Thermal Printing Improves Pharmacy Workflow

Higher demand, a pharmacist shortage, and limited space have pharmacies looking for more efficient ways to generate prescriptions and better serve their customers.

Most pharmacies use a centrally located laser printer to generate fulfillment documentation that follows a prescription as it is processed and filled. A single print station means retrieving the order document from the printer,and using it as a prescription’s tracking document. However, a single station does not adapt well to interruptions, changes, and cancellations.

Higher demand means pharmacy workers must process more prescriptions while keeping error to a minimum. This is where utilizing barcode printers and scanners in the workflow process become important. Barcoding technology drastically reduces errors and increases workflow capacity. Cognitive’s C Series Rx thermal printers quickly produce barcoded prescription labels and documents.