Abstract: An electronic prescription handling system includes a first computer configured to transmit a prescription, a server configured to receive the prescription, a first pharmacy having a first pharmacy computer, wherein the first pharmacy computer is configured to retrieve the prescription and transmit a first bid for the prescription to the server, wherein the first bid is stored on the server, a second pharmacy having a second pharmacy computer wherein the second pharmacy computer is configured to retrieve the prescription and transmit a second bid for the prescription to the server, wherein the second bid is stored on the server, and a second computer configured to retrieve the first bid and the second bid and to select one of the first bid and the second. When the first bid is selected, the first pharmacy fills the prescription and when the second bid is selected, the second pharmacy fills the prescription.