Systems, methods and computer program products for assigning times of administration to prescription medications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9694966-B2
Application number	US-201414265945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2014
Priority date	Apr 30, 2014
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products for assigning times of administration to patient medications are described. A GUI is displayed within a display associated with a pharmaceutical dispensing system. The GUI includes a one day time scale for assigning a time of administration for the medication. One or more daily times of administration for the medication are assigned in response to user input via the one day time scale. A dose of the medication is packaged in each of a respective plurality of pouches according to the assigned daily times of administration via the pharmaceutical dispensing system. The one day time scale may include a time line representative of a twenty-four hour period and one or more time indicators that are positionable by a user. The one day time scale may include a plurality of food consumption times, each selectable by a user for assigning a time of administration.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A method of packaging a prescribed patient medication to be taken over a period of time, the method comprising:
displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) within a display associated with a pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein the GUI comprises a one day time scale for assigning a time of administration for the medication, and wherein the GUI comprises at least one of the following displayed adjacent the one day time scale: prescription number, medication name, and medication quantity;
assigning one or more daily times of administration for the medication in response to user input via the one day time scale, wherein the one day time scale comprises a time line representative of a twenty-four hour period, and wherein the GUI comprises one or more time indicators, each time indicator slidably positionable by a user at a respective time on the time line for assigning a time of administration of a dose of the medication; and
packaging a dose of the medication in each of a respective plurality of pouches according to the assigned daily times of administration via the pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein each pouch displays an identification of the medication contained therein and a date and time of administration for the medication.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assigning step further comprises displaying a status icon adjacent the one day time scale that indicates that the medication is to be packaged into the respective plurality of pouches.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more time indicators comprise a pair of time indicators spaced apart by a selected time period, and wherein movement of one of the time indicators in a direction automatically causes the other time indicator to move in the same direction to maintain the selected time period therebetween.

4. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
a user station;
a packaging station configured to selectively package individual doses of medication into customized packaging;
a processor connected to the user station and the packaging station; and
a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) within a display associated with the user station, wherein the GUI comprises a one day time scale for assigning a time of administration for the medication, and wherein the GUI comprises at least one of the following displayed adjacent the one day time scale: prescription number medication name and medication quantity;
assigning one or more daily times of administration for the medication in response to user input via the one day time scale, wherein the one day time scale comprises a time line representative of a twenty-four hour period, and wherein the GUI comprises one or more time indicators, each time indicator slidably positionable by a user at a respective time on the time line for assigning a time of administration of a dose of the medication; and
packaging a dose of the medication in each of a respective plurality of pouches according to the assigned daily times of administration via the packaging system, wherein each pouch displays an identification of the medication contained therein and a date and time of administration for the medication.

5. The pharmaceutical dispensing system of claim 4 , wherein the assigning step further comprises displaying a status icon adjacent the one day time scale that indicates that the medication is to be packaged into the respective plurality of pouches.

6. The pharmaceutical dispensing system of claim 4 , wherein the one or more time indicators comprise a pair of time indicators spaced apart by a selected time period, and wherein movement of one of the time indicators in a direction automatically causes the other time indicator to move in the same direction to maintain the selected time period therebetween.

7. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon instructions that, when executed on a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) within a display associated with a pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein the GUI comprises a one day time scale for assigning a time of administration for the medication, and wherein the GUI comprises at least one of the following displayed adjacent the one day time scale: prescription number, medication name, and medication quantity;
assigning one or more daily times of administration for the medication in response to user input via the one day time scale, wherein the one day time scale comprises a time line representative of a twenty-four hour period, and wherein the GUI comprises one or more time indicators, each time indicator slidably positionable by a user at a respective time on the time line for assigning a time of administration of a dose of the medication; and
packaging a dose of the medication in each of a respective plurality of pouches according to the assigned daily times of administration via the pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein each pouch displays an identification of the medication contained therein and a date and time of administration for the medication.

8. A method of packaging a prescribed patient medication to be taken over a period of time, the method comprising:
displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) within a display associated with a pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein the GUI comprises a one day time scale for assigning a time of administration for the medication, wherein the one day time scale comprises an arcuate display having a plurality of segments, each segment corresponding to a respective food consumption time, each segment responsive to user actuation for assigning a time of administration of a dose of the medication, and wherein the GUI comprises at least one of the following displayed adjacent the one day time scale: prescription number, medication name, and medication quantity;
assigning one or more daily times of administration for the medication in response to user input via the one day time scale; and
packaging a dose of the medication in each of a respective plurality of pouches according to the assigned daily times of administration via the pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein each pouch displays an identification of the medication contained therein and a date and time of administration for the medication.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising displaying a status icon adjacent the one day time scale that indicates that the medication will be packaged into the respective plurality of pouches.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein a number and description of the plurality of segments are user-configurable.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of segments comprise a breakfast segment, a lunch segment, an afternoon snack segment, a dinner segment, and a bedtime snack segment.

12. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
a user station;
a packaging station configured to selectively package individual doses of medication into customized packaging;
a processor connected to the user station and the packaging station; and
a memory that stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) within a display associated with the user station, wherein the GUI comprises a one day time scale for assigning a time of administration for the medication, wherein the one day time scale comprises an arcuate display having a plurality of segments, each segment corresp

Assignees

• Parata Systems Llc

Inventors

• Cunningham Paul Joseph
• Mccarron Andrew Keller

Classifications

• A61J7/0409 Primary

  with timers · CPC title

• G16H20/13

  delivered from dispensers · CPC title

• B65D83/0409

  the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation (B65D83/0445 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title

• B65D83/04 Primary

  for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills · CPC title