Patent ID: 8474691

Claim:
An apparatus comprising a processor configured to at least perform or cause the apparatus to at least perform the following: storing an order log for a fill order specifying a medication, wherein the fill order being completed includes producing a receptacle including the medication, the receptacle including an affixed label having, printed thereon, one or more pieces of information related to the fill order, and a pattern of machine-readable dots or markings enabling capture and digitization of handwriting information input onto the label; and recording, in the order log, one or more events or activities related to the fill order, wherein recording one or more events or activities includes: receiving a digitized signature, initials or marking handwritten on the label and captured by a digital pen based on the pattern of machine-readable dots or markings printed on the label, wherein the digital pen is registered to a user, and wherein the signature, initials or marking reflect verification by the user that the medication in the receptacle is correct relative to the fill order; authenticating the user as having authority to verify the fill order based on the registration of the digital pen to the user; and recording the digitized signature, initials or marking in the order log when the user is authenticated.