Patent ID: 8630873
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating a shift in drug market share, comprising: offering, by at least one computer processor, one or more drugs to a pharmacy at an initial price, wherein the drugs can be used to fill prescriptions associated with consumers; establishing, by at least one computer processor, a rebate program with the pharmacy to provide a price reduction for a prescribed drug based on a shift in market share for the prescribed drug; receiving, by at least one computer processor, from a therapeutic alternative program, information associated with a shift in market share for the prescribed drug; prior to providing a price reduction for the prescribed drug based at least in part on the shift in market share, determining, by at least one computer processor, whether the drug is eligible for a price reduction; and after a determination is made that the drug is eligible for a price reduction, offering, by at least one computer processor, the drug to the pharmacy at a reduced price, wherein the drug can be used to fill a prescription requested by a consumer.