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News Release
For Immediate Release (06/10/09)
New Article Published on Trends in Pharmacy
Design and Operations
Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the
publication of an article on recent trends in pharmacy design
and pharmacy planning.
The article was published in the June 2009 edition of
Pharmacy Design, the pharmacy design and pharmacy planning
website, located at
www.pharmacydesign.org.
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Pharmacy design has been undergoing dramatic changes in recent
years
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A main trend has been the need to modernize and automate the
production, packaging, distribution, and provision of drugs,
particularly of prescription drugs, which have to be monitored
and secured at all times.
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Clients looking to design a pharmacy will want to be cognizant
of these trends.
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The movement towards pharmacy automation has been spurred by a
number of factors
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The new electronic systems mean fewer medication errors and
tighter security, not to mention more reliably safe drugs.
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Successful pharmacy plans from now on
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Clean rooms in pharmacies
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USP 797 for pharmacies
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automated drug management
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Pharmacy automation equipment within the pharmacy
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Swisslog PillPick
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McKesson ROBOT-Rx
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Pharmacy automation equipment connecting the pharmacy to other
hospital departments
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Pyxis Medstation
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Bedside pharmacy dispensers
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Pneumatic tube systems in the pharmacy
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Future of the retail pharmacy
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Latest trends in retail pharmacy interior design
About Bernstein & Associates, Architects:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects has specialized in healthcare
and lab design and construction since the firm's founding in
1990. This architecture firm is well-known for pharmacy
planning, pharmacy design and pharmacy architecture, including a
sub-specialty in usp 797 compliant pharmacy design and
construction. The firm has designed over twenty new pharmacies,
pharmacy renovations, and pharmacy relocations in the past five
years. The firm is featured on the pharmacy design website,
www.pharmacydesign.org, and the usp 797 website,
www.usp797.org. The firm's principal --- William N.
Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA --- is a well known pharmacy architect.
He has written extensively on pharmacy design and pharmacy
construction including usp 797 compliant pharmacies. Mr.
Bernstein's pharmacy design articles can be found on
www.pharmacydesign.org, and his usp 797 articles can be
found on the usp 797 website
www.usp797.org.
For more information about healthcare and hospital design and
construction, including pharmacy design and construction,
contact Bernstein & Associates, Architects at:
Bernstein & Associates,
Architects - PLLC
59 West
19th Street - 6A, NY, NY 10011
T: 212.463.8200
F: 212.463.9898
E:
info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com
NEW YORK - HARFTFORD - PRINCETON
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