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 . (canceled)
2 . A system comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
receive a first unique identifier, wherein the first unique identifier corresponds to a first computer-readable code associated with a first medicinal container configured to store a first medication;
request, from a remotely located database, first drug data using the first unique identifier, wherein the first drug data corresponds to the first medication, and wherein the first drug data includes a quantity associated with the first medication;
determine a quantity of a second medication using the first drug data, wherein the second medication includes at least a portion of the first medication; and
update the remotely located database to associate the quantity of the second medication with a second unique identifier, wherein the second unique identifier corresponds to a second computer-readable code that is associated with the second medication.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to update the first drug data of the remotely located database with an updated quantity associated with the first medication based on the portion of the first medication included in the second medication.
4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive the second unique identifier; and
update drug data of the remotely located database to associate the second medication with the second unique identifier.
5 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to automatically determine the portion of the first medication included in the second medication based on one or more predefined rules.
6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more predefined rules are included in the first drug data.
7 . The system of claim 2 , further comprising a reader configured to obtain at least one of the first unique identifier or the second unique identifier from an identification tag.
8 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to update the remotely located database to associate the second medication with the first medication.
9 . A method comprising:
receiving a first unique identifier, wherein the first unique identifier corresponds to a first computer-readable code associated with a first medicinal container configured to store a first medication;
requesting, from a remotely located database, first drug data using the first unique identifier, wherein the first drug data corresponds to the first medication, and wherein the first drug data includes a quantity associated with the first medication;
determining a quantity of a second medication using the first drug data, wherein the second medication includes at least a portion of the first medication; and
updating the remotely located database to associate the quantity of the second medication with a second unique identifier, wherein the second unique identifier corresponds to a second computer-readable code that is associated with the second medication.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising updating the first drug data of the remotely located database with an updated quantity associated with the first medication based on the portion of the first medication included in the second medication.
11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving the second unique identifier; and
updating drug data of the remotely located database to associate the second medication with the second unique identifier.
12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising automatically determining the portion of the first medication included in the second medication based on one or more predefined rules.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the second unique identifier corresponds to a second medicinal container configured to store the second medication.
14 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising obtaining at least one of the first unique identifier or the second unique identifier from an identification tag.
15 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising updating the remotely located database to associate the second medication with the first medication.
16 . A non-transitory computer-readable media, comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to:
receive a first unique identifier, wherein the first unique identifier corresponds to a first computer-readable code associated with a first medicinal container configured to store a first medication;
request, from a remotely located database, first drug data using the first unique identifier, wherein the first drug data corresponds to the first medication, and wherein the first drug data includes a quantity associated with the first medication;
determine a quantity of a second medication using the first drug data, wherein the second medication includes at least a portion of the first medication; and
update the remotely located database to associate the quantity of the second medication with a second unique identifier, wherein the second unique identifier corresponds to a second computer-readable code that is associated with the second medication.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processing devices to update the first drug data of the remotely located database with an updated quantity associated with the first medication based on the portion of the first medication included in the second medication.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processing devices to:
receive the second unique identifier; and
update drug data of the remotely located database to associate the second medication with the second unique identifier.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processing devices to automatically determine the portion of the first medication included in the second medication based on one or more predefined rules.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the second unique identifier corresponds to a second medicinal container configured to store the second medication.
21 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processing devices to update the remotely located database to associate the second medication with the first medication.