Introducing Unit Dose Dispensing in a University Hospital – Effects on Medication Safety and Dispensing Time
Piloted unit doses decreased medication and procedural errors. Barcode scanning improved, which supported electronic closed-loop medication management in the study hospital. Unit doses in a fully automated process should be further studied for their effects on the dispensing time. In addition, controlling the amount of plastic waste in the unit dose dispensing should be considered.
Authors
- Lotta Schepel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0634-0877)
- Carita Lindén-Lahti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2092-0467)
- Anna-Riia Holmström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3908-5430)
- Hanne Ahtiainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8774-6865)
- Susanna Heininen
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s497454
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.11