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A system and method for improving compliance by a patient with a medical regimen that has been prescribed to the patient wherein utilizing computer and electronic communication systems, patient data is compared to pharmaceutical data to verify prescribed drug dosage and prescribed medication duratio

A system and method for improving compliance by a patient with a medical regimen that has been prescribed to the patient wherein utilizing computer and electronic communication systems, patient data is compared to pharmaceutical data to verify prescribed drug dosage and prescribed medication duration are within acceptable limits, any abnormalities found by the comparisons are reported to the treating physician who may then alter the medical regimen before authorizing dispensing of the prescribed drugs and providing drug taking information to the patient, and upon authorization being issued, the patient is scheduled to receive reminder notifications prior to the prescribed time for the prescribed drugs to be administered, as well as automatically notifying the prescription distribution service to deliver the prescribed drugs to the patient, and notifying the payor service to pay for the prescribed drugs.

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[ What I claim is:] [1.] A system to facilitate compliance with a prescribed medical regimen comprising:(a) a computer system having a data storage unit capable of storing patient data and patient prescription data;(b) a central processing unit programmed and operatively connected to said data stora

[ What I claim is:] [1.] A system to facilitate compliance with a prescribed medical regimen comprising:(a) a computer system having a data storage unit capable of storing patient data and patient prescription data;(b) a central processing unit programmed and operatively connected to said data storage unit to store said patient data and said patient prescription data in said data storage unit;(c) wherein said system includes a program stored in said central processing unit to generate and transmit from a patient prescription a patient message, wherein said patient message includes a drug and a dosage to be administered by a patient at a time of receiving said patient message in order that said patient complies with said patient prescription;(d) a message receiving unit operatively connected to said central processing unit to receive said patient message from said central processing unit;(e) a message transmitting unit operatively connected to said message receiving unit and transmitting said patient message at a time proximate to when said patient is scheduled to administer a unit dosage; and(f) a pager allowing said patient to receive said patient message transmitted from said transmitting unit.