Patent ID: 6045501
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A61P,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for delivering a teratogenic drug to patients in need of the drug while avoiding the delivery of said drug to a foetus comprising:a. registering in a computer readable storage medium prescribers who are qualified to prescribe said drug;b. registering in said medium pharmacies to fill prescriptions for said drug;c. registering said patients in said medium, including information concerning the ability of female patients to become pregnant and the ability of male patients to impregnate females;d. retrieving from said medium information identifying a subpopulation of said female patients who are capable of becoming pregnant and male patients who are capable of impregnating females;e. providing to the subpopulation, counseling information concerning the risks attendant to fetal exposure to said drug;f. determining whether patients comprising said subpopulation are pregnant; andg. in response to a determination of non-pregnancy for said patients, authorizing said registered pharmacies to fill prescriptions from said registered prescribers for said non-pregnant registered patients.