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Automated drug dispensing system reduces medication errors in an intensive care setting.
Chapuis C, Roustit M, Bal G, et al. Crit Care Med. 2010;38:2275-2281.

An automated drug dispensing system reduced medication errors at both the dispensing and administration steps in an adult intensive care unit.
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