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unit-dose system

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unit-dose system,
a system of drug distribution in which a portable cart containing a drawer for each patient's medications is prepared by the hospital pharmacy with a 24-hour supply of the medications.


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Before automation, North Adams' nurses relied on a traditional hospital unit-dose system with a 24-hour cart exchange.
It is more difficult to divert drugs in a health care facility that uses a unit-dose system, but no packaging is fail-safe.
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