Patent ID: 8615406
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for providing information to a patient; the method comprising: having a pharmacy computer running content requesting software in addition to software for preparing and filling prescriptions; having an auxiliary computer, said auxiliary computer running selection software and being located at a location remote from said pharmacy computer and communicating with said pharmacy computer by a network; a patient providing prescription information relating to said patient and a previously prescribed medication for said patient, said information being entered into said software for preparing and filling prescriptions on said pharmacy computer; only after entry of said patient provided information, said content requesting software automatically extracting at least a portion of said prescription information, said portion including information identifying said previously prescribed medication for said patient; said content requesting software formulating a first data structure including said portion; said content requesting software transmitting said first data structure to said auxiliary computer via said network; receiving at said auxiliary computer said transmitted first data structure, without any additional modification of said portion in said first data structure being made after said transmitting; said selection software selecting content based on at least said previously prescribed medication, said content comprising commercial information not identifying said patient; said selection software sending a second data structure to said pharmacy computer via said network, said second data structure comprising a reference to said content on said pharmacy computer and said second data structure including none of said extracted portion of said prescription information and not identifying said patient; in response to said second data structure being received, said pharmacy computer locating said content and sending said content to a printer; said patient purchasing said previously prescribed medication; and said printer having completed printing said content on a sheet separate from a label for said previously prescribed medication prior to said patient purchasing said previously prescribed medication, said printed content being provided with said previously prescribed medication to said patient.