Health-care institutions to use robots to pick and pack medicine

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http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/health-care-institutions-use-robots-pick-and-pack-medicine-20131025

More than 15 health-care institutions, including two public hospitals, have signed deals to buy a robotic drug storage-and-dispensing machine that was on display at the recent Digital Healthcare Week 2013 exhibition.

The Rowa Vmax from Germany, which costs S$119,500 for a basic unit, picks out drugs based on their barcodes.

Manufacturer CareFusion claims there is no chance of mistakes in filling out prescriptions.

Fully automated, the machine retrieves medicine from its storage cabinet when a prescription has to be filled, automatically updates stocks and sends an alert when supplies are low.