Ensure the Safe Use of Automated Dispensing Technology.

January 17, 2022 Pharmacies should address situations in which multiple bottles of tablets are used to refill a cassette. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recommends reading medication labels 3 times at different points in the product selection and dispensing processes: when obtaining a drug from storage, during use, and when discarding the container or returning it to stock. Completing the entire process of filling a cell before moving to the next and the corresponding drug bottle(s) is critical to ensure that bottles used to refill different cells are not mixed up after barcode verification. [Extracted from the article]