Automated Medicine Cabinet (AD)
HOW DOES ADC – UNIT BOX ENHANCE THE DAILY FUNCTIONING OF THE HOSPITALS?
UnitBox is more than just a solution for modern pharmacotherapy challenges; it’s a significant advancement in ensuring top-level patient care. This system boosts hospitals’ daily operations through a complete automation and digitalization of drug circulation, a crucial process for efficient healthcare management.
According to the State of Pharmacy Automation report, a substantial number of medical facilities globally are already benefiting from such improvements. Notably, automated ward pharmacy cabinets are highly regarded by the medical staff, with research indicating an impressive 98% satisfaction rate, and 84% of hospital pharmacy managers rating them as “good” or “excellent”.
WHAT PROBLEMS DOES UNITBOX SOLVE?
- Too long preparation time for patient medications Nurses spend up to 57%
of their working time preparing medications for patients and dealing with bureaucracy. - Medication administration mistakes Between 8% and 25% of medications in
hospitals are administered incorrectly, which can result in extended hospital stays and complications. - Inefficient medication management Difficulties in verifying medication
stocks, theft, and wastage of medications. - Unauthorized access to medications Lack of control over access to
medications and lack of monitoring.
Implementation of the UnitBox system in hospital wards
resulted in:
- Up to 70% – reduction in inventory levels
- 20% – reduction in the number of items in the ward pharmacy
inventory - Up to 2 hours – daily time savings for staff in the preparation of
medication sets (for 35 beds in the ward)

WHY IS IT BENEFICIAL FOR HOSPITALS TO USE AN AUTOMATED DISPENSING CABINET (ADC)?
Main Benefits:
- Automation and digitization of activities in hospital logisticsImproving the communication between the hospital pharmacy and the wards regarding medication distribution to the units and hospital pharmacy stock.
- Enhancing patient safety during medication dispensingFull patient identification and integration with the Hospital Information System (HIS) reduce the risk of human mistakes that may occur during manual medication preparation and dispensing.
- Boosting the efficiency of medical staffAutomatic control of inventory levels, orders, and medication distribution to hospital units and patients.
Accelerating the digital transformation of healthcare facilities and generating savings UnitBox automated dispensing cabinets generate large amounts of data that can be analyzed to optimize processes, improve procurement planning, and manage the inventory efficiently.