Monitoring Medication Errors
June 16, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
In most instances, the label on pill bottle matches the prescription for the patient. But, what if, the wrong pills are in the bottle because of human error. That happens often enough to create demand for an error reducing solution. This piece describes the “IdentRX” machine from PerceptiMed (Mountain View, CA) which visually inspects each pill, recognizing the manufaturer’s imprint, in confirming the pills match the prescription. It is yet another tool for pharmacy automation. MORE
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