DDS trials robots
November 14, 2013
TWO Discount Drug Stores outlets
in Queensland are this month
trialling Rowa automatic dispensing
systems, with the aim of cutting
waiting times and providing better
customer service.
Provided by Dose Innovations, the
Rowa machines store about 97%
of the dispensary and can house
4,000 medications per linear metre
versus the current 800, resulting in
significant space savings.
They also store medicines by
expiry date, size and rate of sales
meaning pharmacists just have to
key in the name of the medication
into the computer to receive it.
The robots are rolling out at
the Sunny Park, Brisbane and
Richardson Road, Rockhampton
Discount Drug Stores, with a six
month trial to evaluate whether
they will be implemented in more
of the brand’s pharmacies.
DDS director Rosa Chen said
moving to automated dispensing
will be “fundamental to pharmacies
remaining sustainable and
competitive into the future”.
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