Pharmaceutical interaction checker
AssigneeCVS Pharmacy, Inc.
InventorsVijay I. Kukreja, Dustin Wayne Humphreys
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Abstract
A smartphone or tablet or in store kiosk application allows a user to input information related to a pharmaceutical product and, in response, displays a list of interactions related to the pharmaceutical product and at least one other product. The application may also check for interactions based on medical conditions.
Claims19
A system for detecting an interaction between a pharmaceutical product and at least one other product, the system comprising:
- an input device for receiving information related to a pharmaceutical product;
- a network interface for sending the information to a remote server and for receiving, in response, interaction information related to the pharmaceutical product;
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- a display for displaying the interaction information to a user.
A system for determining an interaction between a pharmaceutical product and at least one other product, the system comprising:
- a network interface for receiving, from a user, information related to at least one pharmaceutical product;
- a database of interaction information;
- a database of patient information;
- a database of store contact information, pharmacists contact information, doctor contact information;
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- a processor for (i) determining an interaction between the at least one pharmaceutical product and at least one other product in the database and (ii) sending the determined interaction information to the user via the network interface.
A method for determining an interaction between a pharmaceutical product and at least one other product, the method comprising:
- receiving information related to at least one pharmaceutical product;
- searching, on a database residing on a non-volatile storage medium, for an interaction between the least one pharmaceutical product and at least one other product;
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- sending information related to the interaction for display on a device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.