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Before & After: Pharmacy’s Digital Revolution

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Patients typically visited in person – purchasing their medication, asking pharmacist’s advice, and getting their prescriptions filled. Automation , (think Prescription Collection Machines , Dispensing Robots and Packaging Machines) significantly decreases the admin, and therefore long-term expenditure on Rx work.

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2024 Pharmacy Trends to Look For

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According to the NCPA 2023 Digest , 24 percent of pharmacies are currently using robotics for compliance packaging and it is anticipated that number will grow in 2024 and robotics will play an increasing role in prescription filling, reducing wait times, and enhancing medication management precision.

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Essential elements of a strong, global medicines supply chain

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Quality standards and related tools – supported by appropriate regulatory capability and enforcement – can help promote quality across the pharmaceutical product lifecycle, from the sourcing of active and inactive ingredients to packaging, labeling, distribution, and point-of-care administration.

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World Standards Day: Recognizing How Standards Enable a Strong Medicines Supply Chain

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can get a prescription filled at our neighborhood pharmacy and trust that the medicine we receive will be safe and work as it should. There are also related standards that address a wide range of topics such as packaging, storage and distribution of medicines, the preparation of compounded medicines and prescription labeling.