The order system to manage various works on injections carried out in the hospital established in July 1994, was found to be quite successful in the appropriate use of drugs for injections as well as in integrating various operations for injection including prescription, inventory management and reimbursement. However, dispensing has still been dependent on the works by hospital pharmacists, and also requires much time for them to complete their tasks. Therefore we introduced an automatic dispenser for injections prepared according to the order system of materials needed for injections. This integrated system has been operating since November 1997, and was successful in reducing the work load of staffs in the pharmacy department in spite of providing all wards with drugs for injections. The reduction of the work load will contribute to pharmacists to provide additional services such as inpatient compliance education.
