Pharmacy automation system involves the automation of workflow tasks in the fields of pharmacy or healthcare, such as object counting, prescription management, compound preparation, dispensing, medication packaging and inventory management. An effective management system is needed to tackle the problem of prescription errors that have led to an increasing number of injuries and deaths. Pharmacy automation systems are effective tools to reduce prescription errors and ensure patient safety. The pharmacy automation system market is expected to grow with a healthy CAGR due to the increasing number of prescriptions and growing pressure to reduce prescription errors, growing healthcare expenditure, and workflow optimization offered by the new automated systems. Bar-coding standards and radio-frequency identification (RFID) system, which are being increasingly adopted, are the current trends in the pharmacy automation market. The pharmacy automation system market is diversified and exhibits intersegment competition. CareFusion Corp., OmniCell Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corp, Swisslog Holdings AG., ScriptPro LLC McKesson Corp., Parata System Inc., and Kirby Lester are some of the key players in the pharmacy automation system market. Retail pharmacies and hospitals are the major end-users in this market.

Pharmacy automation system market is segmented on the basis of application, end-user and geography. The application segment is further categorized into Automated medication dispensing, Automated storage and retrieval systems, Automated packaging and labeling, Table-top tablet counter and Automated compounding devices. These automation technologies provide time efficiency and accurate management of functions and processes performed in the pharmacy and healthcare system. Based on end-users, the pharmacy automation system market is segmented into Retail Pharmacy and Hospital pharmacy. Geographically, the pharmacy automation system market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and LAMEA. North America is the largest market for pharmacy automation system followed by Europe. Prescription errors are one of the main causes of death and injuries in North America. Developed economies such as US and Canada are striving to replace the current automation system with advanced technologies and are potential markets for replacement technologies. Asia-Pacific and LAMEA are the fastest growing segments in the pharmacy automation system market due to growing awareness and improving healthcare infrastructure.

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KEY MARKET SEGMENTS

The pharmacy automation systems market is segmented into three major categories: application, end-user and geography.

MARKET BY APPLICATION

Automated Medication Dispensing
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems
Automated Packaging and Labeling
Table-top Tablet Counter
Automated Compounding Devices

MARKET BY END-USER

Retail Pharmacy
Hospital pharmacy

MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
LAMEA