Patent ID: 8452815
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for managing and analyzing an occurrence of an adverse event associated with a distribution of a prescription drug into the market, comprising the steps of: receiving data at a server concerning the occurrence of an individual adverse event associated with the distribution of the prescription drug, wherein the received data comprises (a) an event associated with an identified drug and (b) at least two characteristics of the event; selectively storing the received data on a server as a logged event if the received data meets a predetermined criterion; computing and storing on a server an individual event score for the logged event based on the received data and assigning the computed score to the event, wherein said computing step comprises assigning an individual score to each of the event and the at least two characteristics separately and combining the separate individual scores to obtain a single value representing the individual event score; comparing the computed individual event score to a threshold score stored on a server; assigning a field researcher to the logged event if the computed event score satisfies the threshold score; thereafter, receiving further data provided by the field researcher in association with the logged event and storing the further data on a server; and generating a report concerning the logged event based on any of the received data, the stored further data, or a computed score.