Outpatients and inpatients, especially those requiring Chinese herbal treatments and decoction services.
The Smart Chinese Medicine Dispensing and Verification System leverages barcode scanning, electronic scales, AI voice guidance, and lighting indicators to standardize dispensing processes, effectively reducing errors and enhancing medication safety and efficiency.
Barcode verification for batch numbers and expiration dates
Multi-colored LED guidance
Automatic recording via electronic scales
Specialized decoction processing and complete decoction records
Bulk storage management and multi-user dispensing support
Barcode verification
Warning and real-time notification mechanisms
Complete decoction records with batch monitoring
Automated error recording and analysis
Near-miss TCM dispensing error rate decreased from 0.005% to 0.003% after implementation. 2.No dispensing errors reached patients, maintaining a rate of 0% throughout the study period.
Weight Verification
Medication Retrieval Guidance
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Compliance Verification
Overall satisfaction: 7.7/10（21 pharmacists surveyed）
Easy-to-use system
Facilitates staff training
Shortens learning curve
Enhances dispensing skills
Improves drug identification
AI voice alerts appreciated
Light guidance improves efficiency
Speeds up medication retrieval
Improves workflow efficiency
Reduces dispensing errors
Enhances medication safety
Reduces workplace stress
Creates safer work environment
1 oral presentation at the 30th International HPH Conference
3 poster presentations at the Taiwan Joint Conference of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
Committed to advancing medication safety in TCM practice.
The Smart TCM Dispensing Verification System enables pharmacists to perform dispensing tasks with greater accuracy and precision.
The project team received prestigious national awards, including the Benchmark Hospital for TCM Services designation and the NHQA Excellence Award.
