An automated drug dispensary system at the University of California in San Francisco has prepared approximately 350,000 doses without a single error, according to a CNet report.
The robots store drugs in dozens of small boxes in a sterile environment, according to the report. When the robot receives a digital file detailing a 12-hour prescription, a robot arm locates the correct drug, prepares the dose in bar-coded plastic bags on a ring and dispenses the drugs into a bin.
Hospital administrators say the robots save money and time by allowing pharmacists to spend time working with physicians rather than manually filling prescriptions. According to the report, nurses will scan the drug bag bar codes at patient bedsides this year to confirm the correct dosage.
Read the CNet report on the UCSF drug robots.
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The robots store drugs in dozens of small boxes in a sterile environment, according to the report. When the robot receives a digital file detailing a 12-hour prescription, a robot arm locates the correct drug, prepares the dose in bar-coded plastic bags on a ring and dispenses the drugs into a bin.
Hospital administrators say the robots save money and time by allowing pharmacists to spend time working with physicians rather than manually filling prescriptions. According to the report, nurses will scan the drug bag bar codes at patient bedsides this year to confirm the correct dosage.
Read the CNet report on the UCSF drug robots.
Read more on drug manufacturing:
-Drug Companies Appeal $500M Judgment in Nevada Hepatitis Trial
-Pharmaceutical Reps Are Salesmen, Court Rules
-J&J Pulls Simponi Injections for Possible Dosing Defects