Pros and Cons of Greater Technology within Pharmacy Practice

1. Pros and Cons of Greater
Technology within
Pharmacy Practice

2. Pros and Cons
of Greater
Technology
within
Pharmacy
Practice
Based in Orange County, New York, Maher Ishak owns and operates
one of the region’s leading independent pharmacies, Woodbury
Pharmacy in Highland Mills. Trained as a pharmacist at Cairo
University in Egypt, Maher Ishak began as a pharmacist in the
United States in 1986. In 1995, he founded Woodbury
Pharmacy, which was named the Best Pharmacy in Orange County
for two consecutive years by Straus News.

3. Pros and Cons
of Greater
Technology
within
Pharmacy
Practice
Electronic recordkeeping systems and online technologies have
produced whole new levels of convenience and expediency in health
care by allowing patients to do everything from making
appointments over the Internet to contacting their physicians and
specialists via e-mail. However, because of the precision and
expertise required in the pharmacy industry, pharmacists must walk
a careful line in choosing which technologies to adopt and which to
avoid.

4. Pros and Cons
of Greater
Technology
within
Pharmacy
Practice
Many of the new technologies that pharmacists use allow them to
focus on areas that require human intervention rather than
mechanical tasks. An example of acceptable is electronic medical
recordkeeping, which streamlines the organization and
maintenance of patient paperwork, thus reducing reliance on the
memory of busy pharmacists and pharmacy techs. Additional
technologies, such as computerized physician order-entry systems
and robotic prescription dispensers, encourage efficiency and
accuracy as well.

5. Pros and Cons
of Greater
Technology
within
Pharmacy
Practice
At the same time, many patients may feel reluctant to use
pharmacies that significantly reduce or eliminate aspects of human
customer service. For instance, being able to consult with the local
pharmacist face to face provides patients the feeling that they have
the pharmacist’s attention and encourages their peace of mind.