Inventory control and prescription dispensing system

Abstract

A prescription dispensing system including a dispensing vault for storing for storing and dispensing prescriptions, with the vault further including RFID, bar code, and other means for verifying the content and internal location of pre-filled prescriptions; a customer interface that uses customer biometrics to ID a customer to ensure that prescriptions are only dispensed to the correct person; a patient registration system in communication with the central computer system for collecting insurance, doctor, biometric, and other information to facilitate transactions; transport container that integrates into the dispensing vault and provides secure transportation from a pharmaceutical manufacturer to the dispensing vault.

1 . A high security transport container for moving prescription medications comprising:
 a. a lockable container;   b. means for locking and unlocking said container;   c. a shipping label, said shipping label having a first position wherein a first shipping address is displayed and a second position wherein a second shipping address is displayed;   d. means for measuring at least one environmental condition within said container;   e. a memory configured to receive and store said measured environmental condition; and   f. means for communicating a content of said memory.   
   
   
       2 . The transport container of claim  6 , wherein said locking and unlocking means are internal to said container. 
   
   
       3 . The transport container of claim  6 , further including means for measuring and recording acceleration. 
   
   
       4 . The transport container of claim  6 , wherein said shipping label moves from said first position to said second position when said transport container is unlocked. 
   
   
       5 . The transport container of claim  6 , further including an RFID tag capable of transmitting a unique serial number.