Patients in rural Scotland will
be able to access medications via
a robotic pharmacy kiosk, under
a trial currently under way in the
village of Inverallochy.
The kiosk, which is part of
a research project from the
University of Aberdeen, allows
users to speak via a webcam to
a remote pharmacist at a “hub”
pharmacy, who can then dispense
prescription or OTC medicines.
Prescriptions can also be
deposited for later fulfilment.
“This exciting innovation in
patient care will extend existing
community pharmacy and
ePharmacy services,” said David
Green, a spokesman for European
IT group Atos which helped develop
the project.
The kiosk also enables patients
to access Scotland’s Minor Ailment
Service which in some cases allows
pharmacists to dispense scripts that
would otherwise require a GP visit.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 14 Jul 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 14 Jul 15
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