Patent ID: 8275634

Claim:
A computer-readable storage medium having machine-executable instructions stored thereon, the instructions operable, when executed by a processor, to cause the processor to: receive a selection of a plurality of prescriptions to align; determine, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, a next fill date, wherein the next fill date is the date the prescription was last filled, incremented by a pre-alignment day supply for the prescription; compute at least one alignment date corresponding to at least one of a quickest alignment option, a lowest cost alignment option, or a medication status alignment option, wherein the medication status alignment option is based on a status of at least one medication as a generic medication or a brand name medication; compute an alignment cost for at least one of the quickest alignment option, the lowest cost alignment option, the medication status alignment option, or one or more custom alignment options; receive a plurality of alignment date selections, each corresponding to one of the quickest alignment option, the lowest cost alignment option, the medication status alignment option, or a one of the one or more custom alignment options, wherein each selected alignment date is selected for at least two prescriptions; determine for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions any intervening fill dates for the prescription between the current date and the one or more alignment dates associated with the selected prescription; and determine for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions whether each of the alignment dates requires a reduced fill and, for each prescription for which it is determined that a reduced fill is required, further determine: (a) a reduced-fill date on which the reduced fill occurs; (b) a reduced-fill day supply for the reduced fill; and (c) a reduced-fill cost for the reduced fill; (d) wherein the reduced-fill date for each prescription requiring a reduced fill is the intervening fill date for the prescription that is closest to the selected alignment date; and (e) wherein the reduced-fill day supply for the prescription is the number of days from the reduced-fill date to the selected alignment date.