Why Automate?

The rate of growth for prescription volume is projected to be 10 times the rate of new available pharmacists.  The need for automation has never been greater.

Pharmacy Automation:

• Reduces liability associated with prescription dispensing errors
• Increases time for patient care
• Addresses the labor shortage -  i.e. pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
• Helps manage escalating prescription volume
• Reduces labor costs

Reduces Liability Associated with Prescription Dispensing Errors

Today, the pressure for increased patient safety is increasing at the same time that pharmacists are expected to do more in less time. 

News stories about patients being given the wrong medications with adverse effects make great headlines for newspapers, but not for pharmacies.

Automation can bring back some peace of mind in knowing that you, as a pharmacist, have time to consult with customers.

Automated systems greatly reduce the rate of dispensing errors because machines can outperform humans in tasks that require:

• Tedious repetition
• Tiresome movement
• Intense concentration
• Meticulous data collection

These are many of the tasks in the drug distribution process that result in human error.

Increases Time for Patient Care

Automated pharmacy systems replace many labor-intensive tasks, thereby saving pharmacist and technician time.

What would you do in your pharmacy if you got back 2 hours out of every 8-hour day?

Automation gives back a substantial amount of time to you and your pharmacy staff that could be used to:

• Increase your service
• Improve your patient counseling
• Gain greater customer loyalty. 

That ultimately results in higher sales, happier customers, and increased profits.

Addresses the Labor Shortage: Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians

As pharmacy management, you’ve experienced first-hand the critical shortage of qualified staff.   You are not alone.  In almost every city in America, there are “help wanted” positions in the pharmacy industry.  Many pharmacies – in order to hire pharmacists, have resorted to signing bonuses and salaries that were unheard of a decade ago.

And it is not going away any time soon.  Some organizations predict that this gap in available staff vs. the need for filled prescriptions will continue to exist (even grow) all the way through the year 2020. 

Automation reduces your dependency on highly qualified technicians that are in short supply.

Helps manage escalating Prescription Volume

The need for prescriptions is growing at a rate of nearly 10 times than that of available new pharmacists thanks to the baby boomers coming of age.

In January 2006, over 42 million U.S. residents became eligible for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. 

By 2007, one National Drug Chain organization predicts that the need for new prescriptions will balloon by more than 46%, while the increase in available pharmacists will only increase a little over 5%. 

Automation increases your efficiency so you can do more in less time. 

Reduces Labor Costs

Grow Your Pharmacy Business Without Additional Cost

Automation allows your pharmacy to grow without adding new staff.  In many cases, you can actually reduce your pharmacy staffing requirements and reassign some of your staff to other profit centers, such as sales and service.

It’s not a question of “Why Automate?”  It’s a question of how long will it be before your business suffers by not automating.

It’s not a question of “whether your pharmacy will suffer”.  It just a question of “When” will your pharmacy be hurt by the lack of automation?

If your business suffers, that’s one thing.  But if your customers suffer because of a dispensing error caused by an overly taxed pharmacist - that could end in tragedy.

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