Systems and methods for providing prescription medication delivery and reminder services

A method of providing a prescription medication delivery service via directly submitting a prescription delivery request to the prescription medication delivery service, the method comprising:

• requesting delivery of a prescription medication by at least one of a pharmacist and a patient;
• selecting a prescription delivery option within a pharmacy dispensing system by the pharmacist;
• transmitting an HTTP post message to a prescription delivery service server via a communication network;
• coordinating delivery of the prescription medication to the patient by the prescription delivery service server based at least in part upon the transmitted HTTP post message;
• delivering the prescription medication to the patient and obtaining a signature when the prescription medication is delivered to the patient;
• and
• transmitting a confirmation of completed delivery to the pharmacy dispensing system via the communication network.

A method of providing a prescription medication delivery service via a bank identification number (BIN) associated with the prescription medication delivery service, the method comprising:

• requesting delivery of a prescription medication by at least one of a pharmacist and a patient;
• billing the BIN associated with the prescription medication delivery service by the pharmacist;
• processing the billed BIN using a pharmacy switch, wherein the processing includes transmitting the requested delivery to the prescription medication delivery service via a communication network;
• coordinating delivery of the prescription medication to the patient by the prescription delivery service server;
• delivering the prescription medication to the patient and obtaining a signature when the prescription medication is delivered to the patient;
• and
• transmitting a confirmation of completed delivery to the pharmacy dispensing system via the communication network.