Replies to post #50209 on Progressive Care Inc (RXMD)

[BioTekkie]

PharmCo agreed to purchase a Compact Robotic System 225 (CRS 225) which

-Takes up 12.1 square feet, but has an operational foot print of 33.6 square feet

-Holds 225 containers/cells [probably could assign the same high-demand drug to multiple containers to reduce time spent refilling the machine or simply have a unique drug for each container]

-Can fill up to 150 prescriptions per hour (8 hr work day * 150 = 1200 prescriptions per day) (150 scripts/hr = 1 script every 24 seconds!!!) [as measured when working on two 30 count scripts at the same time, continuously for the one hour].

-Has a 99.70% counting accuracy (miscounted 3 pills out of a 1000)

-Fills directly from the dispensing cell into the prescription vial, meaning there is no drug cross-contamination

-Produces a Robotic Cell Product Optimization Report, which recommends slow moving drugs to remove and fast moving drugs to load in the robot to maximize system utilization

-Prints and applies the prescription and auxiliary labels (auxiliary warning labels available in Arabic, Chinese (traditional), English, French, Italian, Korean, Maori, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese)

-Frees up staff to spend individual time with customers; talking to them, performing consultations, and other services (like Medication Therapy Management)