Effect of a robotic prescription-filling system on pharmacy staff activities and prescription-filling time

Lin, Alex C.; Huang, Yao-Chin; Punches, George; Chen, Yan

doi:10.2146/ajhp060561

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“…Since the new millennium, health care staff has had to increase their service hours within inpatient and outpatient care. As a result of increased hours along with prescriptions, a prescription-filling robot has been utilized in more than one thousand pharmacies for the year 2007 alone [31]. The device's robotic arm will attain the appropriate vial, collect the medication, and label each vial, in addition to scanning and using bar codes to verify medication; these robots also package, store, and dispense filled prescriptions to patients [32].…”

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A Study of Integration of Robotics in the Hospitality Sector and Its Emulation in the Pharmaceutical Sector

Qureshi¹,

Sajjad²

2017

Health Sci J

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Objective: The main objective of the study is to highlight the integration of humanoid robots in the pharmaceutical industry at the medical dispensing stores by emulating robotic integration successes of the hospitality sector and ultimately developing strategies for its use in small, medium and large medical store provider's i.e., pharmacies. Method:The research is based on desk research data, so as to investigate the most current and prospective applicability of robotics in healthcare, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector. The desk research data for this study has been obtained from diverse books on the topic of this research, different public portals, web portals of related departments for data and statistics, numerous journals, webpages of preferred healthcare centers and in addition to this, print materials like brochers etc. were collected from selected healthcare providers.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Study of Integration of Robotics in the Hospitality Sector and Its Emulation in the Pharmaceutical Sector

Qureshi¹,

Sajjad²

2017

Health Sci J

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“…This device serves to count pills or capsules for prescriptions in the proper amounts and sometimes even fill vials for patients so the technicians or pharmacist take a smaller part in the actual filling process. The amount of technology in corporatized pharmacies does vary, but there are a large number of corporatized pharmacies that contain some kind of automated filling device according to these studies (Chui, 2011, Lin et al, 2007, Angelo et al, 2005, Aurora Pharmacy, 2012.…”

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“…These researchers also noted that while this automated machinery did reduce prescription-filling time, there were still staffing adjustments (such as proper training and practice with machinery) needed in order to optimize 10 the newly-gained efficiency associated with automation. These changes included training both technicians and pharmacists to accurately diagnose and repair problems with the filling machinery as well as operate it properly (Lin et al, 2007).…”

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The Corporatization of Retail Pharmacy: Changes in Efficacy, Reliability, and Expedience

Bodreau¹

2015

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The retail pharmacy of the present has undergone a large shift in ownership from private to corporate in the form of chain pharmacies. In this literature review, the effects of this shift in ownership, otherwise referred to as "corporatization" are examined in order to determine both the benefits and areas of concern regarding this change. This review suggests that the benefits include: Decreases in filling time and increases in patients of satisfaction. The areas of concern include: Decreasing patient-pharmacist counseling rates, increases in Adverse Drug Reaction rates and decreased pharmacy costs but not patient costs. It is concluded that the areas of concern outweigh the potential benefits. In order to improve on these areas of concern regarding corporatized pharmacies several changes must be made. First, pharmacists must be educated on proper counseling techniques in reduced time-frame to ensure patient understanding of medication. Second, these pharmacies should consider more staffing to ensure that patientpharmacist counseling times don't decrease more. Finally, more research needs to be done into the specific effects of corporatization in order to draw a more robust and complete conclusion on its overall effects on the retail pharmacy.

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“…In addition, automation Corresponding Author: Peter Ong, BSc Pharm; peter.ong.y.s@sgh.com.sg; Phone: +65 9021 1404 can potentially improve labor productivity 6 . Various types of automated options are available in the pharmacy such as automated dispensing cabinets, automated mobile medication carts, automated pharmacy carousel systems, bar-code scanning, computerized prescriber order entry, document management systems, medication packaging systems, narcotic management systems, and robotic picking machines 5 .…”

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Evaluating the Impact of Drug Dispensing Systems on the Safety and Efficiency in a Singapore Outpatient Pharmacy

Sheng¹,

Li²,

Ai³

et al. 2014

Innov Pharm

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Effect of a robotic prescription-filling system on pharmacy staff activities and prescription-filling time

Abstract: An automated system reduced prescription-filling time but required staffing adjustments to optimize the efficiency gained.

Cited by 36 publications

References 4 publications

A Study of Integration of Robotics in the Hospitality Sector and Its Emulation in the Pharmaceutical Sector

A Study of Integration of Robotics in the Hospitality Sector and Its Emulation in the Pharmaceutical Sector

The Corporatization of Retail Pharmacy: Changes in Efficacy, Reliability, and Expedience

Evaluating the Impact of Drug Dispensing Systems on the Safety and Efficiency in a Singapore Outpatient Pharmacy

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