American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Jun 1, 2018
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to quantify the impact of robotic technology on efficiency, accuracy, and cost in a satellite oncology pharmacy.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Feb 1, 2019
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 dispen...
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mar 15, 2019
BACKGROUND: Compounding of cytostatic drugs requires strict aseptic procedures, while exposure to toxic drugs and repetitive manual movements should be minimized. Furthermore, reuse of vials is desirable to lower the costs. To assess if all this migh...
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
Mar 1, 2020
OBJECTIVES: To design and execute a comprehensive microbiological validation protocol to assess a brand-new sterile compounding robot in a hospital pharmacy environment, according to ISO and EU GMP standards.
International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
Apr 1, 2019
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the return on investment (ROI) and quality improvement after implementation of a centralized automated-dispensing system after 8 years of use.
The International journal of pharmacy practice
Oct 1, 2020
OBJECTIVES: To explore factors influencing hospital pharmacy staff acceptance of a pharmacy robotic dispensing system during implementation and over time.
International journal of pharmaceutical compounding
Jan 1, 2020
The compounding of sterile medication admixtures is a labor-intensive process and subject to potential human error. The addition of robotic devices and workflow technology may mitigate some of the challenges of compounding sterile product admixtures,...
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dec 1, 2020
BACKGROUND: Cytostatic drugs are increasingly being prepared with a cytostatic robot, though it is not known whether the dose of the final product is more accurate after automated or manual preparation. This study is the first to compare accuracy and...