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A new robot called Fred is helping to revolutionise the way a Norfolk hospital dispenses medicines.
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital pharmacy dispensing robot processes computerised drug orders from pharmacy staff.
The £486,000 system holds 40,000 drugs and has improved stock control, the hospital said.
Previously staff picked medicine by hand, but the hospital has claimed the new system is faster and 100% accurate.
Reduce errors
Pharmacy staff order the medication and generate the labels from their
computers and drugs are picked by the robot and then sent down a chute
to the dispenser's desk in seconds.
Nicola Rudge, principal pharmacist, said: "There are many advantages of
robotic dispensing, including the fact that it reduces the risk of
dispensing errors and cuts down on waste by monitoring expiry dates."
The robot has been installed by St Albans-based ARX.
Tom Simcox, ARX chief executive, said: "It is not only the first
quadruple system in the world but uses the more advanced Extent
technology along with automatic labelling, and automatic loading."
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