Robotic dispensing improves patient safety, inventory management, and staff satisfaction in an outpatient hospital pharmacy.

Journal: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Published Date: Feb 1, 2019

Abstract

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Implementation of robotic systems in outpatient hospital pharmacies is uncommon. Other than cost, 1 of the barriers to widespread adoption is the lack of definitive evidence that this technology actually reduces dispensing errors and improves inventory management.

Authors

  • Carmen Guadalupe Rodriguez-Gonzalez
    Pharmacy Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Gregorio Marañón, c/Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
  • Ana Herranz-Alonso
    Pharmacy Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Gregorio Marañón, c/Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
  • Vicente Escudero-Vilaplana
    Pharmacy Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Gregorio Marañón, c/Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
  • Maria Aranzazu Ais-Larisgoitia
    Pharmacy Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Gregorio Marañón, c/Doctor Esquerdo, 46, 28007, Madrid, Spain.
  • Irene Iglesias-Peinado
    Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, c/Plaza Ramón y Cajal s/n. Ciudad Universitaria, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
  • María Sanjurjo-Saez
    Department of Pharmacy, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain.

Keywords

External Resources

Popular Topics
Recent Journals