Patent ID: 7835924

Claim:
A method for aligning a plurality of pharmaceutical prescriptions, the method comprising: receiving a selection of a plurality of prescriptions to align; determining, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, a next fill date, wherein the next fill date is the date the prescription was last filled, incremented by a pre-alignment day supply for the prescription; computing, via a computing device, at least one alignment date corresponding to at least one of a quickest alignment option, a lowest cost alignment option, or a medication status alignment option, wherein the medication status alignment option is based on a status of at least one medication as a generic medication or a brand name medication; computing, via a computing device, an alignment cost for at least one of the quickest alignment option, the lowest cost alignment option, the medication status alignment option, or a custom alignment option; receiving, via a computing device, an alignment date selection corresponding to one of the quickest alignment option, the lowest cost alignment option, the medication status alignment option, or the custom alignment option; determining for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, via a computing device, any intervening fill dates for the prescription between the current date and the selected alignment date; determining, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, via a computing device: (a) whether the selected alignment date requires a reduced fill; (b) a reduced-fill date, the required reduced fill occurring on the reduced-fill date; (c) a reduced-fill day supply for the required reduced fill; and (d) a reduced-fill cost for the required reduced fill; (e) wherein the reduced-fill date for each prescription requiring a reduced fill is the intervening fill date for the prescription that is closest to the selected alignment date; and (f) wherein the reduced-fill day supply is the number of days from the reduced-fill date to the selected alignment date; receiving a selection indicating a preferred method of receiving the plurality of aligned prescriptions, wherein the preferred method of receiving the plurality of aligned prescriptions is one of delivery or pick-up; filling the prescription, for each of the plurality of selected prescriptions, on each of any intervening fill dates for the prescription, wherein filling the prescription comprises filling the pre-alignment day supply for the prescription on any intervening fill dates for the prescription that are not the reduced-fill date for the prescription and filling the reduced-fill day supply for the prescription on the reduced-fill date for the prescription; and filling each of the plurality of selected prescriptions on the selected alignment date, supplying for each selected prescription a post-alignment day supply the same as at least one other selected prescription.