Design and management scheme practice of intelligent drug shelf positioning software based on the “five-level positioning”concept
- VernacularTitle:基于“五级定位”理念的药品货位智能定位软件设计及管理方案实践研究
- Author:
Xinxin XIANG
1
;
Mao YANG
1
;
Weiping LI
1
Author Information
1. Dept. of Pharmacy，the Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University，Chongqing 400037，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
shelf management;
intelligent positioning;
positioning software;
inpatient pharmacy;
five-level positioning concept
- From:
China Pharmacy
2026;37(9):1211-1214
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore an intelligent shelf management scheme aimed at enhancing the effective utilization rate of shelves and reducing the risk of dispensing errors for easily confused medicine， thereby facilitating the upgrade of intelligent shelf management in inpatient pharmacies. METHODS An intelligent positioning software based on the “five-level positioning” concept was designed using informational technology. Human-machine collaboration mode was adopted to optimize the shelf management process by integrating priority information， including pharmacological action， drug dosage， packaging color， injection drug type， and label style. Then， the effectiveness of the intelligent positioning software was evaluated comprehensively from multiple aspects such as shelf location arrangement effect， internal dispensing error rate and work experience. RESULTS Compared with the application of intelligent shelf management scheme （April-May， 2025）， the proportion of injectable drugs on the middle layer increased from 59.9% to 78.2% after the application of scheme （June-July， 2025）； the average internal dispensing error rate dropped from 0.098% to 0.049%. Intelligent positioning software ensured precise warehousing positioning， simplified management， reduced dispensing errors and achieved a good experience for pharmacists. In addition， the “intelligent positioning software for pharmaceutical shelf management”， developed based on the “five-level positioning” concept， had been granted one national computer software copyright. CONCLUSIONS In summary， the intelligent positioning software fully considers the actual work needs such as shelf capacity， drug dosage and distance between similar drugs. It can provide accurate prediction of pharmaceutical shelf and optimization scheme， basically achieving dual optimization of low error rate and high dispensing efficiency.
