AUTOMATION: THE KEY TO THE FUTURE
Deloitte’s 2021 Global Healthcare Outlook Report stated that deploying new digital tools and services had the potential to improve medication adherence, help consumers to track and monitor their health and improve overall performance among professionals. SP takes a closer look…
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here is no doubt that, over the past decade in particular, pharmacy has been revolutionised by pioneering use of
technology and automation. Robots, in particular, have made medicine delivery a much more efficient – and safer! – process, with many businesses reporting much faster turnaround periods for patients.
The global pandemic, meanwhile, led to pharmacies having to find different methods of providing services to patients and keeping them save at the same time. For that reason, systems that dispensed prescriptions outside the pharmacy premises and at times that avoided large build-ups of patients on the premises at any one time became popular.
But technology and automation haven’t just had an impact on pharmacy in terms of large machines!
As a result of the world’s growing geriatric population, patients will increasingly have to use technology to track and monitor their conditions.
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One of the main areas in which patients will be encouraged to engage more actively in their own health is in the area of controlled drug delivery systems.
Fortunately, injectables have come a long way in terms of development. Today, the most popular self-management systems are: • Pre-filled syringes: a very user-friendly option. The fact that the volumes are predefined ensures that the patient will be adherent and compliant at the point of every delivery
• Pens and auto-injectors: an extremely useful way to facilitate long-term self-delivery. They’re also perfect for patients whose physical dexterity is compromised by their condition
• Wearables: These are particularly useful when dosing large product volumes
• Connected information systems: the ultimate in a new generation of connected autoinjectors and other drug delivery technologies
When it comes to certain conditions and diseases, the use of technology has produced –
DIABETICS ARE NOW ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR MEDICAL DEVICES VIA MOBILE SMARTPHONE APPS
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