Prescription Order Position Tracking System and Method

A prescription order tracking system for use in a retail pharmacy having a first station therein for filling the prescription order, said tracking system including:

• a computer system having a display;
• a machine-readable tag operably secured to the prescription order;
• and
• a first tag reader positioned near the first station and in communication with said computer system, said first tag reader able to automatically detect the presence of said tag when said tag is moved, by hand, to within close proximity of said first tag reader and send a first signal to said computer system;
• and,
• wherein said computer system processes said signal to display the presence of said tag at said first station, thereby displaying the location of said prescription order.

A prescription order tracking system for use in a retail pharmacy having a first station therein for filling the prescription order, said tracking system including:

• a computer system having a display;
• a machine-readable tag operably secured to the prescription order;
• and
• a first tag reader positioned near the first station and in communication with said computer system, said first tag reader able to automatically detect the presence of said tag when said tag is moved by hand in close proximity to said first tag reader and send a first signal to said computer system;
• a storage bin having a plurality of cubbies, each said cubby having an individual identifier, and having a cubby tag reader in communication with said computer system, such that the presence of said tag within one of said plurality of cubbies is automatically detected by that cubby's tag reader and sends a cubby location signal to said computer system, said cubby location signal including the individual identifier of said one of said plurality of cubbies;
• wherein said computer system process said first signal and said cubby location signal to display the location of said tag at one of said first location or said one of said plurality of cubbies.