Pharmaceutical offer distribution systems, and methods for distributing and using same

A pharmaceutical offer distribution system, comprising:

• a plurality of pharmaceutical type indicator cards for identifying groups of pharmaceutical offer cards;
• and
• a dispensing unit to hold the plurality of pharmaceutical type indicator cards.

A method for distributing pharmaceutical offers, comprising:

• providing a plurality of pharmaceutical offer dispensing units to a plurality of health care entities;
• and
• periodically providing pharmaceutical offer cards to the health care entities, of a size and shape to fit within the dispensing units.

A method for distributing pharmaceutical offers, comprising:

• licensing a plurality of pharmaceutical offer dispensing units to a plurality of health care entities, with a condition of the licenses specifying that the health care entities can only place pharmaceutical offer cards provided by licensed pharmaceutical companies into the dispensing units;
• and
• licensing a number of pharmaceutical companies to provide pharmaceutical offer cards of at least one defined type for the licensed dispensing units.