Tag Archives: AutoPharm

Participating in the ASHP Summer Meeting from afar #ashpsm10

Posted on June 5, 2010 by

The inability to physically be in Tampa, FL shouldn’t stop someone from participating in the ASHP Summer Meeting. Technology doesn’t care that I’m 2700 miles away or that I’m sitting in my home in my bunny slippers with Diet Pepsi … Continue reading →

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Update on AutoPharm software only pilot

Posted on June 2, 2010 by

A couple of months ago we became a beta site for a Talyst AutoPharm software only solution. It’s not really a “software only” solution as it consists of a POS-X PC117 workstation, a Code CR3 scanner and a Zebra ZM400 printer, and of … Continue reading →

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Cool Technology for Pharmacy – AutoPharm

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

Our facility utilizes several software and hardware products from Talyst to manage our pharmacy inventory and support our goal of bar coding 100% of the pharmacy inventory. The entire system consists of the Talyst AutoCarousel system for automated carousel storage, … Continue reading →

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Cool Technology for Pharmacy

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

While this item isn’t specifically designed for pharmacy, it is one cool piece of hardware; the POS-X PC117. The all-in-one workstation is on the list of hardware I received from Talyst as part of a new system that Kaweah Delta … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on speech recognition in pharmacy

Posted on September 16, 2009 by

I still work in the pharmacy on occasion. It keeps me up to date with changes that I’ve made to various pharmacy systems and gives me the opportunity to make sure my pharmacist skills haven’t evaporated. One thing it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Cool Technology for Pharmacy

Posted on June 25, 2009 by

I’ve decided to do something a little bit different this week. Below is a presentation I had to give following the completion of our pharmacy remodel and the implementation of our pharmacy barcode system. More images of the implementation can … Continue reading →

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Use AutoPharm Remote Ordering to restock your clean room.

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

Prior to the days of a clean room, most pharmacies had a designated area with one or move laminar flow hoods where they compounded intravenous (IV) medications. For lack of a better term this area was cleverly called the “IV … Continue reading →

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Thinking about a better Automated Dispensing Unit (ADU)

Posted on June 2, 2009 by

Automated Dispensing Units (ADUs), also referred to as Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs), are nothing new to hospital pharmacy. Over 80% of hospital pharmacies use ADUs. The most common is a product from Cardinal called Pyxis MedStation. Others include Omnicell SinglePointe, McKessen … Continue reading →

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Well, I asked for it. Comments and suggestions from previous posts.

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

If you float something out over the internet, someone is going to see it and keep you honest. Remember what I said, “There is always someone smarter, harder working, more motivated and better informed than me, and those are the … Continue reading →

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Taking advantage of your carousel space.

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

I have posted many times on our system for barcoding medications in the pharmacy. The posts have included reference to our efforts to increase storage space.  Our goals have always been to store as many medications as possible within the … Continue reading →

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