摘要 |
Systems and methods for processing prescription information submitted to an electronic medical record system implemented in a data network including multiple nodes linked by communication paths is disclosed. The systems and methods disclosed include receiving at a server arrangement implemented at a first node a prescription issued from a second node associated with a doctor, this prescription conveying a particular brand name drug prescribed by the doctor to a patient, searching a database associating brand name drug names with corresponding chemical compound names, to identify a chemical compound name corresponding to the particular brand name drug, storing prescription information derived from the prescription in a particular record of the patient, and in response to a request for a pharmacy associated with a third node to access the prescription information in the patient record making the prescription information available to the third node. |