Patent ID: 8224664

Claim:
A prescription order tracking system for tracking a prescription order through distribution, said prescription order tracking system including: a computer readable and wireless first tag operably secured to the prescription order; a tag reader in communication with a computer system, said tag reader having a defined area near said tag reader wherein said computer system detects the presence of said first tag within said defined area; a storage area having a plurality of spaced apart cubbies therein, each said cubby of said plurality of spaced apart cubbies having a unique visual identifier; and, said tag reader positioned adjacent to one cubby of said plurality of spaced apart cubbies such that said defined area is within said one cubby; wherein said computer system determines the location of said prescription order by automatically detecting the presence of said first tag within said one cubby and correlating said visual identifier with said prescription order, said automatically detecting the presence of said first tag performed by or under control of the computer system.