Medicament distribution system and automatic dispenser for such system
US6152364A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/13
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a pharmacy system for prescribing and delivering medicaments to a patient. The system includes at least one input unit with which a doctor is capable of entering, inter alia, a prescription of a medicament for a patient, together with the patient's identity, into the system. The input unit then generates a prescription signal corresponding to the prescription entered. A pharmacy computer coupled to the input unit further processes the prescription signal received from the input unit and generates a control signal corresponding to the prescription. Under the supply of the control signal generated by the pharmacy computer, an automatic dispenser dispenses the described medicament to the patient.
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