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[July 07, 2009]

medDISPENSE Introduces Simulated Automated Medication Dispensing for Education

ATLANTA --(Business Wire)-- medDISPENSE, the preferred provider of affordable automated medication dispensing (AMD (News - Alert)) cabinets, introduces its Simulated AMD Program for educational institutions. This affordable program fulfills a need within nursing and pharmacy tech programs across the country for realistic, simulated systems.

medDISPENSE is dedicated to enhancing the education of nurses and pharmacy technicians, and established this educational program to help better prepare nurses and pharmacy technicians for their careers. The company's Simulated AMD Program has already made a difference at many leading nursing schools, including Cal State University, Nova Southeastern University, Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania and the University of South Florida.

The Simulated AMD Program allows students to work hands-on with a real AMD unit in a classroom setting, experiencing the benefits of AMD in terms of safety, accuracy and workflow. The advanced software and automated dispensing unit was created specifically to meet the needs of education programs and its ease of use replicates �real world' situations and challenges in the hospital and pharmacy environments. In addition to providing the system, medDISPENSE also educates faculty on how to integrate the program into the existing curriculum.

Dave Bond, a medDISPENSE founder and developer of the specialty software, states, "The experience with the physical unit is beneficial, and the realistic software makes the experience very valuable to their course study. This affordable product will do wonders for students in nursing and pharmaceutical programs." About medDISPENSE medDISPENSE, an Emerson (News - Alert) company, provides affordable automated medication dispensing solutions for value-focused hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Combining an easy-to-use cabinet and highly intuitive software interface, medDISPENSE products are used at more than 800 sites nationwide. Facilities that use medDISPENSE are able to access needed patient medications 24/7, even when pharmacists are not on duty, while protecting against unauthorized access. For additional information, please visit www.med-dispense.com. Contact a medDISPENSE representative today to learn how your school can be a part of this unique program.

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