ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,061, issued on March 17, was assigned to CVS Pharmacy Inc. (Woonsocket, R.I.).

"System and method for virtual verification in pharmacy workflow" was invented by Mohammed M. Ahmed (Chicago), Alan Bachmann (Cranberry Township, Pa.), Rik Banerjee (Attleboro, Mass.), Ajay K. Behuria (Upton, Mass.), Jeffrey M. Bragg (Cumberland, R.I.), Shilanna N. Gallo (Littleton, Mass.), Shreesha Jayaseetharam (Rolling Meadows, Ill.), Alina S. Mangiurea (Mundelein, Ill.), Thomas J. Maresca (Saunderstown, R.I.), Steven J. Mergner (Coventry, R.I.), Vanteya A. Pandit (North Attleboro, Mass.), Kalpit Patel (Worcester, Mass.), Patrick D. Ruff (Pascoag, R.I.), Christopher A. Sibicky (Mansfield, Mass.) and...