System, apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium for generating medication labels

A method comprising:

• storing, in a computer-readable storage medium, an order log for a fill order specifying a medication, wherein the fill order being completed includes producing a receptacle including the medication, the receptacle including an affixed label having, printed thereon, one or more pieces of information related to the fill order, and a pattern of machine-readable dots or markings enabling capture and digitization of handwriting information input onto the label;
• and
• recording, in the order log, one or more events or activities related to the fill order, wherein recording one or more events or activities includes:
• receiving a digitized signature, initials or marking handwritten on the label and captured by a digital pen based on the pattern of machine-readable dots or markings printed on the label, wherein the digital pen is registered to a user, and wherein the signature, initials or marking reflect verification by the user that the medication in the receptacle is correct relative to the fill order;
• authenticating the user as having authority to verify the fill order based on the registration of the digital pen to the user;
• and
• recording the digitized signature, initials or marking in the order log when the user is authenticated.

A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein that in response to execution by a processor, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following:

• storing, in a computer-readable storage medium, an order log for a fill order specifying a medication, wherein the fill order being completed includes producing a receptacle including the medication, the receptacle including an affixed label having, printed thereon, one or more pieces of information related to the fill order, and a pattern of machine-readable dots or markings enabling capture and digitization of handwriting information input onto the label;
• and
• recording, in the order log, one or more events or activities related to the fill order, wherein recording one or more events or activities includes:
• receiving a digitized signature, initials or marking handwritten on the label and captured by a digital pen based on the pattern of machine-readable dots or markings printed on the label, wherein the digital pen is registered to a user, and wherein the signature, initials or marking reflect verification by the user that the medication in the receptacle is correct relative to the fill order;
• authenticating the user as having authority to verify the fill order based on the registration of the digital pen to the user;
• and
• recording the digitized signature, initials or marking in the order log when the user is authenticated.

A system comprising:

• a first digital pen registered to a first user and configured to capture and digitize a handwritten signature, initials or marking from a label based on a pattern of machine-readable dots or markings printed on the label, wherein the label is affixed to a receptacle including a medication, the receptacle having been produced to complete a fill order specifying the medication, the label also having one or more pieces of information related to the fill order printed thereon;
• a second digital pen registered to a second user and configured to capture and digitize a handwritten correction or change to information on the label based on the pattern of machine-readable dots or markings printed on the label;
• and
• a computing apparatus configured to store an order log for the fill order, wherein the computing apparatus is also configured to record, in the order log, one or more events or activities related to the fill order, wherein being configured to record one or more events or activities includes being configured to:
• receive the digitized signature, initials or marking reflecting verification by the first user that the medication in the receptacle is correct relative to the fill order;
• authenticate the first user as having authority to verify the fill order based on the registration of the digital pen to the first user;
• record the digitized signature, initials or marking in the order log when the first user is authenticated;
• receive the digitized correction or change to information on the label, the correction or change reflecting a correction or change to one or more of the pieces of information printed on the label;
• authenticate the second user as having authority to correct or change the fill order based on the registration of the second digital pen to the second user;
• and
• record the correction or change in the order log when the second user is authenticated.