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BILLING IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION DISPENSING REPORTING Occurs on the pharmacy computer system as usual. Once billed, the information is automatically transmitted to the MethaMeasure system. Alternatively, MethaMeasure can be used manually without integration. Patients can quickly and accurately picture recognition. An appropriate pharmacy staff data before the dispensing process begins. The MethaMeasure pump will dispense the methadone dose then stop to allow for a visual check on the dispensed volume. Once completed, the pump will then top the methadone dose up to 100ml using tang or an equivalent dilutant. MethaMeasure automatically dispensing and missed dose reports - eliminating the pharmacies need to keep manually written logs. 1 2 3 4 5 ABOUT METHAMEASURE MethaMeasure is the world’s leading methadone dispensing system. Our systems now dispense methadone daily throughout Europe, North America, Africa, and East Asia. In 2011 alone, MethaMeasure dispensed more than 1,000,000 doses of methadone without incident; helping pharmacies worldwide safely service more than 30,000 patients receiving MMT. HOW DOES IT WORK?
BENEFITS OF METHAMEASURE IMPROVE SAFETY INCREASE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY REDUCE OVERHEADS GAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE The MethaMeasure system has been designed within a pharmacy environment and has been tailored to the exact needs of our customers. Our system allows pharmacies dispensing methadone to: Use highly accurate and fast pumps designed to dispense doses from 0.1ml up to 300ml for concentrations from 1mg/ml up to 20mg/ml. Ensure the correct patient receives the correct dose at all times. dispensing process. most cases, our customers reduce labour costs by 70-80%. Ensure your pharmacy is equipped to deal with the demand for MMT services in your area without having MethaMeasure system will not only allow you to deal with more methadone dispensing, but the required develop other areas of your business. MethaMeasure provides the added security needed to dispense a high volume of methadone safely and accurately. - Wendy Willan, Dell Pharmacy I have experienced with the installation of the Methameasure dispensing system are immeasurable. It has streamlined our over 140 patients and allows our staff to focus on patient needs without compromising operational activities. The installation of Methameasure in our environment has led to annual savings in excess of $100,000. - Sean Luck, Owner, Lakewood Guardian Pharmacy
METHAMEASURE: FAQS WHO USES METHAMEASURE WITHIN CANADA? MethaMeasure is used by pharmacies such as Rexall, Jean Coutu, IDA Guardian, Remedy’s RX, The Medicine Shoppe, CATP, Rubicon and CAMH. WHAT PHARMACY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IS METHAMEASURE COMPATIBLE WITH? MethaMeasure is integrated with most pharmacy systems available in Canada such as PharmaClik-RX, Kroll, Telus, WinRX & Fillware. IS METHAMEASURE SUITABLE FOR PHARMACIES DEALING WITH TRANSFER OF CUSTODY? Yes. Many of our customers use our systems to dispense methadone within their pharmacy and later transfer the doses to clinics/correctional facilities. CAN METHAMEASURE WORK AS A STANDALONE SYSTEM? Yes, MethaMeasure can operate as a standalone system. Depending on your setup, MethaMeasure may be more suitable within your setting as a standalone system. HOW MANY PATIENTS DO I NEED FOR THE SYSTEM TO BE WORTHWHILE? Our customers’ patient numbers vary from 15 to 350. Irrespective of the patient count, our in respect of patient safety and cost-effectiveness. CAN METHAMEASURE PRODUCE LABELS? Yes, MethaMeasure can produce labels for each dose it dispenses. If required it can also prepare bag labels. IS THE METHAMEASURE SYSTEM ONLY SUITABLE FOR COMMUNITY PHARMACIES? No. MethaMeasure has been designed to ensure it is suitable for correctional facilities, hospital pharmacies, and community
BUSINESS CASES AND PRICING The MethaMeasure system is not available to buy outright; instead, the system is offered on a monthly rental basis. The rental has been priced appropriately ensuring the system is cost effective and affordable for pharmacies dispensing to 15-20 or more patients. It is fully inclusive of hardware and hardware replacement, the software license, support, and on-site visits where required. There are no unexpected or hidden costs. The fully inclusive monthly rental charge is $650 which works out at roughly $20 per day. There is a one-off installation and training fee which is $1500 within Ontario and $2500 in all other provinces, which includes having a specialist on-site for approximately two days. When pharmacies look at the time and cost of dispensing manually, it is easy to see the true value of the MethaMeasure dispensing system. The more patients the pharmacy dispenses to, the more cost-effective the system becomes. To help you assess whether or not the MethaMeasure system may be of provided some business cases from some of our existing customers, details of which can be found below. BUSINESS CASE 1 A pharmacy in Ontario, Canada, dispensing and administering 5mg/ml methadone to 22 patients on-site. BUSINESS CASE 2 A pharmacy in Saskatchewan, Canada, dispensing and administering 10mg/ml methadone to 50 patients’ on-site. BUSINESS CASE 3 A pharmacy in New Brunswick, Canada, dispensing and administering 10mg/ml methadone to 180 patients’ on-site. BUSINESS CASE 4 A pharmacy in Nova Scotia, Canada, dispensing 5mg/ml methadone for 250 patients’ then transferring custody to multiple clinics.
MANUAL DISPENSING Steps Time (secs) Cost Responsibility Identifying Patient 15 $0.09 T Dispensing methadone 12 $0.07 T Visual check 14 $0.21 P Top up dose with tang 17 $0.10 T Label/cap bottle 45 $0.28 T Reporting 70 $1.07 P Wasted time during process 60 $0.92 P/T TOTAL 233 $2.74 per dose DISPENSING WITH METHAMEASURE Steps Time (secs) Cost Responsibility Identifying Patient 3 $0.02 MM/T Dispensing methadone 1 $0.01 MM/T Visual check 2 $0.01 T Top up dose with tang 5 $0.03 MM/T Label/cap bottle 5 $0.03 T Reporting 0 $0.00 MM Wasted time during process 0 $0.00 N/A Cost of MethaMeasure * cost based on 22 patients 0 $0.97 N/A TOTAL 16 $1.07 per dose Doses being dispensed Time (hrs) Cost Daily (22 doses) 1.4 $60.37 Weekly (154 doses) 10.0 $422.56 Monthly (667 doses) 43.2 $1,831.09 Yearly (8008 doses) 518.3 $21,973.06 Doses being dispensed Time (hrs) Cost Daily (50 doses) 0.1 $53.59 Weekly (350 doses) 0.7 $375.13 Monthly (1516 doses) 3.0 $1,625.57 Yearly (18200 doses) 35.6 $19,506.83 A pharmacy in Ontario, Canada, dispensing and administering 5mg/ml methadone BUSINESS CASE 1 to 22 patients on-site DOSES DISPENSED Daily: 22 Weekly: 154 Monthly: 667 Yearly: 8008 RATES OF PAY Pharmacist: $55 per hour Technician: $22 per hour SAVINGS * taking into account the cost of the MethaMeasure system Weekly $47.43 9.3 hrs Monthly $205.52 40.2 hrs Yearly $ 2,446.23 482.7 hrs
MANUAL DISPENSING Steps Time (secs) Cost Responsibility Identifying Patient 20 $0.11 T Dispensing methadone 15 $0.08 T Visual check 10 $0.14 P Top up dose with tang 15 $0.08 T Label/cap bottle 60 $0.33 T Reporting 90 $1.25 P Wasted time during process 50 $0.69 P/T TOTAL 260 $2.69 per dose DISPENSING WITH METHAMEASURE Steps Time (secs) Cost Responsibility Identifying Patient 3 $0.02 MM/T Dispensing methadone 1 $0.01 MM/T Visual check 2 $0.01 T Top up dose with tang 5 $0.03 MM/T Label/cap bottle 5 $0.03 T Reporting 0 $0.00 MM Wasted time during process 0 $0.00 N/A Cost of MethaMeasure * cost based on 50 patients 0 $0.43 N/A TOTAL 16 $0.52 per dose Doses being dispensed Time (hrs) Cost Daily (50 doses) 13.6 $134.72 Weekly (350 doses) 25.3 $943.06 Monthly (1516 doses) 109.5 $4,086.57 Yearly (18200 doses) 1314.4 $49,038.89 Doses being dispensed Time (hrs) Cost Daily (50 doses) 0.2 $25.87 Weekly (350 doses) 1.6 $181.11 Monthly (1516 doses) 6.7 $784.81 Yearly (18200 doses) 80.9 $9,417.78 A pharmacy in Saskatchewan, Canada, dispensing and administering 10mg/ml methadone to 50 patients’ on-site. BUSINESS CASE 2 DOSES DISPENSED Daily: 50 Weekly: 350 Monthly: 1517 Yearly: 18200 RATES OF PAY Pharmacist: $50 per hour Technician: $20 per hour SAVINGS * taking into account the cost of the MethaMeasure system Weekly $ 761.94 23.7 hrs Monthly $3,301.76 102.8 hrs Yearly $ 39,621.00 1233.6 hrs
MANUAL DISPENSING Steps Time (secs) Cost Responsibility Identifying Patient 10 $0.05 T Dispensing methadone 8 $0.04 T Visual check 10 $0.13 P Top up dose with tang 7 $0.04 T Label/cap bottle 30 $0.16 T Reporting 55 $0.69 P Wasted time during process 30 $0.38 P/T TOTAL 150 $1.48 per dose DISPENSING WITH METHAMEASURE Steps Time (secs) Cost Responsibility Identifying Patient 3 $0.02 MM/T Dispensing methadone 1 $0.01 MM/T Visual check 2 $0.01 T Top up dose with tang 5 $0.03 MM/T Label/cap bottle 5 $0.03 T Reporting 0 $0.00 MM Wasted time during process 0 $0.00 N/A Cost of MethaMeasure * cost based on 180 patients 0 $0.12 N/A TOTAL 16 $0.20 per dose Doses being dispensed Time (hrs) Cost Daily (22 doses) 7.5 $266.00 Weekly (154 doses) 52.5 $1,862.00 Monthly (667 doses) 227.5 $8,068.67 Yearly (8008 doses) 2730.0 $96,824.00 Doses being dispensed Time (hrs) Cost Daily (50 doses) 0.8 $10.17 Weekly (350 doses) 5.6 $71.22 Monthly (1516 doses) 24.3 $308.63 Yearly (18200 doses) 291.2 $3,703.56 A pharmacy in New Brunswick, Canada, dispensing and administering 10mg/ml BUSINESS CASE 3 methadone to 180 patients’ on-site. DOSES DISPENSED Daily: 180 Weekly: 1260 Monthly: 5460 Yearly: 65520 RATES OF PAY Pharmacist: $45 per hour Technician: $19 per hour SAVINGS * taking into account the cost of the MethaMeasure system Weekly $1,790.78 46.9 hrs Monthly $7,760.04 203.2 hrs Yearly $ 93,120.44 2438.8 hrs
MANUAL DISPENSING Steps Time (secs) Cost Responsibility Bottle setup (inc labels) x 7 40 $0.30 T wasted time in between 60 $0.45 T Dispensing methadone x 7 35 $0.66 P wasted time in between 60 $1.13 P Visual check x 7 45 $0.34 T Top up with tang x 7 60 $0.45 T Capping 120 $2.27 P Reconciliation/reports 138 $8.21 P/T TOTAL 558 $8.21 per dose DISPENSING WITH METHAMEASURE Steps Time (secs) Cost Responsibility Identifying Patient 3 $0.02 MM/T Dispensing methadone 1 $0.01 MM/T Visual check 2 $0.02 T Top up dose with tang 5 $0.04 MM/T Label/cap bottle 5 $0.04 T Reporting 0 $0.00 MM Wasted time during process 0 $0.00 N/A Cost of MethaMeasure * cost based on 50 patients 0 $0.09 N/A TOTAL 16 $0.21 per dose Doses being dispensed Time (hrs) Cost Daily (250 doses) 5.5 $293.05 Weekly (1750 doses) 38.8 $2,051.32 Monthly (7583 doses) 167.9 $8,889.05 Yearly (91000 doses) 2015.0 $106,668.61 Doses being dispensed Time (hrs) Cost Daily (250 doses) 1.1 $10.29 Weekly (1750 doses) 7.8 $72.00 Monthly (7583 doses) 33.7 $312.00 Yearly (91000 doses) 404.4 $3,744.00 A pharmacy in Nova Scotia, Canada, dispensing 10mg/ml methadone for 250 patients’ then transferring custody to multiple clinics. BUSINESS CASE 4 DOSES DISPENSED Daily: 250 Weekly: 1750 Monthly: 7583 Yearly: 91000 RATES OF PAY Pharmacist: $68 per hour Technician: $27 per hour SAVINGS * taking into account the cost of the MethaMeasure system Weekly $ 1,979.32 31 hrs Monthly $8,577.05 134.2 hrs Yearly $ 102,924.61 1610.6 hrs
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