Auto-fill robot increases speed and accuracy
The new AutoMed Efficiency Pharmacy R800 robot can fill as many as 200 labeled prescriptions an hour with 99.99% accuracy according to its maker, AmerisourceBergen. The robot is designed for high-volume retail and health-system outpatient pharmacies with between 400 and 1,000 Rxs per day and can hold 220 large-capacity canisters. The robot can be used as a stand-alone vial-filling system or it can provide order management when used in conjunction with AmerisourceBergen's workflow management software.
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