Patent ID: 7805217
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: G07F,G16H,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A system for filling a prescription order for a patient comprising: a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag for storing a unique identifier corresponding to the prescription order; a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having a reader for detecting the unique identifier in one of the plurality of trays and a computer, wherein the computer of each workstation is configured to organize individual prescription items in the prescription order in response to the detecting of the unique identifier and to display a profile of at least one unfilled prescription item for the corresponding prescription order in response to the detecting of the unique identifier; an input device structured for selecting the at least one unfilled individual prescription item for fulfillment; a printer operative for printing a label containing a barcode identifying the at least one unfilled prescription item; and a barcode reader for reading the barcode and determining from the barcode information whether the prescription item identified by the barcode matches a prescription item of the prescription order identified by the unique identifier.