AUTOMATED ORDER FILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• Main Authors: LASHER, CHRISTOPHER, J, BONKENBURG, THOMAS, P, BOOLER, ANDREW, P, WALTON, DOUGLAS, W, HOWELL, ROBERT, GREGORY, SZESKO, MICHAEL, JOSEPH, MCERLEAN, JAMES, G, SHUPERT, P., THOMAS, BELL, MICHAEL, W., G, RICE, DENNIS, WAYNE, LEU, CHIH-JEN, HESS, E., CHRISTIAN, MONKHOUSE, PETER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 15.04.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BABY COMFORTERS; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; CONVEYING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; STORING; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING

Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package. L'invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés assistés par ordinateur et des supports destinés à exécuter une ou plusieurs commandes. Dans un mode de réalisation, un système comprend une station de groupage de commandes conçue afin de recevoir au moins un flacon contenant des pilules comptées individuellement et/ou au moins un emballage contenant des produits pharmaceutiques, sans qu'il ait été désigné pour une quelconque des commandes lors de sa création, et/ou au moins une ensemble de descriptions comportant, éventuellement, une information spécifique au patient. La station de groupage de commandes est, en outre, conçue afin de combiner automatiquement le flacon reçu et/ou l'emballage et/ou l'ensemble descriptif dans un contenant devant être envoyé à un destinataire, par exemple, des pharmacies postales, des grossistes et/ou des détaillants remplisseurs principaux aux fins de distribution ou de vente subséquente, y comprises la distribution et la vente par détaillant. Le flacon est spécialement conçu pour la commande, et la commande comprend généralement au moins une prescription concernant l'emballage.