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System and software of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in long-term care facilities and related methods

US8260632B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2007
Grant dateSep 4, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H10/60
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system, software and related methods of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in long term care facilities are provided. An embodiment of a system includes a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, long-term care facility pharmacy management software associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server to manage pharmacological operations in a plurality of long-term care facilities, a plurality of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing carts each positioned in a long-term care facility remote from the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server and in communication therewith, a remote pharmacy group server in communication with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, and a plurality of pharmaceutical prescription document processors each positioned in a long-term care facility and in communication with the remote pharmacy group server or the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server.

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