PharmaTrust kiosks dispense prescriptions to Toronto residents

National (Ontario, Canada) Post: Vending kiosks from PharmaTrust, a provider of IT solutions for the healthcare industry, are now dispensing prescription medications to hundreds of Toronto-based patients. Customers using the kiosks insert their prescriptions into a slot and, moments later, receive their medications from a dispenser on the machine. Users can also communicate directly with a live pharmacist via a video link, even after business hours. "I think it could be the next BlackBerry," said Dr. Sharon Domb, medical director of family medicine at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. "The feedback has been positive: 'It's great. It's fast. I don't have to go anywhere else.'"

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