A method for remote verification of pills filled in a pill vial according to a prescription, the method comprising: Receiving, at a pill verification system, prescription information for the prescription to be dispensed to a patient; Collecting, at the pill verification system, verification information for the pills filled in the pill vial for that prescription, the pill verification information from the pill verification system indicating that one or more pills in the pill vial is consistent with the prescription information, wherein the pill verification is obtained by automated verification comprising the steps of: Capturing, by the pill verification system, a plurality of images for each of one or more pills; Analyzing, by the pill verification system, each image of the one or more pills to determine a feature vector; Processing, by the pill verification system, the feature vector using at least one classifier trained on a database of pill images and associated pill types; and Determining, by the pill verification system, for each pill of the one or more pills, whether the pill matches the prescription composition based on the plurality of images for the pill; Transmitting, by the pill verification system, to a remote verification system, the prescription information and pill verification information for display to a pharmacist; and Receiving a verification response from the remote verification system, the verification response indicating whether the prescription is properly filled, Transmitting the verification response from the remote verification system to the prescription dispensing location; wherein the pill verification system incorporates the verification response in its display. Receiving, at a pill verification system, prescription information for the prescription to be dispensed to a patient; Collecting, at the pill verification system, verification information for the pills filled in the pill vial for that prescription, the pill verification information from the pill verification system indicating that one or more pills in the pill vial is consistent with the prescription information, wherein the pill verification is obtained by automated verification comprising the steps of: Capturing, by the pill verification system, a plurality of images for each of one or more pills; Analyzing, by the pill verification system, each image of the one or more pills to determine a feature vector; Processing, by the pill verification system, the feature vector using at least one classifier trained on a database of pill images and associated pill types; and Determining, by the pill verification system, for each pill of the one or more pills, whether the pill matches the prescription composition based on the plurality of images for the pill; Capturing, by the pill verification system, a plurality of images for each of one or more pills; Analyzing, by the pill verification system, each image of the one or more pills to determine a feature vector; Processing, by the pill verification system, the feature vector using at least one classifier trained on a database of pill images and associated pill types; and Determining, by the pill verification system, for each pill of the one or more pills, whether the pill matches the prescription composition based on the plurality of images for the pill; Transmitting, by the pill verification system, to a remote verification system, the prescription information and pill verification information for display to a pharmacist; and Receiving a verification response from the remote verification system, the verification response indicating whether the prescription is properly filled, Transmitting the verification response from the remote verification system to the prescription dispensing location; wherein the pill verification system incorporates the verification response in its display.