Patent ID: 7574370

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for assembling a prescription, the method comprising: providing an electronic database of drugs; electronically storing a patient identifier in a computer memory medium; using a computer to dynamically assemble a patient history record as a contemporaneous record correleated with said patient identifier from multiple source record elements retrieved from multiple heterogeneous remote databases; using a computer to electronically associate the patient identifier with a drug benefits provider or insurance company for a patient associated with the patient identifier; using a computer to electronically access a formulary associated with the drug benefits provider or insurance company for a patient associated with the patient identifier; electronically identifying from the database of drugs, a list of formulary drugs approved by a drugs benefit provider for the patient associated with patient identifier; using a computer to electronically associate with the patient identifier, a formulary drug selected from the list of formulary drugs approved by a drugs benefit provider; using a computer to electronically associate a dosage for the selected drug, with the patient identifier and the selected drug; and retrieving and outputting the associated selected drug and dosage associated with a patient identifier.