Press Release

Highland Hospital Partners with Swisslog for Secure Medication Packaging, Storage and Inventory Management

DENVER, Colo. (August 31, 2010) – Swisslog, a leading provider of automated materials transport and pharmacy automation solutions for hospitals, today announced that Highland Hospital in Rochester, NY, has selected Swisslog’s Inventory Management Software, ATP tablet packager and BoxPicker for its pharmacy automation and drug management needs.

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ATP High-Speed Tablet Packager (North America)

Swisslog’s ATP system (available only in North America) is a versatile packaging solution that provides easy filling and refilling of medications through high-speed dispensing, accurate labeling of medication pouches, flexible  printing package sizes and bar-coding. The packager interfaces with pharmacy information systems for automatic replenishment of unit-based cabinets, patient carts or nurse servers.

Pharmacy Automation Systems

Swisslog’s PillPick system bar-code packages, stores and dispenses unit dose medications. Unit doses are automatically placed by PillPicker, Swisslog’s pharmacy packaging unit, into bar-code labeled bags and sealed.

Swisslog’s medication storage and dispensing unit, DrugNest, is a high-density pharmacy robot for automated storage and medication dispensing of bar-coded unit doses. Packaged, unit dose medications are loaded automatically from the PillPicker to the DrugNest without intermediate material handling. Pharmacy dedication dispensing is integrated to downstream pharmacy automation components including cassette filling and PickRing – Swisslog’s unique medication dispensing method.

Pharmacy Storage/Retrieval System

BoxPicker

Swisslog's BoxPicker is a high-density, automated pharmacy warehouse for the storage and dispensing of medications, refrigerated medications, and supplies. BoxPicker is a cost effective alternative to vertical carousel storage and retrieval, and refrigerated drug management in the hospital

pharmacy.  Visit our Hospital Pharmacy Drug Storage and Retrieval System page for more information on the benefits of BoxPicker for the pharmacy.

Swisslog also offers StockManager, a modular bar-coding solution with complete hospital pharmacy medication inventory management and automatic restocking ordering capability. Contact Swisslog Healthcare Solutions for more information.

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