A refrigerated automatic dispensing cabinet combines the concepts of a vending machine and automatic dispensing cabinets to accurately measure and automatically dispense medicine after pharmacists scan a prescription barcode. The system can also automatically track and renew inventory and send notifications when a refill is needed. These functions drastically decrease the rate of dispensing errors and improve inventory management. However, the results of the survey used in this study indicated low satisfaction with the refrigerated automatic dispensing cabinet. Thus, the application and design of the refrigerated automatic dispensing cabinet still have room for improvement.
The novel refrigerated automatic dispensing cabinet can be used in outpatient, pediatric vaccination, and emergency department pharmacies to track the batch number of medicines such as vaccines and biologic agents