{"id":5701,"date":"2021-05-17T11:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T11:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timedinew.local\/6-reasons-why-you-should-automate-your-in-pharmacy-monitored-dosage-system\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:10:14","slug":"6-reasons-why-you-should-automate-your-in-pharmacy-monitored-dosage-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/6-reasons-why-you-should-automate-your-in-pharmacy-monitored-dosage-system\/","title":{"rendered":"6 reasons why you should automate your in-pharmacy Monitored Dosage System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is a Monitored Dosage System?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Monitored Dosage System (MDS)<\/a><\/strong> is a pharmacy service aimed at optimizing the appropriate use of medication by repackaging it into blister or pouch formats<\/strong>. The service enables pharmacists to organize patient medication by day and time according to prescribed doses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today there is technology aimed at improving pharmacy care<\/strong>. A series of tech solutions has been developed to automate the MDS preparation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the reasons for automating your in-pharmacy Monitored Dosage System?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Time savings<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the main problems with a manual MDS is that it is very time-consuming, meaning only a limited number of patients can be covered by the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New technologies have enabled the automation of all stages<\/strong> of MDS preparation, from treatment planning to preparation and review, reducing the volume of work<\/strong> for pharmacists and total production time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Minimizes chance of human error<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MDS automation minimizes medication errors<\/strong> caused by distractions related to the work environment, guaranteeing patient safety<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All MDS-related information is also computerized<\/strong> so correct preparation can be demonstrated at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The LED technology-guided system helps pharmacists in MDS preparation, preventing potential dosing errors.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

3. Strengthens the role of the pharmacist<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The automatic MDS service lets pharmacists spend more time with their patients, offering healthcare education<\/strong> programs and ensuring pharmacotherapy follow-up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pharmacists can promote pharmacy care<\/strong> while also fostering customer loyalty with a service that improves patient quality of life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Increases pharmacy output<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Technology reduces pharmacy workloads and speeds up the MDS preparation process, allowing more patients to be covered by the service. The more patients, the greater the pharmacy output.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Scalability of the Monitored Dosage System<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are tech solutions adapted to the needs of all types of pharmacies<\/a><\/strong>, regardless of the number of patients signed up to the MDS service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This makes it possible to scale toward more efficient solutions<\/strong> as pharmacy output increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Guarantees regulatory compliance<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MDS automation promotes compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)<\/strong> by logging actions and enabling record-keeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today there is technology aimed at automating a Monitored Dosage System (MDS), a key tool in improving therapeutic adherence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"localidad":[],"tematica":[],"contenido":[],"class_list":["post-5701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categoria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7977,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5701\/revisions\/7977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5701"},{"taxonomy":"localidad","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/localidad?post=5701"},{"taxonomy":"tematica","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tematica?post=5701"},{"taxonomy":"contenido","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timedi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contenido?post=5701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}