The Prescription Drug Vending Machine

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Vending machines are easy to use and a quick way to get whatever you want - soda, chocolates, lottery tickets, food, cigarettes and even DVDs. All you need to do is pop in a

coin or the required cash and press the right button and the item is in your hands. Some vending machines accept credit cards and debit cards too as payment. Companies like

Planet Antares provide one stop solution to all vending needs.

Planet Antares vending machine is the best power saving machine available in the stores. It is one of the leaders in the supply of vending machines and has been supplying many

famous retailers and entrepreneurs around the world, including Vintage Vending. The company supplies not just vending machines, but also an array of technicians and support

staff that cater to every need of the vending machine business.

Something New - A Vending Machine For Prescription Drugs

Vending machines are popping up for every imaginable thing right from lottery tickets to condoms. However, vending machine for pharmacy drugs is relatively a new concept that

being tested. It is easy ...
... to comprehend how vending machines work, but a vending pharmacy seems to be something of a puzzle. However, it is quite simple. Once a person gets a

prescription for a drug he may go to an outlet having these machines. Once the identification code is keyed in, the machine asks the user to insert the prescription. This is

inserted into an envelope and then into a slot in the machine. The machine then gives the user a time within which the prescription will be ready. He can finish his other

shopping and come back to the machine at the stipulated time. Once again he keys in the identification and the drugs drop in to a slot provided. It actually helps avoid the long

queues in front of the pharmacist. However, if the pharmacist feels a need to see the user directly to give instructions the matter appears on the
screen of the machine and the user can go and meet the pharmacist.

Yet another form of drug vending machine is one where there is a phone attached to it. Once the identification code is typed it in the user picks up a phone and via video

conferencing talks to a pharmacist who gives the user direct information about the drug. Once the conversation is over, the drugs drop into a slot provided on the machine.

The main criticism regarding such vending machines is that the personal touch is lost. Since the conversations with the pharmacist are limited, there are chances of wrong usage

of drugs too. However, machines like the one with video conferencing technology equipped to it solve this problem to a certain extent.

The fact remains is that pharmacy vending is here, and may catch on real quick. Companies like Planet Antares and Vintage Vending may also venture into providing solutions to

drug vending in the future if it is a potential market.
Corey Smith is a freelance writer and blogger. Although corey covers many topics he specialized in topics such as vending machines, especially planet antares vending machines.

Read more from Corey at the Vintage Vending website: http://vintagevending.net .