KLS Netherlands takes great satisfaction from assisting individual pharmacists in their efforts to provide the best possible quality of service. The robot is one of the innovative products from KLS that serves this purpose. With the aid of the robot, you can streamline the logistical processes in your pharmacy.
Depending on the size of your pharmacy it can be worthwhile for individual pharmacists to purchase a robot from KLS Netherlands. We can help you assess the viability of placing a robot in your pharmacy. If it is technically possible, there are various ways in which you can ‘hide’ a robot in your pharmacy. Options include placing it one floor up or sinking it partially into the floor.
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How the robot works
Loading the robot The robot takes complete care of the acceptance of the goods received from the supplier/wholesalers. The pharmacist can place the medicines on the conveyer belt in a completely random manner. A unique feature of the KLS system is that it also accepts round containers. The robot automatically measures and scans the barcodes on the medicines and records the correct data in the central database. This is linked to the pharmacy information system, as well as the stock records.
The central database keeps a record of the drawers the various medicines are put in and when they are put there. The products are sorted according to shape and size (length). The medicines in the drawers are placed in random order. This facilitates a better unloading time. The robot takes the products from the drawer from above. This means that the robot can access every pack because there are no other medicines in front of it and also because the size of the packs does not affect the system. The robot does not need to reorganise itself, which means that it can work efficiently 24 hrs per day.
The system rejects products that do not belong in the warehouse, such as damaged products and products with an unknown barcode. This results in an immediate and drastic reduction in the chance of errors. Depending on the size of the system, it is possible to store 5,000 to 26,000(!) products. The average loading time is 350 medicines per hour. Loading can also be carried out outside the pharmacy’s normal hours of opening.
Unloading the robot When a pharmacy assistant instructs the system to retrieve a pack from the system, the pack will be recognised by Barcode Validation Unit (BVU). This unit gives a 100 percent guarantee that the robot will retrieve the correct product. The robot then proceeds to transport the pack to the drop-off point.
The way the pack is transported depends on your requirements, as well as the way your pharmacy is laid out. KLS Netherlands offers a number of different options. Conveyor belts with or without Medigliss being fitted are one possibility. The Medigliss option makes it possible for medicines to be transported vertically to another floor. Another option is the use of transport pipes. This system transports the products under pressure quite literally through a system of pipes. This has the advantage that you can transport several products at once, depending on the diameter of the pipe. It is a system that is ideal for transportation along fairly long distances and therefore also if the warehouse is located on another floor. Another extremely fast and relatively cheap means of transport is the transport chute. The chute ensures that the packs arrive at exactly the right location. However, your pharmacy must have the right lay-out for this.
Obviously the medicines and their packaging must still be in perfect condition after they have been transported. KLS drop-off point ensures that this is the case. The pack’s fall is broken by a special layer of foam.
- automatic stock registration by date: First in, First out (FIFO) - loading is performed automatically and can be done outside opening hours - industrial quality, which means durability - more time for pharmaceutical patient care/focus on customers - more time for selling OTC products, which means higher turnover - savings in terms of staffing (full-time employees) - pharmacies are all different but our system fits into any pharmacy. KLS does not require fixed dimensions and the various components can be positioned in a variety of ways - more storage capacity using fewer square metres - the high degree of automation reduces the chance of errors
Sinds kort is het woord Medicomaat niet alleen een productnaam van KLS Netherlands maar ook de nieuwste toevoeging aan de Nederlandse taal. Hier staat het woord bescheven: Spelspiek
Strijd om patient is begonnen
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“Continu in contact zijn met de klant is van levensbelang.” Daarom zijn intensieve communicatie en natuurlijk een professionele uitstraling de belangrijke kenmerken van Medizijn Apotheek, een nieuwe apotheekformule ontwikkeld door apothekers Gert van Brummelen en Rijk Jurg.
Slimme ICT-toepassingen voor zelfstandige apothekers
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Het tijdperk dat de apothekersbranche vreemd stond tegenover ICT-toepassingen hebben we al enige tijd achter ons. ICT speelt een belangrijke rol in de bedrijfsvoering. Door ICT slim te gebruiken kunnen uitgespaarde arbeidsuren bij uitstek ingezet worden voor zorgtaken. En dat is wat de zelfstandige apotheker wil. Pluripharm, met de business units Pluripack en Pluriplus, denkt met de branche mee. lees verder
Pharmacy Hanzeland moved
Last February KLS Netherlands moved the Medicomaat for Apotheek Hanzeland to the new building.
Last week, on Tuesday 11th of January the First ‘Stand Alone Medicomaat’ of 2011 has been installed with Pharmacy Lichtenbelt in Huissen. This Ultimate service instrument does not only generate an extra distribution point in the pharmacy but also provides an extra service, wished for by the clients. Their clients can pick up their medication any time they want, without the interference from the pharmacist.
Are you also eager to know the many advantages of the Medicomaat? Please feel free to contact us.
