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Insights from the Field
Research, perspectives, and practical guidance on medication safety and pharmacy workflows — written for pharmacists and pharmacy owners.
Pharmacy WorkflowMarch 2026 · 6 min read
Your Barcode Scanner Can't Catch This
The data entry blind spot that every pharmacy safety system misses
Every pharmacy has barcode scanners, DUR alerts, and optical scanners. But none of them verify the step where most dispensing errors actually start: data entry. Here's what pharmacy staff told researchers — and why it matters.
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When the Wrong Medication Gets Dispensed
What the data from 14 real pharmacies actually shows — and what you can do about it
We analyzed over 1.25 million e-prescription records across 14 community pharmacies. Here's what we found about dispensing errors, how they happen, and how they can be caught before they reach patients.
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