JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Innovation has rolled out RxCollect robotic prescription collation technology for central-fill and mail-order pharmacies. The pharmacy automation provider said Wednesday that RxCollect automates the collection of patient-specific group and/or multi-vial orders at central-fill and mail-order pharmacies using single-piece flow processing. The RxCollect technology includes a Fanuc LR Mate 200iD/7L robot and
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The Advanced Systems Division of pharmacy automation provider Innovation partnered with the Binghamton University Watson Institute for Systems Excellence (BU WISE) on a thesis paper published in the journal Expert Systems With Applications (ESWA). Innovation said Wednesday that the thesis paper, “Pharmacy Robotic Dispensing and Planogram Analysis Using Association Rule Mining
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — This month, Kirby Lester marked its 10th year under the ownership and leadership of president Garry Zage. Zage and a team of investors purchased Kirby Lester from co-founder Rod Lester in September 2005, and in 2007 the pharmacy automation company’s operations were consolidated in its current Lake Forest, Ill., headquarters. Kirby
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The majority of award-winning community pharmacies use Kirby Lester prescription dispensing technology, according to an analysis by the pharmacy automation provider. Kirby Lester said Wednesday that of the U.S. community pharmacies that received a major national pharmacy award since 2013, 15 out of 26 use on Kirby Lester prescription dispensing technology.
POWERS LAKE, Wis. — Pharmacy automation provider TCGRx has released the ATP 2, a next-generation automated tablet packaging system. TCGRx said the ATP 2, announced Thursday at the Cardinal Retail Business Conference (RBC) in Las Vegas, enables pharmacies to run leaner than ever before by reducing labor and operating costs. The system provides continuous operation
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Community pharmacies that used scan-verification and counting technology prevented an average of 2.7 potential prescription errors per week, according to a national study by Kirby Lester. The pharmacy automation technology provider said Tuesday that 75% of pharmacies in the study reported a significant rise in their staff’s awareness of the potential
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — RxMedic Systems has introduced a new pharmacy robot, the RM200, which is engineered to use exclusive TriMaxx triangular vials. The pharmacy automation provider, a subsidiary of JM Smith Corp., said the RM200 builds on the innovation of previous releases, including RM64 and ADS, while offering new features for pharmacies. The robot
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Moose Pharmacy has boosted the efficiency of the pharmacy at its Mt. Pleasant, N.C., store with the deployment of an Innovation RxSafe 1800 robotic inventory control system. The pharmacy automation provider said Monday that Moose Pharmacy, with five locations in North Carolina, sought to streamline the workflow, increase patient safety, improve inventory management, reclaim pharmacy
DURHAM, N.C. — Parata Systems has launched a new website that the company said offers a more user-friendly experience. The pharmacy automation and medication management solution provider said Tuesday that the new Parata.com provides improved navigation and functionality across today’s browsers and mobile devices, making it easier for pharmacists to learn about Parata’s solutions, browse the resource library, access their
DURHAM, N.C. — Parata Systems has named DJ Dougherty as chief executive officer, taking over from Tom Rhoads, who is leaving the pharmacy automation and medication management technology provider to become CEO of HAP Innovations LLC, a consumer health care technology company. Parata said Friday that Dougherty, the company’s chief financial officer since 2010, took the
DURHAM, N.C. — Parata Systems has appointed Emilie Ray, president of McKesson Pharmacy Systems & Automation, to its board of directors. The pharmacy automation and technology company said Tuesday that Ray has more than 14 years of experience in the health care technology sector and has worked in both the hospital and retail pharmacy markets.
ST. LOUIS — A Medicine Shoppe pharmacy in St. Louis sharpened its inventory management and prescription fulfillment using RxSafe dispensing technology from Johnson City, N.Y.-based pharmacy automation provider Innovation. Innovation said Tuesday that Medicine Shoppe No. 1706 in St. Louis deployed the RxSafe 1800 robotic storage and retrieval system to get more transparency into their
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – A study by pharmacy automation provider Kirby Lester LLC found that 97% of its KL60 and KL100 pharmacy robot users reported their device improved their pharmacy’s operations. The company said Tuesday that the July 2014 Kirby Lester Robotics User Satisfaction study — including retail and outpatient pharmacies across the United States,
