Strengthen Oversight and Traceability
Catch preparation errors as they happen. Reduce waste. Strengthen traceability.
Guided real-time visual inspection for safer IV and chemotherapy compounding.
Most IV preparation errors happen inside the hood, where direct oversight is challenging. To reduce risk, technicians often rely on multiple in-process checks, but these steps can slow production, interrupt workflow and create bottlenecks during peak demand.
Verify active ingredients during preparation
Improve Workflow Efficiency
Enhance Preparation Safety
DrugCam is a real-time IV compounding verification system designed for hospitals and oncology pharmacy teams responsible for injectable and chemotherapy preparations. It uses AI-powered optical video intelligence to confirm the right drug, the right dose, and the right preparation steps during compounding.
Traditional double checks and gravimetric-only approaches interrupt workflow and create roadblocks in production. DrugCam standardizes compounding workflows in real time by guiding technicians through standardized, protocol-driven preparation steps. This continuous visual verification inside the hood allows teams to detect and correct errors as they happen.
Validate vials by barcode, data matrix or optical character recognition (OCR) technology, including when barcode conditions are less than ideal
Confirm
syringe volumes during preparation
DrugCam helps hospital pharmacy teams catch preparation errors as they happen, without slowing production and maintaining traceability.
DrugCam Benefits
Strengthen Oversight and Traceability
• Confirm vial identity and syringe volumes during preparation to ensure each compounding step is accurate before proceeding.
• Verify vials even when barcodes are missing, damaged or obscured with OCR technology to maintain uninterrupted verification.
• Accommodate oncology workflows with variable vial formats to support real-world preparation conditions, without manual workarounds.
• Capture critical preparation data with secure video records and automated reports, providing instant access to complete production history.
• Support audit readiness with automatically generated documentation, reducing manual paperwork.
Improve Workflow Efficiency
• Maintain IV room throughput without adding process steps, so preparations are complete without delay.
• Replace in-process checks with continuous verification to identify potential errors as they happen and keep production moving.
• Extend verification inside laminar airflow hoods and existing cleanroom environments without increasing workload, improving safety and oversight.
• Support centralized pharmacist verification and release of preparations remotely with full visibility, improving efficiency and control.
Enhance Preparation Safety
• Guide technicians step by step during production using protocol-driven workflows, reinforcing correct techniques and consistency across preparations.
• Detect and correct errors in real time during preparation, reducing risk before final verification.
• Capture near-miss events and preparation data to identify process improvements and reduce future risk.
• Support technician training with video recordings of each preparation to validate sterile technique and reinforce adherence to SOPs.
Through our wide array of innovative pharmacy automation solutions and technologies, McKesson Canada Automation is helping improve patient care and safety.
McKesson Canada is made up of many businesses all serving the health care industry.
Prescription Intake
Compounding Production
• Automatic & real-time verification of each step
• Immediate reporting of anomalies
Verification & Traceability
• Remote and centralized verification
• PDF reports with images
• Log all actions by the technician
• Video footage from 1 environmental and 2 verification cameras
Patient Administration
Our solutions enable health care service providers to get closer to the millions of patients they serve every single day, while contributing to the quality and safety of care in Canada.
• Dashboard with production data
McKesson Canada Automation 1.888.606.6337 extension 4 automation.sales@mckesson.ca mckesson.ca/automation
