Evaluating the impact of an automated drug retrieval cabinet and robotic dispensing system in a large hospital central pharmacy.

Journal: American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
PMID: 39330997

Abstract

PURPOSE: To determine the impact of implementing 2 technologies in succession, the Carousel system and XR2 robot, in a hospital central pharmacy. The study examined the technologies' impact on workload shifted from fully human-involved, labor-intensive filling from shelves to Carousel and/or XR2, prevention of filling errors, and efficiency.

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  • Alex C Lin
    Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, The James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Justin M Gamble
    The Christ Hospital Health Network, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Mina K Gabriel
    Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, The James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Tzu-Yen Hong
    Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.

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