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A perfectly dosed solution for administering
medications
Medications must be taken in the proper dose and at the right time. It is easy to lose track of medica-
tions if there are several that must be taken at the same time. Pharmacies can solve this problem by
blistering pharmaceuticals individually, but the expense of doing so is prohibitive. That’s why med-
i-tec GmbH, using tested and innovative Lenze products, has developed a semi-automatic device that
packs medications precisely, reliably, and safely.
In times of demographic change, the elderly make up a
steadily increasing portion of the population. Today, there
are already approximately four million people over the
age of 80 living in Germany. A large part of this popula-
tion segment must take several medications at different
times of the day. Pills are easily forgotten, taken at the
wrong time, or confused with one another. According to
health experts, the cumulative costs of such behaviour,
which the medical profession refers to as “non-compli-
ance”, exceed those caused by smoking. Hence, there is a
correspondingly keen demand for solutions that would
prevent such errors.
Previous solutions to the problem
Blister packaging medications individually has the best
chance of success. This method combines all of a patient’s
prescribed medications into units, packs them in small
plastic wraps or capsules, and labels them. Pharmacists
who wish to offer their customers this service find that
repackaging is very costly. Previously, providing the
medications (usually for a week at a time) and the tracking
and documentation required for safety reasons could
be handled only manually or according to the “four eyes”
principle. The typical pharmacy had the resources to
serve, at most, 150 patients for seven days. The fullyautomatic
devices developed for blister packaging are too
expensive for these businesses and do not begin to make
economic sense until 500 or more blisters are processed
per week.
“Reliability and ease of maintenance are crucial,
because we cannot put the patient’s supply at risk.”
Guido Faßbender, product manager
The innovative med-i-box
With the help of industrially proven automation products
from Lenze SE, med-i-tec GmbH has now succeeded in
developing a semi-automatic device that closes the existing
gap between manual and fully-automatic blister
packaging. The med-i-box is remarkable for its performance
capabilities and low purchase price. In addition, it
takes up little space and operates efficiently and reliably.
Thanks to these features, the machine can process from
50 to 500 blisters per week. “Reliability and ease of maintenance
are crucial, because the patient’s supply cannot
be put at risk”, explains Guido Fassbender, who, as product