Prescription verification system

Abstract

A prescription verification system for verifying pharmaceutical prescriptions provided by health care providers to patients which can be filled through any one of a variety of patient-selected pharmacies. The system includes a host system capable of selectively receiving, storing, and dispensing prescription information representative of a prescription for a patient. A unique identification code is associated with each prescription such that each prescription is selectively retrievable. The host system is capable of receiving, storing, and dispensing information representative of the fulfillment of the prescription identified by the prescription information and thereafter assigning a confirmation code to the prescription information so as to indicate whether or not be prescription has been filled. The system further includes a plurality of member health care provider systems remotely disposed from the host system and in communication with the host system. Each of the plurality of member health care provider systems being capable of receiving and inputting prescription information representative of the prescription for the patient into the host system. The member health care provider systems also being capable of retrieving such prescription information. The host system further includes a plurality of member pharmacy systems remotely disposed from the host system and in communication with the host system. The member pharmacy systems being capable of inputting prescription information representative of the prescription for the patient into the hosts system and being capable of receiving and inputting a confirmation code indicative of the prescription being filled into the host system upon fulfilling the prescription.

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