Seoul St. Mary's Hospital Integrates Smart Anticancer Drug Preparation System and Aseptic Preparation Room

Introduction of Anticancer Drug Preparation Robot 'Amotekakemo'
Top-Level Facilities and Equipment Meeting International Guidelines

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The Catholic University Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital announced on the 17th that it has introduced the chemotherapy drug preparation robot 'APOTECAchemo' to ensure accurate treatment for cancer patients.

Along with this, the aseptic preparation room was renovated, integrating the inpatient injection preparation room and outpatient injection preparation room, and relocated to the 6th floor of the main building, creating a top-tier space in Korea that meets international guideline standards.

The newly refurbished chemotherapy injection preparation room has newly installed two chemotherapy preparation robots and five Biological Safety Cabinets to establish a foundation for accurate and safe injection preparation.

The newly introduced APOTECAchemo chemotherapy drug preparation robot features a robotic arm that scans the drug’s exterior 360 degrees to verify the medication, measures the final mixed solution’s weight, and then prepares it. Additionally, it maintains a clean environment inside the equipment through five HEPA filters and enables sterile and negative pressure maintenance for hygienic preparation. The injection drugs prepared with precise dosages down to decimal points minimize preparation errors through dual verification via barcode scanning. The greatest advantage is that it enhances patient safety through accurate preparation while also ensuring the safety of pharmacists preparing chemotherapy drugs.

Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital has separated spaces for the chemotherapy preparation room, chemotherapy storage room, chemotherapy clinical trial drug storage room, TPN preparation room, anteroom, and office through this renovation. Not only the chemotherapy preparation room but also the chemotherapy storage room was designed as a negative pressure facility equipped with external exhaust systems, establishing facilities and equipment for safe aseptic injection preparation.

Hospital Director Yoon Seung-gyu said, “The introduction of this equipment has improved the accuracy of chemotherapy drug preparation and patient safety,” adding, “In particular, the renovated space houses both the hematology hospital injection room and outpatient injection room together, which will maximize work efficiency and increase patient convenience.”

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