SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRESCRIPTION AND DISTRIBUTION

摘要

A system of pharmaceutical prescription and distribution comprising a patient; a pharmaceutical dispenser; a prescription facilitator in data and control communication with the pharmaceutical dispenser; and at least one medical practitioner system in data communication with the prescription facilitator. The medical practitioner system sends a set of predetermined information representing a prescription for the patient to the prescription facilitator. The prescription facilitator thereafter operates to confirm that the set of predetermined information is representative of a valid prescription and, if confirmed, sends the set of predetermined information to the pharmaceutical dispenser along with an instruction to fulfil the prescription represented by the first set of predetermined information. Preferably, the pharmaceutical dispenser, medical practitioner system and prescription facilitator are all operable to produce an identical script from the set of predetermined information.