The following comparative table shows the costs of preparing MDS manually vs. our Medical Dispenser semiautomatic system, per patient per month.
* Data obtained from de Catalan Counseil of Pharmacists about the costs of preparing MDS – Published in Spanish by Pharmaceutical Care
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Prepared for 60 patients
Tray for 20 patients
With capacity for up to 20 prepared blisters and space for medication that cannot be packed e.g. liquids.
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Designed for the storage of up to 60 MDS.
In the individualized and labeled containers can neatly store your entire patient’s medication.
Once you have prepared the blister packs, you can store them in the lower tray, leaving them ready to be delivered to your pharmacy patients or to re-stock your MDS trolley.
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Medical Dispenser blister packs clearly display the days and doses making it easier for patients to follow their treatment.
Each day is differenciated by a distinct colour. Marked with clear symbols indicating the doses.
Definition of MDS
MDS is a medication storage device designed to simplify the administration of solid oral dose medication. MDS can potentially address the issues of difficulty accessing medication and following the regimen due to sight impairment and/or confusion /forgetfulness. However, the evidence to support these benefits is limited. There is no evidence based research to suggest that MDS improve patient concordance.
Suitable for patients with the following characteristics
• struggling to organise medications and find it difficult to remember to take them at the correct time each day
• with a large number of medications to take each day
• finding difficult to remove medication from the original packaging
• having a carer who helps the patient to ensure he/she takes the medicines correctly
Preparation of the MDS Systems
MDS systems are prepared by community pharmacists and they will provide them to the patient on a weekly basis.
Cost of the service
The pharmacist will establish the price of the service. Request more information at your local pharmacy.