ITBusiness Canada: A Canadian firm says it can help the healthcare industry cut down on prescription errors and improve patient-pharmacist contact by installing automated pill-dispensing kiosks at doctors' offices, clinics, drug stores and hospitals. PharmaTrust, a sleek green-and-white box similar to an ATM, can read doctors' prescription scripts, dispense 150 commonly prescribed drugs, collect and manage patient records and set up a remote live video conference with a pharmacist. The machine, developed by PCA Services Inc., of Oakville, Ontario, will soon be tested by the Sunnybrook Health Services Centre in its hospital pharmacy in Toronto.
