Patent ID: 9542533
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61J,G16H

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for packaging medicine doses as requested by a patient, the method comprising: modifying or customizing a dosage schedule for at least one medicine using a first IP-addressable device connected to a pharmacy via a network, wherein the patient selects a day or time to receive a dose of the at least one medicine; determining whether approval is needed for the modified or customized dosage schedule; if approval is needed, uploading the modified or customized dosage schedule to a storage location within the network for approval by a doctor, or caregiver, wherein the doctor or the caregiver uses a second IP-addressable device connected to the network to provide the approval to the pharmacy; determining whether the modified or customized dosage schedule is compatible with the patient by comparing the modified or customized dosage schedule to a record at the pharmacy; receiving the approval for the modified or customized dosage schedule over the network from the IP-addressable second device if approval is needed by the doctor or the caregiver or if the comparison performed in the second determining step indicates that the modified or customized dosage schedule is not compatible; and dispensing the at least one medicine into a customized or modified medicine pack at the pharmacy according to the dosage schedule using a robot packing system at the pharmacy to create the customized or modified medicine pack by