External preparation of weekly systems for residential

and nursing homes

Supplying homes with prepared, predosed medication using

the WIEGAND® CollectBox concept

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An increasing number of homes expect pharmacies to deliver pre-dosed medications for their patients on a weekly basis. This results in relieving nursing staff of this task and a higher level of quality and safety during the administering of medicines is achieved. The control of the tolerance level, side effects and interactions is fostered by the state and is mandatory in certain countries. Today, cost efficiency is also a central theme alongside patient safety.

The medication process in residential and nurs-ing homes will be newly secured by pharmacies

The solution for a genuine challenge

Together with increasing life expectancy, the number of those people requiring therapy will massively rise. Above all, the portion of those over 80 years of age will double in the next 20 years. Today, the nursing staff of residential and nursing homes are already over-burdened. As a consequence, homes would like to outsource the provision of pre-dosed medication to pharma-cies that already have the required broad spe-cialist knowledge. However, their infrastructure for such a task is insufficient.WIEGAND® CollectBox

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«We weren’t prepared for the additional

task of providing pre-dosed medication

for homes.»

The WIEGAND® CollectBox concept has advantages for the pharmacy

● Low initial investment

● A gradual adjustment to the infrastructure arising from growing requirements

● Financially and organisationally independ-ent of large medical supply centers

● The WIEGAND® CollectBox concept does not require a GMP certification

● An easy way to win new clients and build a solid client relationship

«We are working since years with medication

dispensers to optimise our daily routine.»

External preparation has many advantages for a home

● Low investment per patient

● Comprehensive logistical concept from storing to administering a medicine

● Substantial timesaving for qualified personnel

● The normal working processes remain the same

● Competent counterparts for questions concerning medication

● Significant improvement in medication safety

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Advising nursing staff is an important task of the pharmacist. Are tablets to be crushed if the patient faces difficulties in swallowing? What other alternatives are available in the case of contraindications? Which patients have a new prescription? Which patients would like additional products for their well-being that are not prescription medicines? The weekly handover report that takes place during the collection of the empty MediDispensers eliminates uncertainties and improves medication safety.

Pre-dosed medication – pharmacies gain new functions

Collecting the empty MediDispensers

With an easy scooping movement, the 7 empty MediDispensers can be loaded from the Storage Tray on to the Transport Tray of the WIEGAND® CollectBox.

The eighth MediDispenser on the Storage Tray remains in the home and thus ensures that the supplies are available during the day of ex-change.

The prescriptions are stowed away in the docu-ment folder and strapped on to the top of the empty MediDispensers on the WIEGAND® Col-lectBox Transport Tray.

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Medikament (MediDispenser) 07:00 08:00 12:00 18:00 21:00 Informationen BestandACTOS 30 Tabl. Mo Di Mi Tabl. rund, weiss, nicht teilbarDosierung Ch: TT0435 (1.1.06) stop per 09.06.10

EUTHYROX 125 mg Tabl. Mo Di Mi Do Tabl. rund, weiss, teilbar, nüchtern einnehmenDosierung Fr Sa So Ch: 1468325 (1.6.04) 82.0 => 20.09.10

ISMN 40 retard Heumann Kaps. Mo Di Mi Do Hartkaps. oblong, rosa-braun, nicht teilbarDosierung Fr Sa So Ch: 243514 (1.1.08) 63.0 => 02.08.10

SILIMARTIT Kps. Mo Di Mi Do Weichkaps. Oblong, braun, nicht teilbarDosierung Fr Sa So Ch: 9910082 (1.4.05) 28.0 => 05.07.10

METOPROLOL 200 Retard Mo Mi Retard-Tabl. rund, weiss, viertelbarDosierung Fr So Ch: 000432 (1.6.07) 60.0 => 04.08.10

MAGNESIOCARD Sachet Mo Di Mi Do Pulver, in Wasser auflösenDosierung Fr Sa So Ch: 0635240 (1.1.08) 08.0 => 15.06.10

SUPRADYN Tabs. Mo Di Mi Do Brausetabletten, teilbar, in Wasser auflösenDosierung Fr Sa So Ch: 35200002 (1.8.06) 13.0 => 19.06.10

METFORMIN AL 850 Mo Di Mi Do Filmtabletten, oval, weiss, halbierbarDosierung Fr Sa So Ch: 980322 (1.6.07) 45.0 => 21.07.10

Verabreicht von: Unterschift:Datum:

Zusätzliche Medikamente:HEMERAN Salbe Salbe, nur äusserlich anwendenDosierung x x Ch: 235167 (1.2.06) 0

Bedarfsmedikamente:Ponstan Tabl. (1 OP à 20 Tabl) Tabletten, oval, weiss, halbierbarmax. Dosis: 500mg/die Ch: 9150322 (1.6.08) 0

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Marlene VöhringerGeburtsdatum: 9.11.1926

Haus SonnenhofSeestrasse 238002 Zürich

Station 3BZimmer 204

ArztDr. Pierre Lamaze

gerichtet: 07.06.10 gerichtet von: B. Smeets gültig: 07.06.10 - 14.06.10

LöwenapothekeBahnstrasse 88000 Zürich

Wichtig Euthyrox eine halbe Stunde vor Frühstück einnehmen

Efficient preparation

Utilising the right equipment means that the amount of time used to pre-pare medication is considerably re-duced.

The FlexLine Trolley equipped with a preparation aid has been specially de-signed for the WIEGAND® CollectBox System. The sliding lid which can be quickly brought into the correct posi-tion using the opening aid means that all 7 MediDispensers can be prepared at the same time.

WIEGAND® CollectBox with 8 trays

Lateral extension

SwissModul Tray for reserve supplies and accessories

Preparation aid for WIEGAND® CollectBox Transport Tray

MediContainer for supplementary and medication on request

Robust tubular steel frame with anti-bacterial powder coating

WIEGAND® CollectBox Trolley with Preparation Aid

WIEGAND® CollectBox Transport Tray

Prescription sheet

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The lack of qualified professionals leads to stress and being snowed under with work. It is during situations of stress that the majority of mistakes occur. In view of the fact that homes have been working with prepared medication and many even use MediDispensers means that the WIEGAND® CollectBox concept can be easily integrated with existing work processes. The time saved is substantial. However, the main argument for utilising this concept is the massive improvement in medication safety.

Gain time for professional care – homes give away tasks

Returning full MediDispensers

The 7 MediDispensers that have been newly filled in the pharmacy are emptied from the WIEGAND® CollectBox Transport Tray back on to the patient’s Storage Tray with a single hand movement.

The medication sheet remains together with the prescription in the document folder, which can also be strapped on to the Storage Tray.

Drugs on demand and additional medicines can be deposited in a MediContainer.

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«Medication safety creates trust.»

Handover report

A short explanation regarding the pre-pared medications facilitates in prevent-ing uncertainties. Furthermore, it provides nursing staff with an opportunity to ask questions and obtain information regard-ing individual medicines.

Medication trolley for the home

The trolley provides space for the weekly medication of 12 patients. Moreover, each patient has his own MediContainer for ad-ditional medicines and drugs on demand. A small SwissModul Tray offers enough storage space for accessories. However, the large tray is required for bigger pack-ets and bottles; due to its being fully ex-tendable it can be easily handled.

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WIEGAND® CollectBox Concept: Accessories

Storage Tray No. 1091 for residential- and nursing homeswith 8 MediDispensers No. 271/279 and CollectBox Document Folder No. CB.DM.A4T

No. B10.050CollectBox Trolley with preparation aid

MediDispenser No. 271/279 with label No. 510.20

No. B10.048Medication Trolley for 12 patients

CollectBox Transport Tray No. 1291 with 7 MediDispensers No. 271/279 and

CollectBox Document Folder No. CB.DM.A4T

WIEGAND® CollectBoxes with door (with latch for seal) and transport frame

on wheels

MediContainer No. 3010-1 (narrow) and No. 3020-1 (wide)

Transportation carriage with 2 fixation belts

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