Systems and methods for verifying prescription dosages

A method for verification of unit strength errors, comprising:

• receiving a prescription transaction comprising a submitted drug product and a submitted strength of the submitted drug product;
• comparing the submitted drug product and the submitted strength to data of unit strength error pairs residing in an error database;
• determining that the submitted drug product is a member of at least one error pair indicated by the error data;
• determining that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect based at least in part on strengths indicated by the at least one error pair, wherein the error pair comprises counterpart strengths for the drug product known to cause dispensing errors;
• and
• performing an edit action based at least in part on the determination that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect;
• wherein the prior steps are performed by one or more computer processors executing computer-executable instruction.

A system for unit strength error verification, comprising:

• means for receiving prescription data relating to a prescription;
• at least one database storing patient history data;
• and
• a processor functionally coupled to the means for receiving prescription data and the at least one database, and configured for executing computer program instructions to:
• receive a prescription transaction comprising a submitted drug product, a submitted strength of the submitted drug product, and identifying a patient to whom the submitted drug product is prescribed;
• determine that the submitted drug product is a member of at least one error pair indicated by error data residing in a dosage error database, wherein the error pair comprises counterpart strengths for the drug product known to cause dispensing errors;
• compare the submitted drug product and the submitted strength to patient history data associated with the patient and residing in a patient history database;
• determine that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect based at least in part on the patient history data associated with the patient;
• and
• perform an edit action based on the determination that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect.

A method for unit strength verification, comprising executing computer program instructions by one or more processors for:

• receiving a prescription transaction comprising a submitted drug product, a submitted strength of the submitted drug product, and identifying a patient to whom the submitted drug product is prescribed;
• determining that the submitted drug product is a member of at least one error pair indicated by dosage error data residing in an error database, wherein the error pair comprises counterpart strengths for the drug product known to cause dispensing errors;
• comparing the submitted drug product and the submitted strength to patient history data associated with the patient and residing in a patient history database;
• determining that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect based at least in part on the patient history data associated with the patient;
• and
• performing an edit action based on the determination that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect;
• wherein the prior steps are performed by one or more computer processors executing computer-executable instruction.