IP Library Granted Patent US 11,664,103
Granted Patent B2
US 11,664,103 · App. 16/790,864 · Granted May 30, 2023

Authentication methods and systems for dispensed prescriptions

Inventor: Gordon K Low (Belmont, MA)
G16H20/13G06F16/9035G06K7/1097G16H10/60
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Patent No.
US 11,664,103
App. No.
16/790,864
Granted
May 30, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems for providing authentication of dispensed prescriptions include utilizing one or more authenticator indicia, wherein the authenticator indicia have a plurality of indicia components including unique identification number for associating a dose of medication in a database. The authenticator indicia are configured on dose containers, such as blister packs and pill packs, to be scannable by a third-party scanning tool. The scanned information can be received by an authentication communication system to establish authenticity and other information such as adherence and compliance information related to the dispensed prescriptions.

Claims (18)

1. A method for authenticating dispensed medications comprising the steps of:

providing an outside authenticator on a blister pack over at least one dose of medication;

providing an inside authenticator located inside the at least one dose of medication of the blister pack, wherein the inside authenticator is not completely viewable until the blister pack is opened;

associating the outside and inside authenticators of each blister pack with each does of mediation in a database;

providing an authenticating communication system configured to receive scanned information from the outside or inside authenticator from an end user utilizing a third-party scanning tool;

requesting by the authentication communication system permission to associate a user profile account associated with the end user with the scanning event and,

whereupon granting permission to associate the user profile of the end user with the scanning event, a secure two-way communication connection is established between the end user and the authentication communication system.

2. The method for authenticating dispensed medications of claim 1 , wherein the end user can request and receive medication prescription and adherence information associated with each dose.

3. The method for authenticating dispensed medications of claim 2 , wherein the medication adherence information can include any of the following: time since last dose, time until next dose, time to renew prescription, number of doses remaining, and reminder notifications associated with future doses.

4. The method for authenticating dispensed medications of claim 1 , wherein the end user can invite medical professional or support person via the authentication communication system to view medication adherence information associated with one or more prescriptions associated with the user profile and compliance information associated with one or more prescriptions.

5. The method for authenticating dispensed medications of claim 4 , further including establishing two-way communication connection via the authentication communication system between the end user and the invited medical professional or support person.

6. The method for authenticating dispensed medications of claim 2 , wherein the request and receive medication prescription and adherence information step further comprises entering the pharmacy phone number and the pharmacy unique prescription number, wherein the entering step can be performed by scanning the pharmacy label or manually typing the information into the authentication communication system.

7. A method for authenticating dispensed medications comprising the steps of:

providing an outside authenticator on a blister pack over at least one dose of medication;

providing an inside authenticator located inside the at least one dose of medication of the blister pack, wherein the inside authenticator is not completely viewable until the blister pack is opened;

associating the outside and inside authenticators of each blister pack with each dose of medication in a database;

providing an authenticating communication system configured to receive scanned information from the outside or inside authenticator from an end user utilizing a third-party scanning tool; and

wherein the authentication communication system is comprised of one or more processers associated with a set of computer executable instructions in memory configured to received scanned information and location information associated with the outside and inside authenticator associated with each dose, utilize the database comprising stored information about outside and inside authenticators associated with each dose for authentication determinations, generate and store user profile information associated with a plurality of end users in a user profile database, and create secure connections between end users and medical professionals or support persons.

Continuity (2)
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