Product Introduction

Intelligent Medication Management Cabinet

Intelligent Medication Management Cabinet, also known as automated dispensing cabinet (ADC), can store different types of medication items including ampule, vial, pouch, syringe, and box. The first drawer consists of specialized bins with individual electronic locks for the storage of controlled substances. The cabinet incorporates several technologies in its modular design. Powered by our closed-loop management system, it is equipped with fully automated weight sensors, which eliminates the need for countbacks. The technologies create a smarter and safer process for getting the right medication to the right patient, helping improve the patient’s healthcare experiences.

Workflow with Intelligent ADCs

With the implementation of Intelligent ADCs, a physician enters a patient's order in the EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system. The system then automatically routes the order to a server that manages communication to all of the cabinets. With patients' information and locations acquired from the hospital's information system, the server sends the order to the correct ADC on the nursing floor.

Nurses log into the ADC and select the patient for whom medication is to be dispensed. They simply select the medication specific to the selected patient from the list that is displayed on the screen. Guidance lights illuminate the exact location of the medication to be dispensed, which helps minimize dispensing errors.

To ensure pharmacist review of medications prior to administration, all ADCs for inpatients are profiled. While our preference is that all medications undergo a pharmacist review, we understand that there are urgent situations that require immediate medication access. While in urgent situations, nurses are able to access all medications within the ADCs by searching drug names. The senior pharmacy management team is responsible for reviewing new override and cabinet stocking requests.

Advantages of Intelligent ADCs

01.Automatic Counting: Quantity is automatically detected and recorded in the inventory system when the user removes or returns the medications without any manual data entry.

02.Auto Inventory Count: System automatically rotates inventory on a first-in, first-out basis and checks the system count with auto counting mechanism without manual activities.

03.Lot Number Tracking & Expiry Date Monitoring: System allows products to be monitored electronically by lot number and expiry date, which reduces waste arising due to expiry management issues.

04.Immediate Access to all Medications: All medications including controlled substances and cold storage medications can be made available in the ward and be accessed immediately.

05.Deliver Care to the Bedside: Automatic dispensing cabinets extend the medication dispensing safety all the way to the patient’s bedside and ensure correct medication administration with the scanning of barcodes on the patient ID wristbands and medication.

06.Electronic Workflow Management: Manage all phases of the workflow efficiently – from inventory to prescription verification and accurate dispensing.

07.Closed-loop Traceability: Automated dispensing system allows medication to be monitored in real-time from pharmacy to wards and to patient bedsides. All kinds of medication activities on the system are recorded.

Contact Information

Unit: Department of Pharmacy

Telephone (including extension): +886-4-22052121 ext. 12270

E-Mail: 015007@tool.caaumed.org.tw