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The KANA
Clinic Pharmacy still has a small staff, but changes there recently are
allowing them to provide more personalized service. Jay Barrett has more.
The
pharmacy at the Kodiak Area Native Association Clinic on Rezanof Drive was
expanded and partially automated this summer with the addition of a new “Script
Pro SP-100” dispensing machine.
-- (robot 16
sec “This
is a pharmacy … patient-focused program here.”)
That’s
Preston Van Curen, the chief pharmacist at KANA. The patient-focused program
includes more consultations with users of the pharmacy, which was a large part
of the summer remodel:
-- (pharma future 21
sec “We
have small staff … pharmacy of the future, if you will.”)
Van Curen
demonstrated the machine to me yesterday:
-- (Drug Robot 37 sec “As we input
prescriptions … it puts a label on the vial.”)
Patients
don’t have to worry if the robot is dispensing the right drugs in the right
doses. Van Curen says there are several checks the pharmacy staff goes through
to ensure accuracy:
-- (Double check 19 sec “It shows us a
picture … time-saving step as well.”)
The SP-100
is capable of filling as many prescriptions per hour as the pharmacist normally
do in a day, which is about 150. Van Curen says it holds 100 different drugs,
which is perfect for a pharmacy this size:
-- (capacity 12 sec “The do make
bigger … formulary for our size.”)
The machine
is tied in to the clinic’s new patient records computer system, and Script Pro
can diagnose any problems with the robot over the Internet. Van Curen says
patient records are secure behind a firewall. The machine is leased from Script
Pro, though he couldn’t reveal the monthly cost.
I’m Jay
Barrett.
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