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Pharmacy dispensing system and method

US7805217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 3, 2004
Grant dateSep 28, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A90/10
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for filling a prescription order for a patient includes a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag for storing a unique identifier corresponding to the prescription order, and a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna for detecting the unique identifier in one of the plurality of trays, where the detecting is operative to trigger displaying a profile of at least one prescription item for the corresponding prescription order.

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