Method and apparatus for managing drug inventory at point of care

摘要

A system for managing administration of prescription drugs supplied by a medication supplier to a health care facility, comprising a central application server site for maintaining Medical Administration Records (MARs) pertaining to residents in the health care facility and having data communication paths to the medication supplier and the health care facility, and a plurality of portable devices for use in the health care facility for accessing and displaying the MARs at point of care of the residents and initiating order of the prescription drugs from the pharmacy via the central server site.