Automation
Series Slim design. Serious control. Grow beyond long-term care. Serve a wide range of patients with complex needs without adding complexity to your operations. PACMED simplifies pouch packaging with customizable options that fit your workflow. Save time, reduce errors, and deliver a personalized experience so your team can spend less time on manual tasks and more time with patients.
Fridge-style door swings open for easy access to canisters.
PACMED DOC offers a single-door design, available exclusively through McKesson.
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Efficiency
Increase patient safety
Pouches for each administration date/time, and reminders for non-oral solids.
Accelerate growth 2 standard auto-canisters for partial tablet dispensing. Special Tablet System (STS) tray for non-canister medications and partial pills.
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PACMED DOC174 Benefits
PACMED DOC174 Specifications
Efficiency • A slim design and high canister-count produces more pouches without needing more room. • Powered by McKesson’s trusted hardware and software, PACMED ensures uptime so your time is spent on patient care, not managing pouches.
Dimensions Width
32”
(81 cm)
Height
77 ½”
(197 cm)
Depth
24 ¼”
(62 cm)
Weight*
771 lbs
(350 kg)
• Special Tablet System (STS) trays, universal canisters, optional accessories, allow for uninterrupted packaging of non-canister medication and partial pills. • Built-in shelf slides out to create a convenient workspace for refills. • EASY REFILL canister extensions allow medications to be replenished quickly without removing canisters.
Safety
Unit footprint 5.4 sq. ft. Canister capacity 168 canisters + 2 auto-canisters (Expandable with additional swappable canisters) Speed Unit-Dose Multi-Dose
Packaging types
• An automatic locking door guarantees safe storage of controlled and/or high-cost medications. • Barcode driven verification prepopulates lot number and expiry date while ensuring patient safety and accuracy during canister replenishment. • Improve patient’s medication adherence with daily medication pouches and optional reminder pouches for medications external to the pouch (e.g. a nitroglycerin patch).
Clear/Clear, Clear/White, White/Clear Power consumption 500W * Weight excluding canisters.
Growth • Handle more prescriptions without adding more team members all while delivering patients an experience they’ll come back for. • Expand your target market beyond long-term care to independent and active seniors.
Through our wide array of innovative pharmacy automation solutions and technologies, McKesson Canada Automation is helping improve patient care and safety.
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Up to 60 pouches per minute Up to 50 pouches per minute
PACVision® C The smarter way to check every pouch. PACVision C is compact, precise and built to work without slowing you down. Inspect each pouch for pill quantity, colour, size and shape in seconds. PACVision C is immune to distractions and human error. Direct integration with PACMED ensures smooth operation.
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