Abstract:Objective To explore the application effect of drug packaging technology in the efficiency enhancement of automatic dispensing machines in outpatient pharmacy.Methods From January 2020, the drug packaging technology was applied to the automatic dispensing machine in the outpatient pharmacy to increase efficiency. The direct distribution of drugs in the outpatient pharmacy from July to December 2019 (without the application of drug packaging technology) was compared with that from July to December 2020 (with the application of drug packaging technology), and the patient satisfaction was counted and compared in the two periods.Results After the application of drug packaging technology, the average proportion of straight hair tasks and the proportion of straight hair boxes were higher than those before the application, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After the application of drug packaging technology, patients' satisfaction with outpatient pharmacy dispensing was higher than that before the application, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion The application of drug packaging technology in the automatic dispensing machine of outpatient pharmacy can significantly improve the efficiency of drug direct distribution, increase the proportion of direct distribution tasks and the proportion of direct distribution boxes, and improve the satisfaction of patients with the dispensing service of outpatient pharmacy. This shows that the drug packaging technology is an effective efficiency enhancing tool for the full-automatic dispensing machine of outpatient pharmacy, which helps to improve the efficiency of drug distribution and patient experience.