System and method for enabling automated ordering of custom compounded medications

A system for processing prescriptions of customized medications, comprising:

• a prescription server device comprising:
• a memory storing a database of ingredients that may be used in custom compounded medications and drug interactions between the ingredients, wherein one of said database and an additional database includes patient information including identification of patients and their prescribed medications, and a server processor configured to interact with the database;
• and
• at least one prescriber device for interacting with said prescription server device over a distributed computer network and configured to generate a prescription request for a customized medication for a selected patient,
• wherein said server processor is further configured to:
• receive a prescription request for a customized medication from said at least one prescriber device for a selected patient;
• retrieve any existing prescribed medications for the selected patient;
• in response to the prescription request, prompt said at least one prescriber device to provide ingredients of the customized medication;
• upon selection of all ingredients of the customized medication, access said database to compare each ingredient of the customized medication to any existing prescribed medications and their ingredients to identify any potential drug interactions;
• and
• when any potential drug interactions are identified, create an alert to inform said at least one prescriber device of any potential drug interactions resulting from prescribing the customized medication.

A method of processing prescriptions of customized medications where the prescriptions are received from devices over a computer distributed network, the method comprising:

• storing in a memory device, a database of ingredients that may be used in custom compounded medications and drug interactions between the ingredients, wherein one of said database and an additional database includes patient information including identification of patients and their prescribed medications;
• receiving a prescription request for a customized medication from a user for a selected patient;
• retrieving any existing prescribed medications for the selected patient;
• prompting the user to select ingredients of the customized medication;
• upon selection of all ingredients of the customized medication, accessing the database to compare each ingredient of the customized medication to any existing prescribed medications and their ingredients to identify any potential drug interactions;
• and
• when any potential drug interactions are identified, creating an alert to inform the user of any potential drug interactions resulting from prescribing the customized medication.

A non-transitory tangible computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by a processor in a server, cause the processor to process a prescription request for a custom compounded medication, by executing the steps comprising:

• storing in a memory device, a database of ingredients that may be used in custom compounded medications and drug interactions between the ingredients, wherein one of said database and an additional database includes patient information including identification of patients and their prescribed medications;
• receiving a prescription request for a customized medication from a user for a selected patient;
• retrieving any existing prescribed medications for the selected patient;
• prompting the user to select ingredients of the customized medication;
• upon selection of all ingredients of the customized medication, accessing the database to compare each ingredient of the customized medication to any existing prescribed medications and their ingredients to identify any potential drug interactions;
• and
• when any potential drug interactions are identified, creating an alert to inform the user of any potential drug interactions resulting from prescribing the customized medication.

A system for processing prescriptions of customized medications, comprising:

• a memory storing a database of ingredients that may be used in custom compounded medications, wherein one of said database and an additional database includes patient information including identification of patients and their prescribed medications;
• and
• a processor configured to interact with the database and further configured to:
• receive a prescription request for a customized medication from a user for a selected patient;
• in response to the prescription request, prompt the user to select a category of the customized medication;
• after selection of the category, cause to be displayed on a display of the user, medications/ingredients categorized in the selected category;
• prompt the user to provide ingredients of the customized medication;
• and
• upon selection of all ingredients of the customized medication, alert a pharmacist of the prescription request.