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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Kevin C. Cohan, Ballwin, MO (US);
William G. Fogarty, Iv, Florissant, MO (US);
Bryan V. Muehlberger, Wildwood, MO (US);
Katherine H. Sundararaman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Kevin C. Cohan, Ballwin, MO (US);
William G. Fogarty, IV, Florissant, MO (US);
Bryan V. Muehlberger, Wildwood, MO (US);
Katherine H. Sundararaman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Express Scripts, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for managing drug usage are provided. In an embodiment, reminder data associated with a drug treatment plan of a patient is accessed. The reminder data includes a reminder time indicia and a patient identifier associated with the patient. The drug treatment plan is associated with a drug to be taken by the patient. A determination of whether a reminder criterion of the prescription drug treatment plan has been met is made based on the reminder time indicia. A patient messaging configuration is accessed based on the patient identifier. A notification is generated based on a determination that the reminder criterion has been met and the patient messaging configuration. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.