Medication refill advisor system and method

A medication refill advisor system comprising:

• a. a computer device executing computer-executable instructions;
• b. a medication information database accessible through the computer device;
• c. a medication information input function executable on the computer device for gathering medication information and transferring it to the database;
• d. a patient-specific information input function executable on the computer device for gathering patient-specific information and transferring it to the database, wherein the patient-specific information includes laboratory data, visit data and vital signs;
• e. a refill protocol determination function executable on the computer device for gathering medication prescription and refill guideline information and transferring it to the database;
• and
• f. a refill analysis function executable on the computer device for:
• i. receiving medication refill requests,
• ii. correlating the medication information, the patient-specific information and the refill guideline information, and
• iii. generating one or more of one or more refill protocol recommendations and one or more follow-up patient questions based on the correlated medication information, patient-specific information and refill guideline information prior to issuing one or more medication refill instructions.

A computer-implemented method of outputting one or more medication refill advisory protocols, the computer-implemented method using a computer device having (i) a plurality of computer-implemented functions, and (ii) a database, the computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:

• a. executing a medication information input function of the computer device that gathers medication information and transfers it to the database;
• b. executing a patient-specific information input function that gathers patient-specific information and transfers it to the database, wherein the patient-specific information includes laboratory data, visit data and vital signs;
• c. executing a refill protocol determination function that gathers medication prescription and refill guideline information and transfers it to the database;
• and
• d. executing a refill analysis function that:
• i. receives medication refill requests;
• ii. correlates the medication information, the patient-specific information and the refill guideline information;
• and
• iii. generates one or more of one or more refill protocol recommendations and one or more follow-up patient questions in response to each of the medication refill requests based on the correlated medication information, patient-specific information and refill guideline information prior to issuing one or more medication refill instructions.