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ITOKI's automated medicine picking system "DAP with MediMonitor" delivered to Fukutaro Pharmacy Yachiyodai West Exit Store
Reducing the burden on pharmacists and standardizing their work -- supporting pharmacy management in an era of labor shortages
ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Koji Minato) has delivered the automatic medication picking system "DAP with MediMonitor" to Fukutaro Pharmacy Yachiyodai West Entrance Store (Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture), which opened on Monday, June 2, 2025.
The store introduced this system with the aim of reducing the number of staff required for dispensing and improving safety, and will begin operating it as a core facility that will support efficient, high-quality business operations.
Delivery background
Responding to on-site needs to balance "labor shortages" with "ensuring safety"
Fukutaro Pharmacy has been reviewing its automated equipment with the aim of reducing the number of people required for dispensing work while improving safety. In this context, ITOKI's "DAP with MediMonitor" was highly evaluated for its space-saving and expandable design, as well as its error prevention function while keeping implementation and operating costs down. It is also compatible with measures to optimize labor costs, such as transferring some of the pharmacist's work to non-pharmacists, which led to its introduction at this new store.
Features of delivered products
Automation and recording functions to support on-site operations
The "DAP with MediMonitor" delivered this time is configured by combining a standard unit with two expansion units. It is designed for efficient operation in a small space and can be flexibly adapted to newly opened pharmacies.
In this system, the stacker crane automatically transports the medicines, so workers do not need to remember where the medicines are stored, preventing the work from being dependent on individual skills. In addition, the inspection function automatically measures the weight of the medicines, which helps reduce human error such as counting the quantity. Furthermore, after the medicine audit, the total amount of medicines picked is automatically photographed and saved as a record, so alibi management is automatically managed, contributing to improving the reliability of dispensing work.
Comment from Yuzo Tanaka, Deputy General Manager of the Pharmacy Operations Division at Fukutaro Pharmacy
When opening a new store, it was necessary to build a system that could provide high-quality dispensing services even with limited manpower. "DAP with MediMonitor" is a system that can simultaneously improve work efficiency through automation and improve safety by preventing errors and storing records. We have already received positive feedback from the field, and we would like to actively consider using it in future store developments.
Fukutaro Pharmacy Yachiyodai West Exit Store Store Overview
Address: 1-6-1 Yachiyodai Nishi, Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture, 276-0034
Business hours: Weekdays 9:00-19:00, Saturdays 9:00-18:00
Closed: Sundays and public holidays
About the automated drug picking system "DAP with MediMonitor"
This is an automated picking system that uses small robots to store and retrieve medication trays. By automating storage and retrieval and providing an advanced audit support system, this system integrates "medicine picking" and "audit support functions" in dispensing pharmacies, helping to prevent errors in medication picking operations and resolving the labor shortage of pharmacists.
Related URL
・Product release (announced in October 2024)
Helps prevent errors in drug picking and resolves labor shortages
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2024/1023_dap/
・New lineup additions (announced in December 2024)
Added LED display cabinet type
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2024/2412_LED/
・Product introduction page
https://www.itoki.info/products/other/dap/
About Itoki's facility equipment business
ITOKI CORPORATION was founded in 1890. With the mission statement of We Design Tomorrow. We Design WORK-Style." the company supports the creation of a variety of "spaces," "environments," and "places" with its strengths of "Tech x Design based on PEOPLE," including the manufacture and sale of office furniture, “Space," “Environment," and “Place", work style consulting, and office data analysis services, as well as furniture for working from home and studying at home, and equipment for public facilities and logistics facilities.
In the facility equipment business, we provide a wide range of system equipment that accurately meets social needs, including factory and logistics equipment (SAS) that requires safety and functionality, special doors that require high technology and reliability, and information security systems using biometric authentication and IC cards.
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