Patent ID: 7765110
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method executed by a computer processor for providing restricted access to a generic drug by a medical therapy provider comprising: a pharmacy receiving a prescription for a patient for a branded restricted distribution drug prescribed by a physician, wherein the prescription has been previously approved for fulfillment, and wherein a branded restricted distribution drug is a drug that requires compliance with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved risk management program; the pharmacy determining that a generic drug is available as a substitute for the branded restricted distribution drug; the pharmacy contacting a manufacturer of a generic drug available as a substitute for the branded distribution drug; the generic drug manufacturer: after authorizing the fulfillment of the generic drug to the patient, recording data associated with the patient, the eligibility determination of the patient for the generic drug, and the fulfillment of the generic drug in a computer-readable medium; and wherein the authorizing the fulfillment of the generic drug to the patient does not comprise: