RXinsider: Medication Bar Coding Systems

PEARSON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

Pharmacy Category:
Automated Pharmacy Packaging Systems : Pharmacy Automation : Unit Dose Packaging : Label Printing Software

Pearson Medical Technologies offers customized solutions to labeling needs so pharmacists can provide quality service to their patients.

M:print® is stand alone software, that does not require interfacing with existing pharmacy software. M:print® is available in three versions: M:print®-intelliPACK®, M:print®-Strip Packager, and M:print®-Labeler. Our customers can begin the labeling process within minutes of receiving the M:print®-Labeler software bundle. The bundle includes everything needed to begin bar code labeling. M:print® allows every pharmacy to instantly become bar code compliant by allowing the pharmacist to label virtually everything in the pharmacy.

M:print® Labeler incorporates many features, including, unique clearTAG® labels developed for M:print users; Tall Man Lettering; over 8,000 Pill Images; on-screen pharmacist approval; previous label recall; multiple bar code symbologies; three security levels; tracks and reports productivity; export reports to different formats (including Excel, Access or Word, etc.); and updates of the NDC database.

intelliPACK® from Pearson Medical Technologies provides state of the art automated solutions for pharmacy packaging of unit dose and multi-dose medications. Our fully integrated, packager, printer, and operating software increases accuracy and productivity with hands-free convenience.

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TCGRx

Pharmacy Category:
Pharmacy Automation, Pharmacy Workflow Solutions

TCGRx Automation

TCGRx

DRIVEN BY LIGHT, VERIFIED BY BARCODE

The ATP Series is the next generation technology for oral solid packing. TCG’s innovative and ground breaking software addresses market needs that have never before been addressed. The ATP Series is a practical, easy to use and innovative product that will keep your pharmacy up to speed now and in the future.

TCGRx offers pharmacy optimization across space, labor, and inventory. As demands on pharmacy have become increasingly more difficult to manage solutions have been offered to address the individual areas of need. TCGRx is the only company that looks at all facets of the pharmacy to bring a total solution that addresses today’s needs while leaving options open for the future.

ATP Series

Unit dose oral solid packaging
Multi dose oral solids packaging sizes allow for a variety of business and patient satisfaction needs
Expandable from 256, 324 or 384 oral solids
Redundant lower packaging units to ensure maximum uptime
Interfaces to virtually all existing software

OPS (Pick To Light) Storage and Retrieval System

Optimizes space, labor and inventory
Adds more capacity
Modular for easy reconfiguration
Increases Accuracy

Pharmatecture

Workflow and design services
Consult and formulate pharmacy footprint
Optimize space efficiency

WHETHER YOU ARE ABOUT TO PURCHASE OR HAVE PURCHASED PHARMACY AUTOMATION or STORAGE AND RETREIVAL SYSTEMS, TCGRX can be a valuable consultant and solutions provider for your pharmacy.

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AccuChart™

Pharmacy Category:
Pharmacy Automation : Bar Coding, Unit Dose Packaging Systems, Label Printing Software, Medication Carts

The Cadet® Series Solid Unit Dose/Barcode packaging systems use thermal transfer printing to allow easy readability of text, and accurate scanning of barcodes. All major barcodes are included. We offer four versions of solid unit dose packaging systems, with several options.

Choices of the Cadet® Series are:

Name
Cadet®
Cadet Twin®
Cadet Twin® 2x2

Speed
60/minute
120/minute
120/minute

Package Size
1.5” high x 2.0” wide
1.5” high x 1.5” wide
1.5” high x 2.0” wide

The Punch Cadet® does Robotic and Regular packaging

Name
Punch Cadet® (Robotic)
Punch Cadet® (Regular)

Speed
30/minute
60/minute

Package Size
3.0” high x 2.5” wide
1.5” high x 2.5” wide

The Speedy Wet Cadet® Liquid Unit Dose/Barcode packaging system uses thermal transfer printing. The Speedy Wet Cadet® can be used for small runs of 5 to 10 doses at a time or much larger runs of 100’s of doses at a time. The accuracy is +/- 1% with volumes from 1 ml. to 30 ml. Customers use the Speedy Wet Cadet® for non-available or non-barcoded liquid unit doses, or to save money by buying in bulk and repackaging (sometimes saving up to $1.00/dose).

Name
Speedy Wet Cadet®

Speed
32/minute

Cup Size
22 ml. or 44 ml.

The Cadet®, Cadet Twin®, Cadet Twin® 2x2, Punch Cadet®, and Speedy Wet Cadet® are trademarks of Euclid.

The AccuPack-SX® Large Item Unit Dose/Barcode packaging system uses thermal transfer printing to allow easy readability of text, and accurate scanning of barcodes. All major barcodes are included.

The AccuPack-SX® will package large items such as ampoules, vials, suppositories, syringes, etc. It will also package multiple item “kits”, and replenishment or par value packages to be sent to storage cabinets at the nursing station. Packaging speed is up to 35 per minute. A quiet, internal source of air blows open each bag without the typical noise of machines which use an external air compressor.

Package sizes go from 2.0” wide x 4.0” high up to 9.0” wide x 12.0” high with different types of materials available.

Numerous AccuPrint® Thermal Transfer Printers are available for printing barcode labels, product identification and other kinds of labels for pharmacy use. The labels can be very small labels, “Flag Labels”, or larger labels. The widths can be as small as 0.5” up to 8.0”. Label design software and onsite training are included.

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MEDICAL PACKAGING Inc.

Pharmacy Category:
Unit Dose Packaging Systems : Pharmacy Automation

Unit Dose Packaging Systems • Pharmacy Barcode Labeling • Packaging Materials • Fluidose

Medical Packaging Inc. was formed in the early 1970’s to satisfy the need for hospital pharmacies to unit dose package and label medications. It was the first company in the United States to design and market a bench scale strip packager for hospitals. Today, Medical Packaging Inc. is an international leader of pharmacy packaging systems for both oral solids and liquids. The company’s vision for the future is the ongoing development of systems and equipment to increase pharmacy productivity and patient compliance. Customer Base: Over 1600 hospitals, consulting pharmacies serving long term care, pharmaceutical research and development companies, and managed care companies worldwide. Current developments: Software package to allow patient specific labeling.

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SWISSLOG

Pharmacy Category:
Bar Coding & Packaging Systems : Unit Dose
Pharmacy Barcode Automation

Versatile unit dose barcoded packaging for bulk medications and other unit dose forms

Unit dose barcode automation begins with PillPicker. Unit doses are automatically placed into barcode labeled bags and sealed. The unit dose package is then ready for automated dispensing and bedside verification – in upstream Swisslog modules.

The basic PillPicker packages bulk solids. With Swisslog’s optional AutoPhial module, over wrapping is provided for vials, cups, ampoules, injectables and blisters.

AutoBox is an accessory to the PillPicker which allows up to 12 Swisslog pill containers (PillBox) to be staged for unit dose barcode packaging. AutoBox is a robotic carousel that attaches directly to the PillPicker for automatic exchange of PillBoxes, thereby further increasing production efficiency.

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TALYST
(Formerly INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE
SYSTEMS, Inc)

Pharmacy Category:
Bar Coding, Unit Dose Packaging Systems, Label Printing Software, Inventory Control, Automated Dispensing Technology

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Engineering the Intelligent Pharmacy™
Talyst is focused on providing innovative and reliable solutions that help you run your pharmacy more intelligently.

New Name, Same Great Solutions
Just as our company has helped pharmacies transform their organizations, Integrated Healthcare Systems has transformed into Talyst. A shortened form of the word catalyst, our name addresses our ability to help pharmacies affect change, improve safety, and streamline workflow across the healthcare delivery system: affordably, reliably, intelligently.

AutoPharm® with AutoCarousel™
The AutoPharm® Solution combines intelligent software with proven storage and retrieval automation to control inventory while managing your receiving, stocking, picking and wholesale ordering workflow. The system consists of AutoPharm software and AutoCarousel™, the powerful, automated storage component. Together, they deliver operational efficiencies, optimize staff resources, deliver a perpetual inventory and reduce the space required to store medications.

Barcode to Dose™ Solution - Barcode Packaging and Labeling
Talyst’s unique Barcode to Dose™ Solution provides barcode packaging and labeling for 100% of the medications used by your pharmacy…oral solids, ointments, inhalers…even vials and ampoules. The solution provides a simple, affordable way to enable bedside scanning in your healthcare organization while delivering the added dividend of creating a closed-loop safety and inventory system.

Available as a complete barcode solution, or fully integrated with AutoPharm Inventory and Workflow Manager, the Barcode to Dose Solution consists of two major components: AutoPack™ and AutoLabel™.

AutoPack™
AutoPack™ is a fully automated packaging system for oral solid medications. The system is scaleable, reliable and integrated with workflow management features that make it efficient to use. AutoPack offers a safe and affordable solution for pharmacy packaging and barcoding.

AutoLabel™
AutoLabel is a truly unique solution to bar-coding all medications not handled by AutoPack. The patent-pending system utilizes a special transfer label that assures that 100% of your medications arrive at the bedside with a scan-able barcode.

AutoSplit 340B - Split Billing Software
The 340B Split-Billing Software processes and tracks 340B and non-340B usage to create “best-priced” files, saving you time and money. With the automated, flexible AutoSplit 340B, you can manage your costs and inventory accurately and easily.

Kirby Lester Tablet Counters
Talyst is the exclusive distributor to the acute care market for leading Kirby Lester Tablet Counters. With more than 30 years of trusted experience in the development and manufacture of tablet counting equipment, Kirby Lester provides pharmacies and pharmaceutical manufacturing companies with solutions to enhance productivity, quality control, and minimize dispensing error. Ideal for uses in the outpatient and inpatient pharmacy settings, Kirby Lester products can assist you improve operations while managing staff resources.

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AmerisourceBergen Technology Group

Pharmacy Category:
Bedside Barcoding Solutions Medication Error Reduction

	*Complete Barcoding Solutions to Enable BPOC*
	Barcoding Point of Care (BPOC) systems are only effective if all medications are barcoded when they arrive at the bedside. The AmerisourceBergen Technology Group provides a complete range of bar coding products and services to help healthcare providers improve the quality of patient care and streamline inventory management.
	AutoMed® FastPak™ oral solid packaging and bar coding systems package medications in both unit dose and multi-dose formats. FastPak’s compliance packaging enhances tracking and reduces manual picking, thereby reducing the potential for errors. Instruments range from the economical FastPak Tabletop to the revolutionary FastPak EXP for mid- to large-formulary pharmacies.
	With oral solids managed by a FastPak system, you can turn your attention to unit of use and injectable medications. The complementary Barcoding Station provides a cost-effective, convenient solution to apply barcodes to all other medications that are not bar coded by the manufacturer or are unreadable.
	On the nursing floors, barcoding is maximized by MedSelect® automated dispensing cabinets. MedSelect cabinets store pharmaceutical and medical products by barcode and track cabinet inventory, usage by patient, usage by provider, and other critical data. MedSelect ensures medications are scanned at restock and dispense. This step ensures the correct medication was removed from the compartment. Because doses are removed individually, the ability to catch a mis-stocked medication increases dramatically.
	Combined, the solutions from the AmerisourceBergen Technology Group facilitate inventory management systems to control costs. Improved inventory control can only be achieved if all medications can be tracked through an entire hospital. Barcoding is typically required to effectively utilize any inventory management system such as Dimension21®. The AmerisourceBergen Technology Group offers the pharmacy industry's most flexible, most comprehensive approaches to enhance medication safety and improve efficiency through barcoding.

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Shamrock
Medical Solutions Group

Pharmacy Category:
Bar Coding, Unit Dose Packaging Systems, Label Printing Software, Inventory Control, Financial & Administrative Services

SHAMROCK MEDICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP
Your Outsourcing Partner for Pharmaceutical Repackaging

Shamrock Medical Solutions Group is an FDA registered pharmaceutical repackaging company that provides outsourced drug repackaging in accordance with current good manufacturing practices. For many members of the medical community, repackaging pharmaceuticals in individual doses with barcodes is proving to be the answer to reducing medication errors.

Shamrock Medical Solutions Group repackages pharmaceuticals into easy-to-use unit doses. From oral solids in blister packs and pouch packs, to robot-ready packaging, to liquids in cups and oral syringes, our products are labeled and bar-coded to meet federal regulations. Shamrock can also repackage scheduled drugs and over-bag oddly shaped items such as suppositories, inhalers and pre-filled syringes.

Our state-of-the-art pharmaceutical repackaging facilities are ready to meet all or part of your re-packaging needs. Our packaging services include a customized bar code and a text label on each unit dose of medication and utilize various bar code symbologies that are compatible with whatever bedside verification system your facility may utilize.

Outsourced drug repackaging is a time-saving and cost-effective strategy that makes good sense for all or part of your pharmaceutical repackaging needs. Shamrock’s advantages include:

Shamrock provides a wide variety of repackaging options including: pouch, blister, robot-ready pouch, robot-ready blister, cups, syringes, powders, bingo cards, over-bagging, and labeling services
Shamrock packages oral solids, oral liquids in cups & syringes, scheduled drugs, suppositories, inhalers, pre-filled syringes, etc.
Shamrock will customize the packaging bar coding to meet your facility’s unique labeling and data requirements
Shamrock’s program works with centralized, decentralized or hybrid pharmaceutical distribution models
Order through your wholesaler and ship directly to Shamrock (Bill To/Ship To)
Order as needed or set up a standing order that can be adjusted based upon your demand
Save on labor, space, training costs, inventory costs, and packaging supplies
No capital investment for equipment; no facility set-up issues; no ongoing equipment maintenance & cleaning; no noise; no interfaces or system issues
Save on printers, cost of labels, ribbons and printer cartridges, canisters, etc.
Bar-coded flag labels, tamper evident oral tip caps and light resistant packaging available
Customize the packaging and label of investigational drugs for tracking purposes
Take further advantage of larger bulk prices and GPO contracted items
Reduce multiple handling of items and touch points
1-year expiration dating

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Health Care Logistics / RxScan

Pharmacy Category:
Bar Coding & Packaging Systems : packaging, labeling,
barcoding and scanning needs

Care Fusion

SENSIBLE, SAVVY AND NDC SMART® BAR CODE
SOLUTIONS TO STOP MEDICATION ERRORS NOW

Pharmacy professionals need look no farther than the unmatched ‘Circle of Solutions’ from Health Care Logistics and RxScan for all their packaging, labeling, barcoding and scanning needs. Together, these health care powerhouses offer a full-service line of products to stop medication errors now, for both community and hospital pharmacy environments.

The RxScan/HCL ‘Circle of Solutions’ includes packaging, bar code labeling software and RxScan scanners that can read any NDC barcode symbology on a manufacturer's product. The built-in patented Instant NDC Smart® technology enables users to “instantly” translate the manufacturer’s 10-digit NDC barcode data to an expanded 11-digit NDC number.

Eliminate errors before they have a chance to reach a patient with RxScan’s RoboCheck, which uses simple NDC# to NDC# barcode scanning interventions. RoboCheck can rapidly verify the accurate receipt, processing and filling throughout the entire medication distribution process.

Visual and audible prompts immediately alert users and offer an unparalleled method of error prevention. This verification program is contained in a convenient portable scanner that can be used at any location in the pharmacy or hospital.

The Circle of Solutions provides an effective alternative to expensive investments in costly packaging and scanning systems and offers a highly reliable means of medication error prevention that places greater emphasis on accurate patient care.

Proven Technology and Years of Experience!

Solutions for the pharmacy have played a key role in our business and we continue to provide software, packaging, and labeling that is innovative, yet affordable and easy to use.

Stop medication errors immediately with the implementation of these practical solutions that saves you time and money.

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Cognitive Solutions, Inc.

Pharmacy Category:
Bar Coding & Packaging Systems : packaging, labeling,
barcoding and scanning needs

Cognititve Solutions

Established in 1986, Cognitive Solutions has a history of introducing innovative thermal printing solutions to the healthcare industry. This spirit of innovation continues today with the introduction of its Compact Mid-Range Printers and its line of PCL enabled Pharmacy Script Labeling printers. Cognitive designs, manufactures and markets thermal printing solutions to meet customer needs worldwide and our products are known worldwide for their robust and reliable operation in mission critical applications.

Cognitive’s unique CRx printing solution offers pharmacies the ability to save time and money in their prescription fulfillment process.
Cognitive printers utilize thermal printing technology as a cost effective method to reliably print prescription la