System for dispensing medical items by brand or generic name

A system for dispensing medical items comprising:

• a dispenser, wherein said dispenser is selectively operable to dispense medical items;
• a user interface, wherein said user interface includes a display and an input device, wherein said dispenser is operative to dispense medical items responsive to said input device;
• a data store in operative connection with said user interface, wherein said data store includes data representative of a brand name and a generic name corresponding to a medical item dispensable from said dispenser, and wherein said display of said user interface is operative to display said brand name and said generic name for said medical item.

A system for providing medical items for use by patients, comprising:

• a storage location, wherein medical items are stored in said storage location prior to dispense to a user for administration to patients;
• a data store, wherein said data store includes item data representative of a brand name and a generic name for a medical item in said storage location, and patient data representative of information corresponding to a patient for whom medical items may be dispensed;
• a user terminal in operative connection with said data store, wherein said user terminal includes an output device and an input device, and wherein said input device includes a selector, and wherein said output device is operative responsive to said selector to indicate either a brand name or a generic name for the medical item.

A method for dispensing medical items for use by patients, comprising the steps of:

• storing in a data store data representative of a brand name and a generic name for a medical item;
• displaying on a display of a user interface in operative connection with the data store one of either said brand name or said generic name for said medical item;
• changing said display of said user interface to display said other of said brand name or said generic name responsive to selection of a selector on an input device of said user interface.

A system for dispensing medical items comprising:

• a dispenser, wherein the dispenser is selectively operable to dispense medical items;
• a user terminal, wherein the user terminal includes an output device and an input device, wherein the dispenser is operative to dispense medical items responsive inputs to the input device;
• a data store in operative connection with the user terminal, wherein the data store includes data representative of a brand name and a generic name corresponding to a medical item dispensable from the dispenser, and wherein the output device of the user terminal is operative to indicate the brand name and the generic name for the medical item.

A system for dispensing medical items comprising:

• a dispenser, wherein the dispenser encloses a plurality of medical items and is selectively operative to dispense the medical items therefrom;
• a user interface located in proximity to the dispenser, wherein the user interface includes a display and an input device, wherein the dispenser is operative to dispense medical items from the dispenser responsive to inputs to the input device;
• a data store in operative connection with the user interface, wherein the data store includes data representative of a brand name and a generic name corresponding to at least one medical item enclosed in and dispensable from the dispenser, and wherein the display of the user interface is selectively operative responsive to inputs to the input device to display the brand name and the generic name for the one medical item.