Inventors:
Dennis Wayne RICE - Flanders NJ, US
James G. McErlean - Uniondale PA, US
E. Christian HESS - Flanders NJ, US
Thomas P. SHUPERT - Parkton MD, US
Chih-Jen LEU - East Brunswick NJ, US
Robert Gregory HOWELL - Philadelphia PA, US
Michael Joseph SZESKO - Freehold NJ, US
Andrew P. BOOLER - Kitchener, CA
Peter MONKHOUSE - Warrington PA, US
Douglas W. WALTON - Southampton PA, US
Michael W.G. BELL - Las Vegas NV, US
Christopher J. LASHER - Ridgewood NJ, US
Thomas P. BONKENBURG - York PA, US
International Classification:
G06F 7/00
Abstract:
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.