Automated dispensing cabinet (ADC)
eMED ICON for the storage of medicines and medical equipment
The innovative eMED ICON automated dispensing cabinet has been designed in close cooperation with health care professionals. Sensors and light guidance make the automated dispensing cabinet fast and intuitive to use. The automated dispensing cabinet can be installed in the medicine storage room or treatment room, or into the walls of the operating theatre, with the medicines dispensed through the wall, which improves asepticity. The patient’s immediate environment is calmer, as the automated dispensing cabinet is filled from outside the treatment room. Work becomes even more efficient, since not only medicines but other required equipment, such as syringes, can be placed in the automated dispensing cabinet.
Safe, effective and rational pharmaceutical service!
Stories of pharmacy automation
AUTOMATED DISPENSING CABINETS FREE UP NURSES’ HANDS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS
Automated dispensing cabinets are an investment in the hospital’s medication safety. They reduce the risk of human error in dispensing medicines.
AUTOMATED DISPENSING CABINETS FOR THE CENTRAL HOSPITAL
Automation supports the closed loop system that will be implemented in the new hospital. The pharmaceutical service process will be uninterrupted, and patients’ medication data will be documented in real time.
AN AUTOMATED DISPENSING CABINET IMPROVES THE RELIABILITY OF MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION
"We administer most of our medicines intravenously, so it is very convenient to have the syringes and needles available in the cabinet, within reach."
A part of uninterrupted pharmaceutical service
eMED ICON automated dispensing cabinets can be distributed across hospital wards and health centres. The automated dispensing cabinet is built from modules that can be combined into a suitable configuration for each treatment or pharmacy room. Dozens or even hundreds of automated dispensing cabinets working in conjunction make up a centrally managed system integrated with the hospital’s pharmaceutical ERP and patient information systems. Manual data transfer is eliminated and the incidence of errors reduced. eMED ICON automated dispensing cabinets are a seamless part of an uninterrupted pharmaceutical service process, making real-time medication information available to all personnel participating in the patient’s medication. The collection and logging of event data helps when optimising the amount of medicines stored in wards, and making the required reports to officials and hospital management.
Features of the automated dispensing cabinet
- Storage of all types of medicine packages and bottles.
- Storage of required equipment.
- Real-time centralised inventory management.
- Scalable configuration and capacity.
- Easy-to-use visual interface.
- Advanced barcode and sensor recognition systems.
- Electric and pneumatic forced opening.
- Enables electronic record-keeping on narcotics.
- Optional features include through-the-wall dispensing, label printers and external locks for refrigerators.
EVERYDAY CHALLENGES OF YOUR HOSPITAL
Safety
The challenge
Traditional methods of medicine handling are prone to human error.
The solution
Users can find the right medicines through the automated dispensing cabinet’s user interface, by searching with the patient’s name or the medicine’s name or active pharmaceutical ingredient. Light guidance and barcoding help users to choose the right medicines.
The results
Reduced incidence of human error in medicine retrieval.
The challenge
It is difficult to protect employees from medicine abuse. Discrepancies create a strained atmosphere at work.
The solution
Access rights to the automated dispensing cabinet’s various modules are determined by user profiles. Users log into the cabinet with a personal employee card, PIN or fingerprint recognition.
The results
The collection and tracking of event data prevents cases of medicine abuse.
Efficiency
The challenge
Medicine storage places on wards are not connected to the hospital pharmacy’s ERP system. Record-keeping of medicines stored on wards is imprecise.
The solution
Integrating eMED ICON with the hospital pharmacy ERP system.
The results
The pharmacy can keep lower mandatory reserve supplies, when the medicines in the automated dispensing cabinets are calculated as part of the overall balance. Less capital is tied up in medicines.
The challenge
Ordering medicines and the manual management of expiring medicines takes up many working hours.
The solution
Automated medicine orders and expiration tracking.
The results
Lower medicine stock levels and wastage on wards due to faster circulation of medicine. Improved recycling of expiring medicines.
Rationality
The challenge
The job involves a lot to remember and a high level of responsibility for patient safety.
The solution
Employees can search for medicines from the automated dispensing cabinet, under the patient’s name or the name or active pharmaceutical ingredient of the medicine. Light guidance and barcoding assist in choosing the right medicines.
The results
Work is more meaningful. Work stages and responsibilities are better defined.
The challenge
A great deal of time is spent on manual and monotonous routine tasks.
The solution
The automated dispensing cabinet can print labels for, e.g. syringes, stating the time and date, name and active pharmaceutical ingredient of the medicine, and the name of the patient for whom the medicine is intended.
The results
Nurses have more time to care for and interact with patients.
