PHARMACY software provider, Fred IT Group, is adding artificial intelligence (AI) to its new dispensing platform, Fred Dispense Plus, to support pharmacists.
The new tool, Fred AID - which stands for AI Directions - uses AI to predict medication directions, to allow pharmacists to quickly and safely enter directions for dispensing labels.
Fred CEO and pharmacist, Paul Naismith, said the tool helps cut the time pharmacists spend doing manual tasks.
"We are proud to be the first pharmacy software company in Australia to introduce artificial intelligence to support pharmacists with smarter and more intuitive dispensing," he said.
"AI will never replace the pharmacist in making clinical decisions.
"Where it can help is to increase safety and reduce time spend on standard and repetitive tasks, such as keying in medication directions.
"Anything that reduces re-keying of information or manual tasks means that pharmacists can spend time where they need to - supporting patients with health and clinical advice, and taking care of their business."
The new Fred Dispense Plus platform retains core elements of its predecessor, Fred Dispense, while introducing a host of new feature including:
Faster electronic prescriptions, with embedded My Script List and token management through MedView Flow, and a new touch-based interface.
Smarter tools, including a price comparison check, as well as Fred AID.
Safer dispensing using a new secure Microsoft SQL local database, and integrated MIMS drug interactions.
The new platform also features enhancements designed to safeguard security and access management to reduce cyber risk, while providing users choice of approved third party applications directly within the Fred Dispense Plus platform.
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