Providing patient-specific drug information

{
  "publication_number": "US2006095300A1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A1",
  "title": "Providing patient-specific drug information",
  "abstract": "Systems and methods for processing data relating to use of a drug by a patient that receive patient information and determine a dosage of the drug on the basis of the patient information. The systems and methods may be operated to provide patient-specific information on drug cost and on comparative costs of alternative drugs, on side effects, on allergies, and on pharmacology, as well as information on use in pregnancy, on use in lactation, on drug interactions, on warnings and contraindications, and supporting references. The systems may also be operated to prepare drug orders and prescriptions.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A method for processing data relating to use of an index drug by a patient, comprising: receiving the identity of an index drug; receiving information about the patient; and determining the dosage of the index drug on the basis of the information about the patient. 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining an alternative drug to the index drug on the basis of the information about the patient. 3. The method of claim 2 further comprising determining the dosage of the alternative drug on the basis of the information about the patient. 4. The method of claim 3 further comprising determining the cost for the dosage of the alternative drug. 5. The method of claim 1 further comprising creating an electronic medication order for the index drug. 6. A method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a designation of a set of administered drugs; receiving a designation of a set of drug allergies comprising drugs and drug categories; and reporting possible allergic reactions to drugs in the set of administered drugs based on the set of drug allergies. 7. A method for processing data relating to use of an index drug by a patient, comprising: receiving the identity of an index drug; receiving information about the patient; and reporting citations to published references relating to the index drug. 8. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining dosage of the index drug on the basis of the information about the patient."
  ],
  "cpc": [
    "G16H 10/60",
    "G16H 20/10",
    "G16H 70/40"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "SCHRIER ROBERT W",
    "GAMBERTOGLIO JOHN G",
    "AWEEKA FRANCESCA T",
    "SCHRIER DOUGLAS N",
    "AUSTIN JANET L",
    "HEILAND CHERYL D",
    "MCNAMARA TIMOTHY J"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2005-12-20",
  "publication_date": "2006-05-04",
  "priority_date": "2001-04-24",
  "application_number": "US-31231705-A",
  "family_id": "36263205",
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}