Automatic Narcotics Dispensing Cabinet Tutorial - Pharmacists

The IDENTI Medical Narcotics Cabinet is a secure narcotics cabinet. It enables narcotics and controlled drugs to be quickly and easily dispensed by clinicians at the point of use, while allowing pharmacists to manage and oversee the dispensing process. Watch this video on the IDENTI Narcotics Cabinet to see how easy it is for a pharmacist to manage a decentralized narcotics cabinet being used at the POC.
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00:00 Automatic Narcotics Dispensing Cabinet Tutorial - Pharmacist Functionality
00:28 Narcotics Cabinet size and configuration
01:13 Narcotics Cabinet security access
01:49 Narcotics Cabinet Pharmacist Menu
01:59 Narcotics Cabinet Pharmacy Interface
03:01 Refilling the IDENTI Narcotics Cabinet
04:08 Narcotics cabinet signposting to the correct drawer and cell
04:52 Further refilling functionality on the Narcotics Cabinet
05:29 Removing Returned Items from the Narcotics Cabinet
06:24 Pharmacist validation and authorization of items returned in the Narcotics Cabinet
07:19 Maintenance and Inventory menu items on the Narcotics Cabinet
07:33 Summary of benefits of the IDENTI Narcotics Cabinet
07:55 IDENTI Platform management software
The Narcotics Cabinet provides an interoperable inventory management software solution, that enables IDNs, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and clinics to gain:
- full inventory visibility
- full compliance with all drug administration regulations
- expiry and recall management
- reports and data insights - usage by patient/doctor/procedure, cost analysis, stock alerts and more
--Pharmacy Narcotics Cabinet--
The IDENTI Narcotics Cabinet supports decentralized dispensing within OR and Procedure Rooms. It has been specially designed for easy use by physicians and anesthesiologists but maintains control and oversight by pharmacists.
This video focuses on how pharmacists can use the cabinet and covers four tasks:
- filling the cabinet with replacement items
- removing returned items
- maintenance of the cells
- inventory counts and validation
--Features of the IDENTI Narcotics Cabinet--
IDENTI’s Narcotics Cabinet comes in two sizes: a larger cabinet with 1,000 cells and a smaller one for smaller spaces, containing 200 cells.
Safety and Accountability:
The Narcotics Cabinet is extremely secure, only allowing access after validation by facial recognition or fingerprint technology.
Once staff access the cabinet, their usage is logged, meaning that everyone is held accountable for their actions.
--Returning Unused Narcotics--
The IDENTI Narcotics Cabinet provides a simple way to track returns at the POU, ensuring the quick, efficient and compliant management of controlled substances - right down to individual doctor and patient level. It has a simple two-stage process:
1. return by doctor (inc. date and time stamp)
2. validation/authorization by pharmacist
--Easy Filling of New Stock--
The system has in-built signposting to direct the pharmacist to the correct cell for the item being refilled. The refill process includes the logging of the batch number and expiration date, so that this information can be used to carefully control all stock.
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