Pharmacy robots in UK hospitals: The benefits and implementation issues

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 280, Issue 7502, 2008, Pages 599-600

  Goundrey Smith, Stephen ^a  

^a SGS PharmaSolutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL; PARACETAMOL;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRACT; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG LABELING; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG STORAGE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICATION ERROR; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REFRIGERATOR; ROBOTICS; TABLET FORMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 44349159060     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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