ICT&health April 9, 2025
The use of robot technology in hospital pharmacies offers new opportunities for more efficient, safe and sustainable chemotherapy preparation. In his PhD research, hospital pharmacist Tjerk Geersing investigated the added value of automated preparations compared to manual processes. His finding: robots such as the APOTECAchemo perform at least as well and provide advantages in terms of labour, costs and sustainability.
In 2017, the OLVG pharmacy was the first in the Benelux to be equipped with this innovative compounding robot. In clean rooms, these robots prepare sterile chemotherapy with great precision, essential for patient and staff safety. ‘Because the medication enters the bloodstream directly, absolute sterility is required. A robot meets this requirement at least as well as a human,’ Geersing...
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