Systems and methods for providing an inducement to purchase incident to a physician's prescription of medication
US8121868B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H70/40
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing targeted content to a patient who has received a prescription for medication. The systems and methods generally provide the content prior to the Point of Sale (POS) of the actual prescription allow patients to review the content and possibly act on it prior to actually obtaining the medication. Depending on embodiment, the content may be provided by a pharmacy at or around the time of dispensing or by a physician at or around the time of prescribing.
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