MedLocker™ - Medication Dispensing System

MTS Medication Technologies Ltd
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An overview of the medication dispensing and electronic medication tracking system from MTS Medication Technologies

Out Of Hours Scenario

  • The patient is unwell and the doctor is called out
  • The doctor prescribes an item that is required urgently which is on the hospital's or PCT's formulary
  • This prescription is communicated to the pharmacist
  • The pharmacist has the option to make only this prescribed medication available at the facility. This feature is called PATIENT PROFILING
  • The pharmacist validates the item against his copy of the patient's prescription record (if available)
  • Once validated, the doctor or nurse selects the drug from the patient specific list of medications set by the pharmacist rather than the full MedLocker™ inventory. They undertake the MedLocker™ transaction shown overleaf and the patient quickly receives their first dose of treatment. The entire process has been electronically tracked

How It Works

  • MedLocker™ is locked

MedLocker™ is locked - Log into the system

  • Log into the system
  • Select the patient

Select the drug then click on "Administer"

  • Select the drug then click on "Administer"
  • Select the doctor, confirm the pre-configured dose and click on "Administer"

Click "Administer". The door is unlocked and opened

  • The door is unlocked and opened
  • A green led indicates the correct location of the drug to be removed

A green led indicates the correct location of the drug to be removed

  • The card is removed from the MedLocker™ and the barcode scanned (the led turns yellow after removal)
  • The item (or unit-dose) is removed from the card and the card replaced into the slot indicated by the yellow led.

he item (or unit-dose) is removed from the card and the card replaced into the slot

  • Close the door
  • The system locks

MedLocker™ has captured an electronic audit of:

  • The patient receiving the medication
  • The medication administered
  • The doctor prescribing the medication
  • The doctor or nurse administering the medication
  • The date and time of the event

Thus providing TRACEABILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY

MedLockerTM lights up the correct card slot to identify the exact drug location. SCANNING A BARCODE confirms the correct medication has been removed

If the incorrect medication is taken, MedLockerTM provides an alert on-screen and to the Pharmacy system. THIS REDUCES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MEDICATION ERRORS

The use of barcode scanning is one of the key routes to improved PATIENT SAFETY

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