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Patent
CA 2422587
The present invention is directed to a method of dispensing or administering medications which requires prompting the user for a reason if the user wants to dispense or intends to administer a medication that is not on the patient's medication profile. For example, a patient may be in severe discomfort, or some other condition exists, that requires dispensing and administration of a medication not approved by a pharmacist for the patient. The method prompts the user to supply a reason (exception) for the dispensing or administering that can be used to create an audit trail. The method may include identifying a patient, accessing a medication profile for the identified patient, selecting a medication for the identified patient, the selected medication not having been reviewed against the patient's medication profile, prompting the user to identify an exception, and reviewing the exception to determine its acceptability. If the exception is acceptable, access to a dispensing apparatus' storage compartment(s) for the purpose of dispensing the medication may be granted and a record of the dispensing event is created, or the healthcare giver may administer the medication and a record of the administration is created. If the exception is not acceptable, a record of the request to dispense or the request to administer is created. The method may further include transferring the override requests and override events to a database containing pharmacy orders. The requests, events, and orders may be sorted according to a predetermined criterion, and presented to a pharmacist for review.
Meek Robert B. Jr.
Spano Philip H. Jr.
Mccarthy Tetrault Llp
Mckesson Automation Inc.
Meek Robert B. Jr.
Spano Philip H. Jr.
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