Prescription pad

Abstract

A prescription pad comprises a plurality of units each comprising an associated preprinted prescription leaf and preprinted check leaf; the preprinted prescription leaf bears a preprinted prescription for a distinct pharmaceutical product as well as a zone for entry of patient information and a zone for entry of the signature of the prescribing physician; the check leaf bears on one face a preprinted check in favor of a dispensing pharmacist, and has a value based on the value of the prescribed product and a dispensing fee, and has an endorsing zone preprinted with a dispensing acknowledgement legend relating to the preprinted prescription with an entry portion for entry of the endorsing signature of the dispensing pharmacist; the check leaf is preferably coded to identify the physican. The pad can be employed for the prescribing of free starter dosages of the pharmaceutical product for the patient or to provide the patient with a discount; the pharmacist is reimbursed simply by depositing the endorsed preprinted check in his bank account, and the control body on whose account the check is drawn is able to monitor the use of the preprinted prescriptions by physicians and provide the pharmaceutical company with valuable information.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.