Cost-effectiveness of two technology-assisted manual medication picking systems versus traditional manual picking in a hospital outpatient pharmacy.

Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of two technology assisted manual medication picking systems vs traditional manual picking.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study comparing three outpatient pharmacies of a tertiary referral hospital in Singapore, where a light-emitting diode (LED-guided) manual picking system, an LED-guided manual picking plus lockable drawer (LED-LD) system, and traditional manual picking were implemented, respectively. The primary outcome measure was the incidence of medication near-misses over the observation period.

The use of portfolio to support competency-based professional development of pharmacists in a Singapore tertiary hospital.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Competency frameworks is implemented to support continuing professional development in an academic medical centre, with the aims of establishing and retaining a competent pharmacist workforce; and is described using Kotter's change management framework.