2023-11-28 06:50:00
Mahavajiralongkorn Hospital Using a robot to prepare injectable chemotherapy drugs Give to cancer patients In parallel, prepare traditional chemotherapy drugs by a pharmacist. Guarantee accuracy and safety Raise the level of treatment to international standards
On November 28, Dr. Amporn Benjaponpitak, M.D. Acting Director-General of the Department of Medical Services said that the Department of Medical Services has driven the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) policy in the area of cancer in a comprehensive manner. Driving medical and public health services into the digital age This allows medical treatments and tools to be developed through the process of digital transformation. continuously And because cancer is a chronic disease that is a major medical and public health problem at the global level. The main treatment methods for cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Each year, the situation of cancer patients who need to be treated with chemotherapy tends to increase every year. As a result, the amount of work involved in preparing chemotherapy drugs each day is large and may cause risks or errors in drug preparation. Mahavajiralongkorn Thanyaburi Hospital Therefore, we develop the quality of chemotherapy treatment by using modern medical technology to increase the efficiency of drug preparation. Including robot technology to prepare injectable chemotherapy drugs (Robotic Cytotoxic IV Preparation).
Dr. Adisai Phattatang, Director of Mahavajiralongkorn Thanyaburi Hospital, said that Mahavajiralongkorn Thanyaburi Hospital is a tertiary cancer specialist hospital. Under the Department of Medical Services Responsible for taking care of cancer patients in Health Area 4. Robots prepare chemotherapy drugs. Mahavajiralongkorn Thanyaburi Hospital (AYA Cytotoxic IV Preparation) is a 2-arm automatic robotic arm system that can move or mix medicine in many forms and directions. Its operation is controlled by a computer software system that connects data to the hospital’s HIS system. It can be used with chemotherapy bottles, syringes, and fluids of both types and sizes. Similar to those used in hospitals, the drug preparation system has high accuracy (no more than ± 5%). Prepare drugs under sterile conditions at ISO Class 5 air purity. Chemotherapy drugs can be prepared in batches. ) and prepare individual medicines (Patient-specific) including complex medicines accurately
The highlight is that the robot is produced within the country by Thai people, thus saving on maintenance costs. It also does not affect medicines, fluids, and various consumables because it can be used in the same way as traditional medicine preparations. Results of the initial operation were to prepare 30 – 50 medicines per day for patients. In 2024, the agency will study the cost per unit. and the cost-effectiveness point of preparing injectable chemotherapy drugs using robotic technology compared to preparing traditional chemotherapy drugs by pharmacists as a national academic reference in the future.
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