Omnicell to highlight automated medication cabinets at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists

Omnicell, Inc., announced on Wednesday that it will exhibit the addition of its automated medication cabinets with MACH4’s modular robotic solutions at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists until March 27.

"This fully integrated solution, supported by a grant from the NHSE Technology Fund, helps to increase efficiency and improve patient safety of ward based dispensing," Gillian Honeywell, chief pharmacist at St. Mary's hospital, said.

Omnicell recently announced the pending purchase of MACH4 Pharma Systems. The EAHP assembly will be the first event to showcase the full spectrum of medication products that Omnicell will be able to offer for hospital, community and home settings at the completion of Omnicell’s acquisition of MACH4 Pharma Systems.

MACH4’s modular robotic solutions allow for dispensing medication in original manufacturers packages, while complementing the inventive software capabilities of Omnicell dispensing systems.

"The integration of Omnicell and MACH4 has significantly reduced data entry and eliminated errors in ward stock replenishment,” Honeywell said. “The time-savings for pharmacy and nursing with this integration has been tremendous. We have completely changed the way we work -- within weeks of installing the MACH4 robot integrated with the Omnicell medication dispensing system and our electronic prescribing system, we were able to allocate more staff time on wards caring for patients.”