Patent ID: 8376228

Claim:
A system configured to maintain pedigree information associated with a drug, the system comprising: a support structure including an RFID reader and a bar code reader; a master control unit that is operably coupled to the RFID reader and the bar code reader, said master control unit configured to receive product identification data from the RFID reader and the bar code reader; a database system communicatively coupled to the master control unit, said database system configured to store pedigree information associated with a plurality of medicament containers, said pedigree information including information relating to a chain of custody of the medicament containers and, for each medicament container, at least two of i) a location and date of manufacture, ii) a batch number, iii) a previous storage location, iv) a quantity of drug in the medicament container, and v) an expiration date; a display unit operably coupled to the master control unit and disposed proximate to the support structure, said display unit configured to receive and display said pedigree information to a user; and an alarm operably connected to the master control unit that notifies the user if the chain of custody information is incomplete, and displaying a notification if the chain of custody is incomplete wherein, in response to the movement of a medicament container proximate the RFID reader or the bar code reader, the master controller submits a query to the database system, receives said pedigree information, and causes the display unit to display at least a portion of the pedigree information to the user.