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AlburtyLab, Inc.
Study Finds that Retail Pharmacy Workers are Exposed to Airborne Pharmaceutical Agents
October 31st, 2008
AlburtyLab located here released a comprehensive evaluation of the leading technologies and methods of pill dispensing in pharmacies. The study found that one of the leading forms of technology, utilizing air pressure to dispense drugs in its robot, exposes tens of thousands of pharmacy workers to unsafe levels of airborne drug agent particles. The researchers call for federal health and environmental regulatory agencies to immediately study this issue. "Certain types of robotic dispensing systems, specifically the McKesson/Parata RDS used in hundreds of retail pharmacies employ air pressure to dispense pills into prescription bottles, and pill dust...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-10-31)
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