Patent ID: 6994249
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for drug management using transferable labels, the method comprising the steps of: providing a medication package containing at least one medication and primary information; applying a transferable label containing transferable label information expressed as machine readable code to the medication package, the transferable label information being at least relative to the medication; scanning the transferable label with a drug information collection unit adapted to obtain the transferable label information from the transferable label; communicating the transferable label information from the drug information collection unit to a computer system; comparing the transferable label information and primary information obtained from the medication package; preparing the medication for final administration in a patient administration vehicle if the transferable label information corresponds to the primary information; transferring the transferable label from the medication package to the patient administration vehicle; scanning a patient identification device with a data collection unit adapted to obtain patient identification information from the patient identification device and communicating the patient identification information to the computer system and associating the patient identification information to at least one unique patient medical history file; scanning the transferable label with the data collection unit to obtain the transferable label information; comparing the patient identification information and the transferable label information; further comprising the steps of scanning at least one administration identification device with the data collection unit, further adapted to obtain administration identification information, within a predetermined amount of time of scanning the patient identification device and communicating the administration identification information to the computer system and denying access to the patient medical history file if the time between the scanning of the patient identification device and the administration identification device exceeds the predetermined time limit; comparing the transferable label information, the patient medical history file, and the administration identification information; generating and displaying a warning message on at least one warning device in communication with the computer system if comparing produces non-agreement between any two of the transferable label information, the patient medical history file, and the administration identification information and denying access to the unique patient medical history file following the generation of the warning message, the access being capable of restoration only by an authorized person; and administering the medication if the patient identification information corresponds to the transferable label information and the time between the scanning of the patient identification device and the administration identification device does not exceed the predetermined time limit and no non-agreement between any two of the transferable label information, the patient medical history file, and the administration identification information has been detected.