Taupō s Mainstreet Pharmacy using robot tech to pack medication
10 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM
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Mainstreet Pharmacy co-owner Ayman Al Ibousi in front of the new robot, the JVM sachet packer, holding the daily medication for about 10 people. Photo / Rachel Canning
Mainstreet Pharmacy co-owner Ayman Al Ibousi in front of the new robot, the JVM sachet packer, holding the daily medication for about 10 people. Photo / Rachel Canning
Taupō & Tūrangi Weekender
Without a robot, all the pills for Taupō s five rest homes would still be packaged in Rotorua.
Packaging up the daily pills for elderly patients is a huge logistical challenge. So big that up until this year, a pharmacy in Rotorua prepared the daily medicine for Taupō s rest home patients.
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