Medication tracking
A system and method is described for printing a label with an RFID tag. The system includes an RFID reader that queries a first RFID tag coupled to a first medicinal container that includes a medication. In response, the system receives a first unique identifier and uses the first unique identifier to determine a status of the medication, associate the first medicinal container with a medical provider and print a second label that includes a second RFID tag for a second medicinal container.
1. A system comprising:
one or more processors communicatively coupled to a scanning device and configured to:
receive, from the scanning device, a first unique identifier, wherein the first unique identifier corresponds to a first computer-readable code associated with a first medicinal container capable of storing a first parent medication,
receive, from the scanning device, a second unique identifier, wherein the second unique identifier corresponds to a second computer-readable code associated with a second medicinal container capable of storing a second parent medication,
query a remotely located database for first drug data of the first parent medication based at least in part on the first unique identifier and for second drug data of the second parent medication based at least in part on the second unique identifier,
determine a drug expiration date of a child medication based at least in part on the first drug data and the second drug data, wherein the child medication comprises at least a portion of the first parent medication and the second parent medication, and
update the remotely located database to associate the drug expiration date of the child medication with a third unique identifier, wherein the third unique identifier is associated with the child medication.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive, from the scanning device, the third unique identifier; and
update drug data of the remotely located database to associate the child medication with the third unique identifier.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein to determine the drug expiration date, the one or more processors are configured to:
determine a first expiration date based at least in part on the first drug data, wherein the first expiration date corresponds to an expiration date of the first parent medication;
determine a second expiration date based at least in part on the second drug data, wherein the second expiration date corresponds to an expiration date of the second parent medication; and
identify the drug expiration date as an earlier of the first expiration date and the second expiration date.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein to determine the drug expiration date, the one or more processors are configured to determine the drug expiration date based at least in part on a predefined rule set corresponding to a combination of the first parent medication and the second parent medication.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to update an expiration date of at least one of the first parent medication or the second parent medication to reflect that a sterile barrier has been pierced.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the scanning device comprises an RFID reader, and wherein the scanning device obtains the first unique identifier from an RFID tag.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the scanning device comprises a barcode scanner, and wherein the scanning device obtains the first unique identifier from a barcode.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to concurrently receive the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to successively receive the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to update the remotely located database to associate the child medication with each of the first parent medication and the second parent medication.
11. A method comprising:
receiving, from a scanning device, a first unique identifier, wherein the first unique identifier corresponds to a first computer-readable code associated with a first medicinal container capable of storing a first parent medication,
receiving, from the scanning device, a second unique identifier, wherein the second unique identifier corresponds to a second computer-readable code associated with a second medicinal container capable of storing a second parent medication,
querying a remotely located database for first drug data of the first parent medication based at least in part on the first unique identifier and for second drug data of the second parent medication based at least in part on the second unique identifier,
determining a drug expiration date of a child medication based at least in part on the first drug data and the second drug data, wherein the child medication comprises at least a portion of the first parent medication and the second parent medication, and
updating the remotely located database to associate the drug expiration date of the child medication with a third unique identifier, wherein the third unique identifier is associated with the child medication.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving, from the scanning device, the third unique identifier; and
updating the drug data of the remotely located database to associate the child medication with the third unique identifier.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein said determining the drug expiration date comprises:
determining a first expiration date based at least in part on the first drug data, wherein the first expiration date corresponds to an expiration date of the first parent medication;
determining a second expiration date based at least in part on the second drug data, wherein the second expiration date corresponds to an expiration date of the second parent medication; and
identifying the drug expiration date as an earlier of the first expiration date and the second expiration date.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein said determining the drug expiration date is based at least in part on a predefined rule set corresponding to a combination of the first parent medication and the second parent medication.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising updating an expiration date of at least one of the first parent medication or the second parent medication to reflect that a sterile barrier has been pierced.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the scanning device comprises an RFID reader, and wherein the scanning device obtains the first unique identifier from an RFID tag.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the scanning device comprises a barcode scanner, and wherein the scanning device obtains the first unique identifier from a barcode.
18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising concurrently receiving the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier.
19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising successively receiving the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier.
20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising updating the remotely located database to associate the child medication with each of the first parent medication and the second parent medication.