Parata's onePAC system allows pharmacists to create customized daily dosing packets for patients.
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A new system from Parata allows pharmacists to offer patients all their medication in sealed packets that are sorted by day and dosing time. Each onePAC dose is printed with the patient's name, day and time of dose, medication names, and other prescribing information. OnePAC uses Parata's new PACMED technology, which can automatically prepare up to 50 multi-dose packages per minute, and comes in strips of up to a 90-day supply.
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