Patent ID: 8666758

Claim:
A method for electronically assisting in dispensing pharmaceuticals to patient care facilities, the method comprising: receiving a prescription order; conducting a triage data entry on the prescription order, the triage data entry comprising the steps of: determining if an intervention is associated with the prescription order, the intervention being clinical or non-clinical; if there is no associated intervention, proceeding to order entry; if there is an associated intervention, determining if the intervention is clinical or non-clinical, and if it is clinical, resolving the intervention with the assistance of a pharmacist and then proceeding to order entry; if the intervention is non-clinical, passing the prescription order to a further work station for resolution of the non-clinical intervention, and once resolved, then proceeding to order entry; conducting the order entry on the prescription order by entering data associated with the prescription order into a computer system including an intervention database; based on features of the order, associating with the order an intervention from the intervention database, the intervention being associated with a route through the system; and routing data associated with the prescription order along the route associated with the intervention; wherein the intervention includes an identifier that identifies a route through the system, further comprising: checking the prescription order, the step of checking comprising comparing the prescription order to the entered data; once the prescription order is checked, generating a prescription label to be placed on a prescription medication in accordance with the prescription order, the prescription label including a first barcode identifying the medication, the patient and the patient care facility; thereafter verifying the type and quantity of product identified in the prescription order, said step of verifying comprising: scanning the first barcode and a second barcode disposed on the prescription medication to determine that the prescription medication is in conformity with the prescription order; and if the first and second barcodes agree, placing the prescription medication in a delivery tote for delivery to the patient care facility; and if not, redirecting the prescription medication for further review; the delivery tote having a third barcode identifying the patient care facility, and if the first and second barcodes agree, scanning the third barcode to determine that the prescription order is correctly associated with the delivery tote.