automated pharmacy machines for refills

Paul Trusten · medicine forum beginner Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 11

To the sci.med.pharmacy newsgroup:

In 1997, I posted a message on this newsgroup stating that I predicted 2005
would be the year that automated retail prescription dispensing would begin
to become commonplace. My prediction was correct! See
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/11956099.htm

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Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
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P T · medicine forum addict Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 67

I don't know, dude, this machine doesn't seem too impressive: Sounds
like the pharmacy folks do the refill, then put the bag in the machine
so a patient can retrieve it and pay for it at their convenience.
I envision a system where the MD enters the rx on his palm pilot, and
the filled prescription comes out of a vending machine. I'm a little
surprised that such a system doesn't exist already, but I'll bet that
more than one company is trying to develop it.

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