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OBJECTIVE To provide reference for the construction of intelligent pharmacy and quality control of each link in medical institutions. METHODS The problems， difficulties， and risk points in the links of prescription extraction， allocation， drug resource utilization， prescription and child information verification in pediatric outpatient and emergency pharmacy of our hospital were sorted out to put forward the solutions. The pediatric outpatient and emergency intelligent pharmacy service system of our hospital was established， and its effectiveness was analyzed. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS In response to the risk points of drug accumulation， dispensing errors， being prone to complaints or disputes， safety hazards in dispensing， and pharmacist’s incorrect operation in various stages such as payment， taking medicine and dispensing， pediatric outpatient and emergency intelligent pharmacy service system was established in our hospital by adding intelligent queuing links， enabling “QR codes”， introducing devices such as rapid dispensing machines， intelligent drug racks， and intelligent dismantling machines. After using the system， the average outpatient dispensing speed increased from 37.55 s/piece to 16.97 s/piece （direct delivery prescriptions） and 27.10 s/piece （non-direct delivery prescriptions）， and the average emergency dispensing speed increased from 26.98 s/piece to 19.61 s/piece （P＜ 0.01）. The walking distance for pharmacists to dispense prescriptions had decreased from 4-16 m/piece to 2-5 m/piece， and the inventory rate had shortened from 2.0-2.2 h/time to 1.5-1.7 h/time. The rate of dispensing error decreased from 0.003% to 0 （P＜ 0.01）. At the same time， the improvement of pharmaceutical service quality has been demonstrated in terms of shortening the waiting time of family members of child， precise drug supplement and helping family members understand medication information. The application of the system can further promote pediatric outpatient and emergency pharmacy services in our hospital.
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OBJECTIVE：To realize refined management of tablets i n the inpatient pharmacy ，and to ensure the medication safety of patients. METHODS ：Based on intelligent pharmacy ，the dispensing and packaging process under the automated drug dispensing and packaging system （ADDPS）mode was optimized and modified ；PDA barcode scanning technology was applied in all links of taking ，dismantling and adding ，so as to realize the real-time tracking of batch number and inventory ，and improve the drug closed-loop management of tablets. The error rate ，staff consumption time and pharmacist/nurse satisfaction were compared before and after the process improvement. RESULTS ：After the process improvement ，the dispensing error rate was decreased from 1.637‰ before improvement to 0.082‰（P＜0.01）；the staff consumption time decreased from （7.52±0.33）h to （5.11±0.24）h （P＜0.01）；the pharmacist/nurse satisfaction increased from 66.5％ to 93.4％（P＜0.01）. CONCLUSIONS ：Based on ADDPS ，the application of PDA barcode scanning technology standardizes the tablets management of inpatient pharmacy ，supplements and improves the drug closed-loop information ，realizes batch number tracking and inventory management ，reduces the occurrence of tablet dispensing errors ，improves the work efficiency and satisfaction of pharmacists ，and ensures the safety of clinical medication.
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OBJECTIVE：To explore n ew ideas for the intell igent development of pharmaceutical care under the background of “Internet + ”. METHODS ：Through the exploration and practice of “Internet + pharmaceutical care ”mode in Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of TCM ，the management and experience of “Internet + pharmaceutical care ”were combed out ，the results were summarized，and new thinking was put forward. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS ：After conducting “Internet+pharmaceutical care ” practice for more than three years ，the hospital had shifted from offline services to “offline + online ”services，and drugs were delivered on line ；the mode had improved patient satisfaction ，closely connected doctors ，pharmacies and patients ，and explored new pharmaceutical care pattern of oversea anti-epidemic ，full played the advantages of pharmaceutical care in Internet healthcare ； embodies the value of pharmaceutical care ，and promoted new ecosystem of pharmaceutical care. Under the background of “Internet+”，it is necessary to let the three pronged approach （management of prescription ，drug quality and logistics enterprises ） become the key point of “Internet+pharmaceutical care ”，let data enhance the competitiveness of pharmaceutical services ，enable independent innovation to promote pharmaceutical development ，and make intelligent medicine become an innovative entry point for promoting pharmaceutical development ，constantly explore a new prospect of integrated development of medical health and information technology.
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OBJECTIVE：To provide refe rence for inte lligent managemen t of central pharmacy. METHODS ：The construction experience of intelligent central pharmacy management mode were introduced ，including the use of information technology ，the introduction of automation equipment ，the rational layout of the central pharmacy ，as well as the optimization of work flow ，and the establishment of integrated management mode ，etc. The workload of intelligent central pharmacy in our hospital before construction（2016），during construction （2017-2018）and after operation （2019）were collected from our hospital information system（HIS），including the number of injection doctor ’s orders ，the number of doctor ’s orders reviewed ，the number of PIVAS deployment，the number of oral medical orders ，the number of medical orders discharged with medicine ，etc. The pharmacist scheduling before and after the operation of intelligent central pharmacy in our hospital was counted. The average daily quantity of injection prescription ，average dispensing speed ，timely delivery rate and dispensing errors were calculated. In addition ，the satisfaction of medical staff in 39 wards of our hospital were investigated every quarter to evaluate the implementation effect of intelligent central pharmacy management model. RESULTS ：From 2016 to 2019，the workload of the central pharmacy in our hospital showed an overall upward trend ，and the average daily prescription amount increased year by year ，and the average daily prescription amount in 2017-2019 was significantly more than that in 2016（P＜0.05）. Average dispensing speed ，timely delivery rate and dispensing errors of central pharmacy during 2018-2019 were significantly lower than 2016（P＜0.05）. The daily number of pharmacists in dispensing posts in the central pharmacy was reduced from 22 in 2016 to 18 in 2019，with 4 pharmacists saved. During the 4 years，867 questionnaires were distributed and 862 valid questionnaires were recovered. The effective recovery rate was above 99％. The average satisfaction of medical staff in the ward to the central pharmacy was high relatively ，being 96.8％， 98.4％ ，99.1％ and 99.1％ respectively from 2016 to 2019. CONCLUSIONS ：The integrated intelligent center pharmacy management mode established in our hospital has realized the information and automatic management of inpatient medication order dispensing；reasonable arrangement of the work contents of professional and technical personnel with different professional titles can not only save the labor cost ，but also increase the content 09304021） of pharmaceutical care ，broaden the work depth ，so as to improve the work efficiency and ensure the quality of 126.com pharmaceutical care.
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Formula granule of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been characterized as a safe medication with the advantages of accurate dosage and easy to carry.In this study,references over current status of the development of TCM formula granule were retrieved,so were those of the market situation and its application to intelligent pharmacy of TCM.Then the key problems restricting the development of the application of TCM granules were discussed,in hope of providing a reference for the development and its application to the intelligent pharmacy of TCM.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the automatic dispensing process optimization program in outpatient pharmacy. Automatic dispensing machine integrated drug storage device, HIS and network communication as a whole to improve the drug distribution accuracy and reduce the management cost. The machine emancipated pharmacists from the traditional dispensing mode to provide much more time for pharmaceutical service. METHODS: According to the characteristics of drug use in the outpatient department of our hospital and the hospital information system, a lot of work to be, optimized the automatic dispensing process. RESULTS: After optimization, drug distribution efficiency increased significantly, and the time patient take medicine shorten greatly. CONCLUSION: Automatic dispensing machine could improve the quality of pharmaceutical care and the promotion of information technology in the field of drug dispensing and management. Automatic dispensing machine is the inevitable trend to hospital pharmacy.
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OBJECTIVE:To reduce patient waiting time for drugs by improving work efficiency via the optimization of the in-telligent workflow of outpatient pharmacy. METHODS:The problems existing in each link in the workflow after the adoption of au-tomated drug dispensing machine in the outpatient pharmacy of our hospital were analyzed. Measures were developed and imple-mented,on the basis of the factors affecting each link including adding drugs,making up a prescription and dispensing drugs,to optimize the workflow. The effect after the optimization was evaluated,with the time it takes to make up a prescription and to dis-pense drugs and patient waiting time for drugs as the indexes. RESULTS:The averaged time it takes a pharmacist to make up a pre-scription and to dispense drugs and patient waiting time for drugs significantly reduced from 3.4 min,9.3 min and 12.7 min to 1.0 min,6.1 min and 7.1 min respectively,after taking measures such as adjusting the number of the drug types,tracks and positions in the machine,adding the contrasting pictures of the drugs which were similar on the system interface for adding drugs,standardiz-ing the process of adding drugs,improving and allocating information labels,adjusting the process of dispensing drugs and adding new small packages of drugs within 6 months. CONCLUSIONS:The optimized intelligent workflow in the pharmacy can reduce pa-tient waiting time for drugs,increase patient satisfaction and promote the development of intelligent pharmacy.