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A systems approach to automated pharmacy dispensing

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dc.contributor.authorButtarazzi, Michael Jamesen
dc.contributor.committeechairWest, Robert L. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBlanchard, Benjamin S. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFabrycky, Wolter J.en
dc.contributor.departmentSystems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:51:27Zen
dc.date.adate2009-12-16en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:51:27Zen
dc.date.issued1990-12-06en
dc.date.rdate2009-12-16en
dc.date.sdate2009-12-16en
dc.description.abstractApplication of production line techniques has resulted in the development of centralized unit-dose dispensing in hospital pharmacies. Although this process is more efficient than decentralized dispensing, it is still a labor and time intensive operation. Many of the tasks associated with this operation are rote and repetitive. Also registered pharmacists have been pulled away from patient care areas back to the pharmacy in order to supervise dispensing. As a result the role of the pharmacist as a drug information specialist has suffered. The scope of this project is to develop a plan for automated dispensing of unit-dosed liquid and injectable medications as a partial answer to the needs of a modern hospital pharmacy. The plan covers conceptual design, including requirements specifications, functional analyses, requirements allocation, and preliminary cost analyses.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 113 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12162009-020010en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12162009-020010/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46214en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V851_1990.B877.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 23734809en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V851 1990.B877en
dc.subject.lcshHospitals -- Drug distribution systems -- Unit-doseen
dc.subject.lcshPharmaceutical servicesen
dc.titleA systems approach to automated pharmacy dispensingen
dc.typeMaster's projecten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineSystems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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