Pharmacy automation
Pharmacy automation covers machines and cabinets that store, pick, pack and track medicines in hospital and retail pharmacies. It is used to reduce manual handling, control stock and record who took which medicine.
Common types
- Pharmacy dispensing robot: stores boxed medicines and delivers them to the counter.
- Unit dose packaging machine: packs individual doses into labelled pouches.
- Automated dispensing cabinet: secure ward cabinet with user access control.
- Narcotic or controlled drug cabinet: locked storage with logged access.
- IV compounding system: prepares intravenous doses in a controlled environment.
What to tell us when you ask for a quotation
- Type of system and throughput needed.
- Storage capacity in packs or drug lines.
- Integration with the hospital or pharmacy information system.
- Access control: fingerprint, card or password.
- Room dimensions, power and network.
- Software language and training.
- Quantity, destination country and the delivery terms you want (for example EXW, FOB or CIF).
Documents to ask for
Buyers ask for electrical safety and EMC test reports, CE marking under the applicable EU legislation and, where the system is regulated as a medical device, ISO 13485 for the maker. Software validation and data security documents are often requested.
Certificates and registrations belong to the product and its manufacturer. We check them with you against the rules of your market before any order.
Will the robot connect to our pharmacy software?
Most systems connect through standard interfaces, but each connection needs configuration and testing. Name your software and version so the supplier can confirm integration.
Send us the specification and quantity. We compare manufacturers in China and reply with options, lead times and the documents that come with each product. NJMC sources and checks; it does not manufacture.