Patent ID: 8930207
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G07F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing a restricted distribution medical product, comprising: storing an electronic self-selection algorithm related to the restricted distribution medical product on a controller connected to an interactive computer controlled device, wherein the electronic self-selection algorithm evaluates (1) information identified by a governmental agency and included on the label of the restricted distribution medical product and (2) information provided by a potential purchaser relating to the potential purchaser's medical condition including areas of critical interest related to the potential purchaser's medical history and signs and symptoms of the condition to be treated and, based on the evaluation, determines whether there is a benefit of starting treatment with the restricted distribution medical product and whether the benefit outweighs the risks associated with not starting treatment; completing by the potential purchaser through the device, an electronic self-selection process according to the electronic self-selection algorithm, for a first purchase of the restricted distribution medical product; generating, by the controller, based on the completed electronic self-selection process, a transaction record for the restricted distribution medical product, without interaction between the potential purchaser and a licensed practitioner, for the first purchase request for the restricted distribution medical product; storing an electronic de-selection algorithm related to the restricted distribution medical product, wherein the electronic de-selection algorithm evaluates (1) updated information provided by the potential purchaser relating to the potential purchaser's medical condition updated to the present including different areas of critical interest from that of the electronic self-selection algorithm and (2) past use of the restricted distribution medical product and, based on the evaluation, determines whether there is a benefit to continue treatment with the restricted distribution medical product and whether the benefit outweighs the risks associated with not continuing treatment; unsuccessfully performing by the potential purchaser through the device, an electronic de-selection process according to the electronic de-selection algorithm, for a second or subsequent purchase request of the restricted distribution medical product; and denying by the controller based on the unsuccessfully performed electronic de-selection process, the second or subsequent purchase request of the restricted distribution medical product, without interaction between the potential purchaser and a licensed practitioner, when the potential purchaser failed to successfully complete the electronic de-selection process.