Apparatus, System, and Method for Managing Prescriptions
AssigneeRxflo, LLC
InventorJared Stong
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Abstract
A system for managing prescriptions. The system includes a server to operate a prescription manager, a prescription manager, and a client. The server includes a processing device and a memory. The prescription manager includes a prescription receiver operating on the processing device of the server to receive from a care provider a prescription for a patient. The prescription receiver includes a medication manager to display a recommendation in response to selection of a medication to be administered to the patient. The client interacts with the prescription manager and is in communication with the server via a network. The client displays the recommendation.
Claims20
A system for managing prescriptions, the system comprising:
- a server to operate a prescription manager;
- wherein the server comprises:
- a processing device;
- and
- a memory;
- wherein the prescription manager comprises:
- a prescription receiver operating on the processing device of the server to receive from a care provider a prescription for a patient;
- wherein the prescription receiver comprises a medication manager to display a recommendation in response to selection of a medication to be administered to the patient;
- and
- a client to interact with the prescription manager, the client in communication with the server via a network, wherein the client displays the recommendation.
A method of managing prescriptions, the method comprising:
- receiving a prescription for a patient from a care provider;
- displaying a recommendation in response to the medication selected in the prescription, the recommendation received from a medication database;
- transmitting to an administrator an electronic request for approval from the administrator in response to the prescription comprising a medication not listed in a formulary;
- preventing a prescription comprising a medication not listed in the formulary from being transmitted to a pharmacy in the absence of approval from the administrator.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a prescription for a patient from a care provider;
- determining a therapeutic category for the medication, the therapeutic category indicating an appropriate use for the medication;
- displaying a recommendation in response to the medication selected in the prescription, the recommendation received from a medication database;
- transmitting to an administrator an electronic request for approval from the administrator in response to the prescription comprising a medication not listed in a formulary;
- preventing a prescription comprising a medication not listed in the formulary from being transmitted to a pharmacy in the absence of approval from the administrator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.