Selective distribution of pharmacy item data from pharmacy item tracking system

A system comprising:

• an intercept device communicatively coupled along a communication pathway between a scanning device and a patient information system, the intercept device comprising a processor configured to:
• receive, from the scanning device, a first identifier corresponding to a computer-readable code associated with a medicinal container including a particular medication, wherein the first identifier uniquely identifies the medicinal container from other medicinal containers;
• determine one or more medication data fields that the patient information system uses to store one or more medication data field values for the particular medication, wherein the patient information system is communicatively coupled with the scanning device;
• query, based at least in part on the first identifier, a remotely located database for the one or more medication data field values for the particular medication;
• receive the one or more medication data field values for the particular medication;
• and
• communicate the one or more medication data field values to the patient information system.