CASE STUDY

University Medical Center pharmacy, Mainz (Germany)

The automation of the medication stockroom in the hospital pharmacy was an important step towards medication safety and the continuous traceability of every medication.

BD Rowa at University Medical Center pharmacy, Mainz (Germany) BD Rowa at University Medical Center pharmacy, Mainz (Germany)
The BD Rowa™ solution has allowed us to automate large portions of our processes in the hospital pharmacy and thereby reduce the risk of errors to a minimum.

Prof. Dr. Irene Krämer | University Medical Center pharmacy in Mainz

BD Rowa in the University Medical Center pharmacy, Mainz (Germany)

BD Rowa™ Solution

SYSTEM

BD Rowa™ Vmax 160

W: 1.63 m
H: 2.90 m
L: 15.00 m

CAPACITY

approx. 70,000 packages, 1,500 items

KEY FACTS
  • Fully automatic supply of medications to more than 60 university hospitals and institutes with a total of around 1,500 beds
  • Dispensing of 4,000 packages per day for the wards
  • 80% of the packages are dispensed fully automatically
  • Fully automatic inputting of 180 packages per hour with Rowa ProLog
  • Precise stock management by expiry date and batch
  • Definitive assignment and uninterrupted traceability of boxes thanks to the use of bar codes
  • Considerably simpler management of orders and stock levels thanks to automatic reporting
  • Improved medication safety
  • BD Rowa in the University Medical Center pharmacy, Mainz (Germany)
  • BD Rowa in the University Medical Center pharmacy, Mainz (Germany)
  • BD Rowa in the University Medical Center pharmacy, Mainz (Germany)

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