| US 7,597,247 B2 | ||
| System and method for comparing drug product information | ||
| Robert P Helmin, Blue Island, Ill. (US); and William R Magruder, Western Springs, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC, Louisville, Colo. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/537,427. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0078828 A1, Apr. 03, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—375 [705/2] | 14 Claims |

| 1. A system comprising:
a first data feed;
a second data feed;
a processing engine configured to:
receive the first data feed and the second data feed;
parse the first data feed into first data and the second data feed into second data;
assemble a first unique key based upon the first data, wherein the first unique key comprises at least one of a package quantity
identifier, a therapeutic class identifier, a clinical formulation identifier, an additional detail identifier, a package
size equivalent identifier, or a unit dose identifier;
assemble a second unique key based upon the second data, wherein the second unique key comprises at least one of a package
quantity identifier, a therapeutic class identifier, a clinical formulation identifier, an additional detail identifier, a
package size equivalent identifier, or a unit dose identifier;
determine a relationship between the first data and the second data by comparing the first unique key and the second unique
key;
analyze the relationship to create output data, wherein the output data comprises at least one of: a cost effectiveness of
purchasing a drug product from different suppliers, a determination of a lowest cost per unit of the drug product, a manufacturer
market share for the drug product, or a strategy for submitting a contract bid for the drug product;
a database configured to store the first unique key, the second unique key and the output data; and,
a reporting engine configured to generate reports based at least partially on the output data.
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