title: Automating the medication system: yesterday's impossibilities are today's realities.
abstract: Automating previously manual functions helps reduce the potential for medical errors by introducing objective standards and procedures into the system.
authors.affiliation: Pyxis Corporation, San Diego, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Opperman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008509:Medication Systems / Q000639:trends*; D010604:Pharmacy / Q000458:organization & administration