Patent ID: 7640170

Claim:
A method for auditing a pharmaceutical purchase request, the method comprising: receiving order data corresponding to a purchase request for pharmaceuticals, said order data comprising (1) data representative of a first entity, wherein said first entity is an entity whose purchase of pharmaceuticals for its own use is not eligible for an “own use” discount, and wherein said first entity comprises a retail pharmacy and (2) data representative of a first quantity of pharmaceuticals requested for purchase by said first entity on behalf of a second entity; receiving report data, said report data comprising (1) data representative of said second entity, and (2) data representative of a second quantity of pharmaceuticals needed for use by said second entity; processing said order data against said report data, wherein the processing step comprises (1) determining that said second entity is an entity whose purchase of pharmaceuticals for its own use is eligible for an “own use” discount, (2) determining that said first quantity matches said second quantity within a pre-determined tolerance, and (3) certifying said purchase request as eligible for an “own use” discount in response to said determinations and wherein the method steps are performed by a processor in response to executing a software program.