Systems and methods for verifying prescription dosages

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8046242
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12357882

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Systems and methods for verifying prescription transaction dosages can be provided according to embodiments of the invention. According to one example embodiment, a method for dosage error verification may be provided. The method may include executing computer program instructions by one or more processors for receiving a prescription transaction including a submitted drug product and a submitted strength of the submitted drug product; comparing the submitted drug product and the submitted strength to dosage error data residing in a dosage error database; determining that the submitted drug product is a member of at least one dosage error pair indicated by the dosage error data; determining that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect based at least in part on strengths indicated by the at least one dosage error pair; and performing an edit action based at least in part on the determination that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect.

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  • MCKESSON CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
daCosta, Patricia A Marietta, US 5 63
Pinsonneault, Roger Alpharetta, US 20 370

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