A multiple-drawer medication layout problem in automated dispensing cabinets.

Health Care Management Science
Jennifer A Pazour, Russell D Meller

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the problem of locating medications in automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) to minimize human selection errors. We formulate the multiple-drawer medication layout problem and show that the problem can be formulated as a quadratic assignment problem. As a way to evaluate various medication layouts, we develop a similarity rating for medication pairs. To solve industry-sized problem instances, we develop a heuristic approach. We use hospital ADC transaction data to conduct a computational experiment to test the performance of our developed heuristics, to demonstrate how our approach can aid in ADC design trade-offs, and to illustrate the potential improvements that can be made when applying an analytical process to the multiple-drawer medication layout problem. Finally, we present conclusions and future research directions.

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Mar 15, 2014·Journal of Pharmacy Practice·Sarah J MooreStephen F Eckel
Jul 22, 2016·American Journal of Health-system Pharmacy : AJHP : Official Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists·Gary L CochranSusan D Horn
Nov 17, 2020·British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology·Rachel BryanSue Jordan
Dec 27, 2018·Quality Management in Health Care·Flavio S FogliattoLeandro M Tonetto

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