TY - JOUR T1 - Automated preparation of cytotoxic drugs: the evidence for an interface between the robot and computerized provider order entry? JF - European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy JO - Eur J Hosp Pharm DO - 10.1136/ejhpharm-2022-003234 SP - ejhpharm-2022-003234 AU - Romain-Pacôme Desmaris AU - Mathilde Roche AU - Assia Mitha AU - Sabine Azam AU - Vincent Blazy AU - Andre Rieutord AU - Hail Aboudagga Y1 - 2022/03/09 UR - http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/early/2022/03/09/ejhpharm-2022-003234.abstract N2 - Although hospital pharmacists have to face to many constraints when organising the preparation of injectable chemotherapy products, the delivery of secure chemo preparations on the due time for day hospital patients is a major issue according to patients and healthcare professional expectations. Manual preparation of cytotoxic drugs is often associated with high-risk activities and variable performances, while fully-automated preparation with robots offer several advantages in terms of quality and reduction of medication errors related to wrong product identification, traceability, and process documentation.1 Furthermore, process automation reduces occupational exposure, musculoskeletal risks, and repetitive strain injuries of pharmacy technicians.In 2017, the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at our institution launched a call for tenders for two robotic systems for the preparation of cytotoxic drugs. After implementation of the first APOTECAchemo robot in February 2018, a … ER -