Pearson Medical Technologies Awarded Medication and Supply Automation Agreement with Premier Inc.

    ALEXANDRIA, LA, August 06, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Pearson Medical Technologies has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for Medication and Supply Automation with Premier Inc. Effective July 1, 2017, the new agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for tabletop unit dose packaging systems and bar code labelling software.

"Like Premier, Pearson Medical is committed to helping health care providers provide safe efficient care that promotes better health outcomes for their patients. We completely understand the medication delivery process, and the importance of accurate packaging, labeling and barcoding in reducing the chance of medication errors. We look forward to working with all of the Premier members to eliminate medication errors in their facilities," stated Brent Pearson, CEO of Pearson Medical Technologies.

The iPack Rx is the only high-speed, tabletop unit dose packager on the market offering no crush technology, unlimited customized label templates, automatic bar code verification of every package, independent motor control, and the intelliCount Automated Universal Tablet/Capsule Feeder to pharmacies in the United States and internationally. Along with the Pearson's m:Print Bar Code Labeling Software, the iPack Rx system is designed and developed to optimize workflow and provide complete bar code compliance in any institutional pharmacy. The system allows users to design an unlimited number of label templates for the iPack Rx as well as for any Windows driven label printer for manual packaging of items such as oral suspensions, pre-filled syringes, and nebulizers -- making the iPack Rx a complete unit dose packaging solution for any pharmacy. m:Print is also available as a stand-alone software.

Premier is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of approximately 3,750 U.S. hospitals and 130,000 other providers to transform healthcare. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost.

Pearson Medical develops, distributes and supports safe efficient pharmacy automation solutions for unit dose and multi-dose packaging and bar coded labeling for hospital, retail and long-term care pharmacies. From the family that pioneered pharmacy automation, Pearson Medical's commitment to innovation, quality service, patient safety and the needs of pharmacists and patients is evident in all our products and services.

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