Abstract: This invention allows a mail order pharmacy and a network of community pharmacies to provide a service whereby customers place orders for prescription medications & over-the-counter (OTC) products online or from conveniently located terminals. Prescribing physician can directly send prescription(s) by fax, phone or electronically to processing pharmacy; or consumer(s) deliver original prescription(s) for these orders in the terminals. The original prescription is collected and verified before the order is shipped or picked-up, particularly for narcotics and other controlled medications. A back-end processing system verifies all entered data against pharmacy databases and automatically matches prescription forms with the customer's order using a unique barcode. This invention considerably reduces the wait time needed to process a prescription order and receive the product, while providing convenience, privacy, and security measures in compliance with regulatory requirements.