the prescription information including a prescribed drug, and a dosage level for the prescribed drug, a unique health care provider code identifying the health care provider, and a patient code uniquely identifying the patient;
• generating a unique identification code, via the host system, identifying the prescription information;
• storing the prescription information including the unique identification code identifying the prescription information;
• transmitting prescription information and the unique identification code to the computer from which the prescription information was received;
• receiving, via the host system, the unique identification code from a computer system associated with a pharmacy;
• and
• transmitting, via the host system, retrieval information identified by the unique identification code to the computer system associated with the pharmacy, the retrieval information including the prescription information identifying the prescripted drug and dosage level.

A method for verifying prescriptions, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving, via a host system communicating with the internet, prescription information authorized by a health care provider from a computer system, the prescription information including a prescribed drug, and a dosage level for the prescribed drug, a unique health care provider code identifying the health care provider, and a patient code uniquely identifying the patient;
• generating a unique identification code, via the host system, identifying the prescription information;
• storing the prescription information including the unique identification code identifying the prescription information;
• transmitting prescription information and the unique identification code to the computer from which the prescription information was received;
• receiving, via the host system, the unique identification code from a computer system associated with a pharmacy;
• and
• transmitting, via the host system, retrieval information identified by the unique identification code to the computer system associated with the pharmacy, the retrieval information including an identification of the prescribing health care provider, an identification of the patient, and the prescription information identifying the prescripted drug and dosage level.